New York Minimum Wage 2023
A quick guide for employees to understand New York Minimum Wage in 2023
Minimum Wage in New York 2023
New York State’s Minimum Wage raised $14.20 per hour, effective from December 31, 2022. However, the Federal Minimum Wage in New York State is $7.25, which is less than the NYS minimum wage. Hence employers are required to pay the higher state minimum wage to their employees.
This minimum wage is applicable to most of the employees in NYS, with limited exceptions, including some student workers, tipped employees, and other exempt occupations.
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New York’s minimum wage is linked to the consumer price index, which means the minimum wage rate would increase along with the rise of inflation, and it is re-evaluated on a yearly basis as per these values.
Employees in New York City
Minimum wage in New York City in 2023 is still $15.00 per hour for employers with 11 employees or more (considered as “large” employers). NYC employers with 10 or fewer employees are considered as “small” employers, and their minimum wage is $15 per hour.
Employees in Long Island and Westchester Counties
The minimum wage for employees in Long Island and Westchester Counties is $15 per hour. Employees working in these regions have seen an incremental increase of $1.00 per hour each year until the minimum wage reaches its desired maximum – $15.00 per hour, which has been achieved now.
Employees in All Other NYS Counties
The minimum wage for employees in counties outside the New York City metro area will see different standards when it comes to rate increases. However, apart from NewYork city, the minimum wage in New York state will be $14.20 per hour.
| Effective Date | NYC Large Employers | NYC Small Employers | Long Island and Westchester Counties Employers | Employees in all other NYS Counties |
| December 31, 2016 | $11.00 | $10.50 | $10.00 | $9.70 |
| December 31, 2017 | $13.00 | $12.00 | $11.00 | $10.40 |
| December 31, 2018 | $15.00 | $13.50 | $12.00 | $11.10 |
| December 31, 2019 | $15.00 | $13.00 | $11.80 | |
| December 31, 2020 | $14.00 | $12.50 | ||
| December 31, 2021 | $15.00 | |||
| December 31, 2022 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | $14.20 |
Employees of Fast Food Workers
The current minimum wage rate per hour for the fast food workers in the state of New York is $15 per hour and in New York City is $15.00 per hour. There has been a regular increase in the state for fast food workers from 2018. The scheduled increase is as follows:
- $12.75 on December 31, 2018
- $13.75 on December 31, 2019
- $14.50 on December 31, 2020
- $15.00 on December 31, 2021
From 2021 onwards, the annual minimum wage rates per hour will be published by the commissioner of Labor on or before October 1, which will be based on the consumer price index and based on percentage increases determined by the Director of the Division of Budget.
Overtime Minimum Wage in New York State
According to the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and State Law (New York Minimum Wage Law), employers are required to pay “time and a half pay” overtime wages for work performed after 40 hours per week. Simply put, employees are entitled to 1.5 times the regular applicable minimum wage for working more than 40 hours. For instance, currently, the New York state minimum wage is $14.20 per hour, then the applicable overtime pay will be $21.30 per hour. Hourly employees who earn below $455 per week and work in non-exempt industries are eligible for overtime pay; however, salaried employees, executives, and administrative staff making more than 75 times the minimum wage rate are considered exceptions for ‘time and a half’ overtime pay. The overtime minimum wage charges in New York State are incremental and vary based on where the employer is located along with the number of employees employed by the employer. The following table illustrates the incremental increase in the overtime salary of New York State employers between both large and small companies.
| Effective Date | NYC Large Employers | NYC Small Employers | Long Island and Westchester Counties Employers | Employees in all other NYS Counties |
| December 31, 2016 | $825/week | $787/week | $750/week | $727.50/week |
| December 31, 2017 | $975/week | $900/week | $825/week | $780/week |
| December 31, 2018 | $1,125/week | $1,012.50/week | $900/week | $832/week |
| December 31, 2019 | $1,125/week | $975/week | $885/week | |
| December 31, 2020 | $1,050/week | $937.50/week | ||
| December 31, 2021 | $1,125/week |
Frequently Asked Questions on New York State Minimum Wage and Labor Laws:
1. What is the minimum wage in New York City?
The current minimum wage in NYC is $15.00 for large employers (more than or equal to 10 employees) and $15 for small employers (less than or equal to 10 employees).
2. How much will I earn working a minimum wage job in New York State?
The New York State minimum wage is $14.20 per hour as of December 31, 2022.
3. What is the New York under 18 minimum wage?
For employees under 18 years of age, the youth minimum wage in New York is $4.25 per hour for the first 90-days of employment. However, your eligibility for the minimum wage depends on what work you do and in which county you work.
4. What is the New York Tipped Minimum Wage?
Employees who receive a certain sum of tips each month may be paid less than minimum wage, however, they must earn $14.20 including tips per hour. That is, the cash wage received plus the tip must be at-least equal to $14.20 for each hour.
