The minimum wage in the Capital Region is set to increase Thursday to $16 an hour, up 50 cents an hour from the 2025 rate.

New York’s minimum wage will increase by $0.50 on Jan. 1, 2026, continuing a multiyear schedule. Starting in 2027, annual increases will be tied to a CPI-W formula with a possible economic "off-ramp." ...

New Yorkers working minimum wage jobs can expect a slight increase in their pay in 2026. New York State's minimum wage is set to increase by 50 cents. In 2024, the minimum wage rate was $16 per hour ...

A total of 19 states increased their minimums in 2026, each of them landing between $10 an hour and $18 an hour. Nationwide, at least 30 states as well as Washington, D.C., have minimum wages that ...

New York employers must review their payment practices to ensure that they comply with these increasing rates and thresholds ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on a pledge to raise the city's minimum wage from $17 per hour to $30 by 2030.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Payday will look a little different for some New York workers in 2026. The minimum wage is increasing statewide starting on Jan. 1. In New York City, Long Island, and Westchester, ...

In the new year, New York State is set to increase its minimum wage and overtime exemption salary thresholds. The increase in minimum wage is a part of a broader budget legislation signed by Governor ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Employees across New York State who make minimum wage can expect to earn 50 cents more per hour starting on New Year’s Day. For most of the state, including the Rochester area, the ...

New York employers should expect heightened scrutiny of their wage-and-hour policies in 2026.] As we kick off 2026, it is an ...