"New York's minimum wage is set to increase effective Jan. 1. Starting on that date, the minimum wage statewide will increase by 50 cents an hour. In New York City, Westchester County and on Long Island, it will rise to $17 an hour. In the rest of the state, including the Syracuse area and Upstate New York, it will increase to $16 an hour."
"Starting in 2027, the minimum wage will increase by a three-year moving average of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers in the Northeast region, according to the state Labor Department. A minimum wage increase in 2025, the upcoming hike in 2026 and the planned indexing of the wage to inflation are the result of policy changes passed previously as part of the state budget process."
"The increases mean an extra $20 a week for a minimum wage earner working a full-time job at 40 hours per week. In Upstate New York, that would translate into pay of $640 a week or about $33,000 a year. The legislation included provisions that allow the wage to be frozen if the state's economy weakens, so the raises aren't guaranteed."
Statewide minimum wage will increase by $0.50 per hour effective Jan. 1, reaching $17 in New York City, Westchester and Long Island, and $16 in the rest of the state. The raises equal about a 3% increase downstate and 3.2% upstate. A full-time minimum wage worker will earn about $20 more per week, roughly $640 weekly or $33,000 annually in Upstate New York. Beginning in 2027, future increases will follow a three-year moving average of the regional CPI for urban wage earners. The law allows freezes if the state economy weakens.
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