New York State’s hourly minimum wage increased by $0.50 on Jan. 1 to from $15.00 to $15.50, excluding New York City and its surrounding areas where it increased from $16.00 to $16.50.
As of Dec. 29 the University of Rochester has increased its minimum wage for class I jobs to $15.50, and accordingly increased the wage for class II jobs to $16.00, and the wage for class III jobs to $16.50. Hourly positions for undergraduates at the University are all class I, II, or III.
According to the Student Employee Office’s website, a job’s class increases as the knowledge, skills, abilities and required qualifications for the position increase.
New York State will increase its minimum wage by another $0.50 at the start of next year, before indexing it to inflation starting in 2027. This means that New York State’s minimum wage will be determined by the three year moving average of the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the Northeast Region.
The University’s last minimum wage increase was to $15.00 on Nov. 21, 2021, a year earlier than when it was originally scheduled to increase.
