Ny State Minimum Wage Increase 2025. The wage will increase to $16 an hour in new york city and westchester, nassau and suffolk counties. Beginning in 2025, new york state will raise minimum wage to $16 in new york city, long island, and westchester and $15 elsewhere in the state, followed by $0.50 annual increases in 2025 and 2026.

Statewide, the average worker affected by the rising minimum wage through 2026 would see their. Starting january 1, 2025, new york’s minimum wage will increase to $16 per hour in new york city, westchester and long island, and $15 per hour for the rest.