Living wage by county in New York, 2027
The living wage in New York ranges from $24.04 to $41.17 an hour per worker across its 62 counties, for a typical family of four (two adults and two children). In New York, 20.5% of families like this one have a single earner.
| County | Living wage / hour | Income needed / month | One worker earning it all / hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County | $26.83 | $8,125 | $46.87 |
| Allegany County | $24.07 | $7,290 | $42.06 |
| Bronx County | $38.46 | $11,647 | $67.20 |
| Broome County | $25.36 | $7,681 | $44.31 |
| Cattaraugus County | $24.07 | $7,290 | $42.06 |
| Cayuga County | $27.92 | $8,456 | $48.78 |
| Chautauqua County | $24.04 | $7,281 | $42.01 |
| Chemung County | $25.33 | $7,672 | $44.26 |
| Chenango County | $26.15 | $7,920 | $45.70 |
| Clinton County | $27.18 | $8,231 | $47.49 |
| Columbia County | $30.52 | $9,242 | $53.32 |
| Cortland County | $26.15 | $7,920 | $45.70 |
| Delaware County | $26.15 | $7,920 | $45.70 |
| Dutchess County | $31.85 | $9,646 | $55.65 |
| Erie County | $26.35 | $7,981 | $46.04 |
| Essex County | $27.18 | $8,231 | $47.49 |
| Franklin County | $27.18 | $8,231 | $47.49 |
| Fulton County | $26.83 | $8,125 | $46.87 |
| Genesee County | $27.08 | $8,200 | $47.31 |
| Greene County | $30.52 | $9,242 | $53.32 |
| Hamilton County | $26.83 | $8,125 | $46.87 |
| Herkimer County | $26.83 | $8,125 | $46.87 |
| Jefferson County | $27.11 | $8,210 | $47.36 |
| Kings County | $38.46 | $11,647 | $67.20 |
| Lewis County | $27.11 | $8,210 | $47.36 |
| Livingston County | $26.88 | $8,142 | $46.97 |
| Madison County | $26.15 | $7,920 | $45.70 |
| Monroe County | $28.12 | $8,517 | $49.14 |
| Montgomery County | $26.83 | $8,125 | $46.87 |
| Nassau County | $41.17 | $12,468 | $71.93 |
| New York County | $38.46 | $11,647 | $67.20 |
| Niagara County | $27.08 | $8,200 | $47.31 |
| Oneida County | $27.11 | $8,210 | $47.36 |
| Onondaga County | $27.92 | $8,456 | $48.78 |
| Ontario County | $27.92 | $8,456 | $48.78 |
| Orange County | $29.34 | $8,885 | $51.26 |
| Orleans County | $27.08 | $8,200 | $47.31 |
| Oswego County | $28.05 | $8,495 | $49.01 |
| Otsego County | $26.15 | $7,920 | $45.70 |
| Putnam County | $39.73 | $12,030 | $69.40 |
| Queens County | $38.46 | $11,647 | $67.20 |
| Rensselaer County | $26.83 | $8,125 | $46.87 |
| Richmond County | $37.83 | $11,456 | $66.09 |
| Rockland County | $38.46 | $11,647 | $67.20 |
| Saratoga County | $26.83 | $8,125 | $46.87 |
| Schenectady County | $26.83 | $8,125 | $46.87 |
| Schoharie County | $26.83 | $8,125 | $46.87 |
| Schuyler County | $25.36 | $7,681 | $44.31 |
| Seneca County | $27.92 | $8,456 | $48.78 |
| St. Lawrence County | $27.18 | $8,231 | $47.49 |
| Steuben County | $25.33 | $7,672 | $44.26 |
| Suffolk County | $41.17 | $12,468 | $71.93 |
| Sullivan County | $27.78 | $8,411 | $48.53 |
| Tioga County | $25.36 | $7,681 | $44.31 |
| Tompkins County | $25.36 | $7,681 | $44.31 |
| Ulster County | $29.34 | $8,885 | $51.26 |
| Warren County | $27.19 | $8,234 | $47.50 |
| Washington County | $28.52 | $8,635 | $49.82 |
| Wayne County | $27.92 | $8,456 | $48.78 |
| Westchester County | $38.46 | $11,647 | $67.20 |
| Wyoming County | $26.35 | $7,981 | $46.04 |
| Yates County | $27.54 | $8,340 | $48.11 |
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