New York Reminder: New Minimum Wage

​A reminder to all New York members that effective October 1, 2022, the hourly minimum wage for home care aides will increase by $2.00 to $17.00/hour. The wage parity benefit portions remain at $4.09 (New York City) and $3.22 (Long Island and Westchester).

For New York City, the rates will increase to $21.09 per hour of total compensation, which would consist of a minimum base wage of $17.00 per hour and supplemental (benefit) wages of $4.09 per hour. For Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, the rate will increase to $20.22 per hour of total compensation, which would consist of a minimum base wage of $17.00 per hour and supplemental (benefit) wages of $3.22 per hour.
 
Agencies currently paying aides more than the minimum wage will need to increase benefits to the wage parity package in October.