"Minimum wage workers will see a 50-cent pay bump starting Jan. 1 - that will mean $17 an hour for those working in New York City as well as Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, and $16 for workers in the rest of the state. Those New Yorkers will now be making more than double the federal minimum wage, which has remained at $7.25 per hour since 2009. Rates for tipped employees, however, are slightly lower."
"During his campaign, Mamdani pointed to estimates from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Living Wage Calculator that a single adult with no children needs to earn at least $28 to get by in the city. That prompted him to propose an ambitious program that would see the city's minimum wage increase to $20 an hour in 2027 followed by yearly increases until it reaches $30 by 2030. Smaller businesses would have more time to reach $30."
Minimum wage increases of 50 cents take effect Jan. 1, raising pay to $17 an hour in New York City and in Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, and $16 elsewhere in New York State. Those wages exceed twice the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour. Rates for tipped employees and certain farm and long-term care facility workers remain lower or exempt. New Jersey's wage rises by 43 cents to $15.92 per hour based on annual inflation adjustments. New York's 2026 increase completes a scheduled half-dollar phase-in, with future increases tied to the Consumer Price Index starting in 2027.
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