On Jan. 1, 2024 the State minimum wage increased to $16 in New York City and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester, and to $15 in all other parts of the State and is scheduled to increase by $0.50 per year on Jan. 1, 2025 and Jan. 1, 2026.
Here's what people in New York need to know about the changes taking effect in 2025. Let's start with minimum wage. It's going up 50 cents an hour in New York to $16.50 for New York City, Long Island and Westchester County and to $15.50 for the rest of the state.
Five states are bumping up the statewide minimum wage through previously adopted legislation, and two states — Nebraska and Montana — are making changes after voters passed ballot measures. With these continued increases, EPI found that 19 states and Washington, D.C., will have at least a $15 minimum wage by 2027.
21 states raising minimum wage in 2025 Alaska — $11.91. Arizona — $14.70. California — $16.50. Colorado — $14.81. Connecticut — $16.35. Delaware — $15. Illinois — $15. Maine — $14.65.