New York Minimum Wage Schedule LocationMinimum Wage as of 01/01/2024Minimum Wage as of 01/01/2025 New York City $16.00 TBD Long Island & Westchester $16.00 TBD Remainder of New York State Workers $15.00 $15.50
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The next NYS minimum wage increase is effective January 1, 2025, and increases to $16.50 per hour in NYC, Long Island, and Westchester County and $15.50 per hour for employers in the rest of the state. With that change will come a new poster as well.
Currently, 10 states have a minimum wage of $15 or higher: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Washington. Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Missouri and Nebraska are on track to reach the $15 benchmark in the coming years.
Federal Minimum Wage Information State20152024 California $9.00 $16.00 Colorado $8.23 $14.42 Connecticut $9.15 $15.69 Delaware $8.25 $13.2530 more rows
State Minimum Wages StateMinimum Wage California $16.50 Colorado $14.81 Connecticut $16.35 Delaware $15.0052 more rows •
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Employees have a right to sue to collect wages, but it is often more practical to complain to the Labor Standards Division of the New York State Department of Labor, which has many local offices around the state.
The federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is $7.25 per hour. Many states also have minimum wage laws. In cases where an employee is subject to both the state and federal minimum wage laws, the employee is entitled to the higher of the two minimum wages.