As of December 31, 2018, all employers in New York State must comply with the following minimum wage requirements. There may be some additional requirements for specialty businesses like hospitality, building services and farm workers, but the following chart is applicable to most employees in New York State:
| 12/31/16 | 12/31/17 | 12/31/18 | 12/31/19 | 12/31/20 | 2021 | |
| NYC – Large Employers (of 11 or more) | $11.00 | $13.00 | $15.00 | |||
| NYC – Small Employers (10 or less) | $10.50 | $12.00 | $13.50 | $15.00 | ||
| Long Island & Westchester | $10.00 | $11.00 | $12.00 | $13.00 | $14.00 | $15.00 |
| Remainder of New York State | $9.70 | $10.40 | $11.10 | $11.80 | $12.50 | |