Currently, the New York minimum wage for 2022 is $15.00 an hour for the majority of the state, with the rest of the state having a minimum wage of $13.20. Over the last five years, and enacted as part of the 2016-2017 New York state budget, the state had a plan to increase the minimum wage until it reached its target in 2022. The plan kept the needs of employees and employers in mind.
On December 31, 2016, the first wage increase took effect. For New York, the minimum wage differs based on the region of the state. These New York wages increased in each region until the minimum wage hit $15.00 in 2022.
|
Location |
12/31/17 |
12/31/17 |
12/31/18 |
12/31/19 |
12/31/20 |
2021* |
|
New York City (11+ employees) |
$11.00 |
$13.00 |
$15.00 |
$15.00 |
$15.00 |
$15.00 |
|
New York City (10 employees or less) |
$10.50 |
$12.00 |
$13.50 |
$15.00 |
$15.00 |
$15.00 |
|
Long Island & Westchester |
$10.00 |
$11.00 |
$12.00 |
$13.00 |
$14.00 |
$15.00 |
|
Orange County, New York |
$9.70 |
$10.40 |
$11.10 |
$11.80 |
$12.50 |
$13.20* |
|
The remainder of New York State |
$9.70 |
$10.40 |
$11.10 |
$11.80 |
$12.50 |
$13.20* |
*Future increases will be based on an indexed schedule to be set by the Director of the Division of the Budget in consultation with the Department of Labor following an annual review of the impact
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