New York minimum wage to increase in 2026
Syracuse.com • • business
Key Points:
- New York's minimum wage will increase by 50 cents per hour starting January 1, reaching $17 an hour in New York City, Westchester County, and Long Island, and $16 an hour in the rest of the state, including Syracuse and Upstate New York.
- The raise represents about a 3% increase in Downstate areas and 3.2% elsewhere, adding roughly $20 per week for full-time minimum wage workers.
- Beginning in 2027, the minimum wage will be adjusted annually based on a three-year moving average of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers in the Northeast region.
- The wage increases are part of previously passed state budget policies, which include