The minimum wage in New York City, Westchester County, and on Long Island is set to increase in 2024, as announced by Gov. Hochul’s office on Wednesday.
It’s part of a multi-year plan to raise minimum wages throughout the state.
The current wage in all three places is $15 per hour. It will increase to $16 per hour on Jan. 1. In the rest of New York State, the current minimum wage sits at $14.20 per hour, and will go up to $15 per hour.
“New York’s historic minimum wage increase will help to ensure that New Yorkers can continue to keep pace with rising costs,” Hochul said in a news release. “Starting January 1, minimum wage workers who do not see the increase reflected in their paychecks are urged to file a complaint with the Department of Labor to make sure that they get the wages they are owed.”
