New York vs Pennsylvania minimum wage 2026
At 40 hours per week, the gross-pay gap between New York and Pennsylvania is $20,280.00 per year at each state's standard minimum.[DOL WHD]
| Measure | NYNew York | PAPennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Standard minimum (2026) | $17.00 | $7.25 |
| In effect | effective 2026-01-01 | in effect as at 2026-07-01 per US DOL |
| Tipped cash wage | $11.35 | $2.83 |
| Tip credit ceiling | $5.65 | $4.42 |
| Indexed to inflation | Yes | No |
| Next scheduled step | None | None |
| vs federal $7.25 | +$9.75 | +$0.00 |
| Gross at 40 hours/week | $680.00 / week | $290.00 / week |
| Gross at 40 hours/year | $35,360.00 | $15,080.00 |
| Net after federal tax and FICA (annual, before state tax) | $30,591.76 | $13,926.38 |
Why the gap exists
DOL: $17.00 in New York City and Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties; $16.00 in the remainder of the state DOL tipped table: DOL prints 'varies' for the tip credit and cash wage because the figure differs by region and by occupation New York: New York does permit a tip credit; DOL prints "varies" because the figure differs by region and occupation. The headline pair here is the food-service-worker rate for New York City, Long Island and Westchester as at 1 January 2026: $11.35 cash plus a $5.65 credit. In the remainder of the state it is $10.70 cash plus a $5.30 credit. NYSDOL: for 2027 the conditions for one of the statutory off-ramps have been met, so the minimum wage does not receive an inflation-based increase on 1 January 2027. It stays $17.00 in New York City, Long Island and Westchester and $16.00 in the rest of the state. Home care aides rise to $20.00 and $19.00. Indexing to a three-year average of the Northeast CPI-W is in the statute from 2027, but an off-ramp applies for 2027, so there is no 1 January 2027 increase.
And on the other side
No scheduled increase is recorded. This row was taken from the DOL tables only and the state's own site was not checked in this pass, so a scheduled increase may exist and simply not be captured here.