New York minimum wage

New York's 2026 minimum wage, scheduled raises and tipped wage, checked against the U.S. Department of Labor and the state. Enter your hours to see weekly, monthly and yearly pay, before and after tax.

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New York minimum wage in 2026

The minimum wage in New York is $17.00 an hour in New York City, Long Island and Westchester, and $16.00 an hour in the rest of the state in 2026.

Scheduled increases

January 1, 2027: no change: rates stay $17.00 and $16.00

Tipped minimum wage

Tipped food service workers: a cash wage of $11.35 in New York City, Long Island and Westchester and $10.70 in the rest of the state, with tip credits of $5.65 and $5.30.

Good to know

New York's 2027 inflation increase didn't take effect because one of the law's "off-ramp" conditions was met. The governor has proposed letting it start March 1, 2027 ($17.60 and $16.55), but that needs the legislature's approval and isn't law.

How the pay is calculated

Weekly pay = hourly rate × hours (hours over 40 × 1.5)
Monthly = weekly × 52 ÷ 12 · Yearly = weekly × 52

Federal law requires time and a half for hours over 40 in a workweek for most hourly workers, so the calculator pays 1.5× for those hours. The after-tax figure subtracts 2026 federal income tax (with the standard deduction), Social Security (6.2%), Medicare (1.45%), New York income tax and state payroll deductions for the whole year.

Worked example

A full-time job at $17.00 an hour, 40 hours a week: $17.00 × 40 = $680.00 a week. Times 52 weeks, that's $35,360 a year, or $2,946.67 a month.

For a single filer, taxes for the year come to $2,063.20 federal income tax, $2,705.04 Social Security and Medicare, New York income tax of $1,312 and $183.96 in state payroll deductions. That leaves about $29,095 a year, or $559.53 a week.

New York minimum wage pay table

Hours a week	Weekly	Monthly	Yearly	Yearly after tax*
20 hours	$340.00	$1,473.33	$17,680	$15,678
30 hours	$510.00	$2,210.00	$26,520	$22,468
40 hours	$680.00	$2,946.67	$35,360	$29,095

*Single filer, 2026 taxes, no pre-tax deductions or local tax.

What this doesn't cover

Some jobs have their own rules: tipped workers, minors, students, trainees, farm work and very small employers can have different minimums. The U.S. Department of Labor notes its state table doesn't show these.
Daily overtime rules (for example California's after 8 hours a day) aren't included; only weekly overtime over 40 hours is.
Tax is an estimate for a full year at the same hours. Refundable credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, which many minimum wage workers qualify for, aren't included.

See your exact paycheck with the New York paycheck calculator, or $17 an hour is how much a year. Compare every state on the minimum wage by state page.

Sources

Figures last reviewed October 2026. Tax estimates use the same 2026 federal and state tables as the paycheck calculator.

How we checked this

Before every update, this calculator is run in a real browser with these known answers, and it must match all of them:

New York: $17.00 × 40 hours = $680.00 a week ✓
New York: 40 hours, single filer, take-home $29,095.36 a year ✓
New York, rest of new york state ($16.00), 30 hours: $480.00 a week ✓

Last checked October 26, 2026. Spotted something wrong? The math is done in your browser with the formula shown on this page, so you can check any result by hand.

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Questions people ask

What is the minimum wage in New York?

$17.00 an hour in New York City, Long Island and Westchester, and $16.00 in the rest of the state, for 2026. Both stay the same on January 1, 2027.

When does the New York minimum wage go up next?

Not on January 1, 2027: the rates stay at $17.00 and $16.00 because an off-ramp condition in the law was met.

How much is minimum wage a year in New York?

At $17.00 an hour for 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year: $35,360 before tax, or about $29,095 after 2026 taxes for a single filer.

What is the tipped minimum wage in New York?

Tipped food service workers: a cash wage of $11.35 in New York City, Long Island and Westchester and $10.70 in the rest of the state, with tip credits of $5.65 and $5.30.

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