Overview
- Effective January 1, 2026, New York lifts the hourly minimum by $0.50 to $16.50 in New York City, Long Island and Westchester, and to $16.00 in the rest of the state.
- Home-care aides in New York City, Long Island and Westchester will earn $19.65 per hour starting January 2026.
- Beginning in 2027, New York will update minimum wages annually using a three-year moving average of the Northeast CPI-W.
- New Jersey raises the general minimum to $15.92 per hour on January 1, 2026, sets the tipped cash minimum at $6.05 and keeps the maximum tip credit at $9.87.
- New Jersey maintains separate schedules that set $15.23 for temporary and small employers in 2026 with phased increases through 2028, $14.20 for farmworkers and $18.92 for care-center staff.