# New York tipped minimum wage 2026

In New York the minimum wage is $17.00 an hour, and an employer can pay a tipped employee a cash wage as low as $11.35, counting up to $5.65 an hour of tips toward the rest. If tips fall short in a workweek, the employer pays the difference.

Check your own week with the free [calculator on this page](https://rulecost.com/paycheck/tipped-minimum-wage/new-york/), prefilled with New York's rates.

- Minimum wage: $17.00 / hour
- Lowest cash wage for tipped employees: $11.35 / hour
- Maximum tip credit: $5.65 / hour

These are the rates for food service workers in New York City, Long Island and Westchester. In the rest of the state the minimum wage is $16.00 and the food service cash wage is $10.70. Other tipped industries, such as hotels and service workers, have different tip credits.

## 2027

No increase on January 1, 2027: the law’s economic “off-ramp” was triggered. The governor has proposed $16.55 for the rest of the state and $17.60 for New York City, Long Island and Westchester from March 1, 2027, but the Legislature had not passed it when we checked. Source: https://www.governor.ny.gov/new-york-state-minimum-wage-2027

## Not paid the minimum wage?

The U.S. Department of Labor lists the [New York State Department of Labor](https://dol.ny.gov) as New York's labor office. Federal complaints: Wage and Hour Division, 1-866-487-9243.

## Sources

- [Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped), U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division
- [State Minimum Wage Laws](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state), U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division
- [Fact Sheet #15: Tipped Employees Under the FLSA](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/15-tipped-employees-flsa), U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division