As part of its goal of phasing in a $15 minimum wage for all employees in New York, the State began implementing annual increases in 2016 across all regions. The annual increases are published by the Commissioner of Labor on or about October 1 of each year, and are based on percentage increases determined by the State’s Division of the Budget (DOB), the primary fiscal advisor to the Governor. The increases are based on various economic indices, including the Consumer Price Index.
