As the calendar turns to 2025, New York joins a growing list of states raising their minimum wage, aiming to reach $15 or more. This move marks a significant step in addressing economic disparities and adjusting to the rising cost of living.

For most workers, the hourly wage is going up to $16.50 in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County and $15.49 in the Garden State.

Let's start with minimum wage. It's going up 50 cents an hour in New York to $16.50 for New York City, Long Island and Westchester County and to $15.50 for the rest of the state.

This is a win for workers and for businesses: indexing the minimum wage to inflation will help hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers...'

As of 2024, Florida's minimum wage is $13 an hour for non-tipped workers and $9.98 for tipped workers. But for 2025, hourly workers will see a $1 increase in wages, bringing the minimum wage to $14 an hour for non-tipped workers and $10.98 for tipped workers.

NEW YORK - New York State is raising the minimum wage by $0.50 to $16.50 an hour for employees in New York City, Long Island and Westchester, according to the state's Department of Labor. The rest of the state will also see a $0.50 increase to $15.50. The 2025 increases will be followed by another $0.50 increase in 2026.

Twenty-one states are raising minimum wage this year, which is set to affect over nine million employees across the country. According to the Economic

California will see a significant increase in its minimum wage, reaching $16.50 per hour. This initiative aims to enhance the well-being of workers across the state, impacting millions who dedicate their time to various services.