The minimum wage in the state of New York will increase by 50 cents per hour in January.
The state’s minimum hourly wage for workers will increase on Jan. 1, 2026 to $17 in New York City, Westchester County and on Long Island. In the rest of the state, including the Syracuse area and Upstate New York, it will increase to $16 an hour.
That’s an increase of about 3% in the Downstate areas and 3.2% in the rest of the state…