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Use the worksite and 2026 dates
The miscellaneous-industry and building-service posters cover January 1 through December 31, 2026. In the fictional comparison, 30 covered hours at $17 is $510 and at $16 is $480: a $30 difference before other pay obligations.
Those regional figures do not establish every worker’s pay or an all-in labour cost.
Do not import another role’s pay exception
The building-service poster separately addresses residential janitor unit/weekly pay and an overtime exception. Cleaning a commercial building does not automatically qualify for that treatment.
The miscellaneous poster has its own extra-pay/credit notes and no tip credit. A restaurant hospitality credit cannot be assumed to apply. Check overtime, uniform maintenance and applicable call-in/spread-of-hours provisions under the actual industry and role.
The 2027 announcement is separate
At the recorded review, the Department of Labor overview displayed a 2027 table and announced the standard $17/$16 rates would remain under an off-ramp, the mechanism affecting a scheduled rate increase, while separately announcing a home-care increase and describing a Governor’s off-ramp proposal.
An announcement and a proposal are different records. Use the dated posters for 2026 work and recheck enacted law/current guidance for 2027 rather than treating the proposal as adopted.
Scope
- Limited to the named wage-planning issue. No actual classification or overtime exemption is decided; the 2027 announcement/proposal distinction remains material.
Next step
Choose the actual worksite, year and worker category before calculating the rate and additional pay obligations.
Sources & review notes
New York State Department of Labor
Passage, dates and research notes
official-guidance · Regional rates effective January 1 through December 31, 2026; extra pay
Minimum Wage hourly rates effective 1/1/2026 – 12/31/2026
Entire one-page official poster read, including geographic rate table, tip-credit prohibition, overtime, call-in pay, spread-of-hours and uniform maintenance notes. Poster summary does not establish exemption eligibility. Source displays publication month 2025-12; exact day is not stated.
New York State Department of Labor
Passage, dates and research notes
official-guidance · Regional rates; residential janitor rates; credits and overtime exceptions
Minimum Wage hourly rates effective 1/1/2026 – 12/31/2026
Entire official poster read. Distinct residential-building janitor unit/week provisions and overtime exception demonstrate why a cleaning business must determine the applicable wage order before using a general hourly assumption. Source displays publication month 2025-12; exact day is not stated.
New York State Department of Labor
Passage, dates and research notes
official-guidance · Minimum Wage Updates; 2027 announcement; home-care exception; proposal
On January 1, 2027, New York’s minimum wage will stay the same.
Actual current page read in full for named rates and announcement. The page separately describes a Governor’s proposal to change off-ramp law; the proposal is not treated as enacted. Current 2026 rates are independently corroborated by dated agency posters.
Detailed rule records (1)
Dated NYDOL 2026 miscellaneous and building-service posters state $17 per hour for New York City, Long Island and Westchester County and $16 elsewhere in New York State. Determine the correct industry and worker category; the building-service poster has distinct residential janitor provisions and extra-pay/credit rules. Rates alone do not settle overtime, uniform maintenance, call-in pay or exemption eligibility.
LS 207: Miscellaneous Industry Minimum Wage Poster, 2026 LS 207.2: Building Service Industry Minimum Wage Poster, 2026 New York State Minimum WageKeep this reading in your learning library.
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