The minimum wage’s path to $16 by 2026

By David Robinson

May 12, 2023

New York’s minimum wage – which has increased by at least 70 cents an hour during each of the last 10 years –  will have one more increase of that magnitude coming next year.

After that, the upstate minimum wage will rise by 50 cents an hour during each of the following two years. Beginning in 2027, future increases will be linked to an inflation gauge for the northeastern U.S. read more