Hourly pay after taxes in New York
$20 an hour in New York comes to $1,296.66 every two weeks after federal and state taxes, before any local tax, for a single person working full time.
Updated for 2026Checked Oct 29, 2026 against IRS and New York State Department of Taxation and Finance sourcesHow we check
Take-home pay by hourly wage, 2026
| Wage | Two weeks | Month | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $16.00 | $1,058.20 | $2,293 | $27,513 |
| $18.00 | $1,177.43 | $2,551 | $30,613 |
| $20.00 | $1,296.66 | $2,809 | $33,713 |
| $22.00 | $1,415.89 | $3,068 | $36,813 |
| $25.00 | $1,594.73 | $3,455 | $41,463 |
| $30.00 | $1,892.80 | $4,101 | $49,213 |
| $35.00 | $2,166.64 | $4,694 | $56,333 |
| $40.00 | $2,424.72 | $5,254 | $63,043 |
| $50.00 | $2,937.80 | $6,365 | $76,383 |
Every column after the wage is take-home pay. Each row assumes 40 hours a week all year, one paycheck every two weeks, single, no dependents, and no benefits taken out. The monthly and yearly columns are that paycheck times 26. Use the paycheck calculator for your own hours and deductions.
New York City's and Yonkers's local taxes are not in these figures. City residents pay a city income tax of 2.05 to 4.25 percent of wages after allowances, Yonkers residents pay a surcharge, and people who work in Yonkers but live elsewhere pay a 0.50 percent earnings tax. The table also starts at the $16.00 rest-of-state rate. See New York's local tax rules, or try the paycheck calculator.
What comes out of an hourly paycheck
At $25 an hour, a two-week paycheck in New York starts at $2,000.00 and ends at $1,594.73.
| Federal income tax | $156.15 |
| Social Security | $124.00 |
| Medicare | $29.00 |
| New York income tax | $86.28 |
| New York disability benefits (DBL) | $1.20 |
| New York Paid Family Leave | $8.64 |
New York taxes income at graduated rates, which were cut for 2026. State withholding begins at 3.9 percent, climbs with pay, and charges very high earners more. Two small payroll lines follow: employers may take 0.5 percent of wages, at most 60 cents a week, for disability benefits, and 0.432 percent of wages for Paid Family Leave, up to $411.91 for the year. Every New York check also carries the federal three: income tax, Social Security, and Medicare.
The state lines are modest, and the city is the difference: New York City residents add an income tax of their own.
What changes your number
Where you live in New York changes the check more than the wage. New York City residents pay a city income tax withheld from pay, and Yonkers residents pay a surcharge equal to 16.75 percent of the state tax withheld. These come on top of the state lines in this table.
The state tax grows as you move down the table, and the Paid Family Leave line stops once it reaches its $411.91 yearly limit. Form IT-2104 gives allowances for dependents and for head of household with one job, but none for yourself or a spouse.
Hours matter too. At $20 an hour and 30 hours a week instead of 40, a two-week paycheck in New York comes to $998.59.
The minimum wage in New York
The minimum wage in New York is $16.00 an hour, and a full-time worker at $16 takes home about $2,293 a month. New York's $16.00 applies in the rest of the state, while New York City, Long Island, and Westchester pay at least $17.00, and the rate stays the same on January 1, 2027.
Sources and checks
Checked on Oct 29, 2026. Source: New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, "New York State Withholding Tax Tables and Methods," NYS-50-T-NYS (1/26), "General changes for 2026" (rate reductions under Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2025, Part A) and Methods II and III, pages 14 to 22 (www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/publications/withholding/nys50_t_nys.pdf, fetched and read Oct 29, 2026).
Disability: New York State Workers' Compensation Board, "Employee Disability Benefits" (apps.wcb.ny.gov/content/main/DisabilityBenefits/employee-disability-benefits.jsp, fetched Oct 29, 2026): "one half of one percent of your wages, but no more than 60 cents a week (WCL §209)"; Department of Financial Services, "Paid Family Leave 2026 Rate Decision" (www.dfs.ny.gov/apps-and-licensing/health-insurers/pfl-rate-decision-2026-page) and Workers' Compensation Board, "Paid Family Leave 2026" (apps.wcb.ny.gov/content/main/PressRe/paid-family-leave-2026.jsp), both fetched Oct 29, 2026: 0.432 percent of gross wages each pay period, annual maximum $411.91.
Local taxes: New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, "New York City Withholding Tax Tables and Methods," NYS-50-T-NYC (1/26), page 3 (supplemental rate 4.25 percent) and Method II tables (www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/publications/withholding/nys50_t_nyc.pdf); "Yonkers Withholding Tax Tables and Methods," NYS-50-T-Y (1/26), page 3 ("The Yonkers nonresident earnings tax rate has not changed"), the supplemental rates (Yonkers resident 1.95975 percent, nonresident 0.50 percent), and Method II Step 5 ("Multiply the result by 16.75% (0.1675)") (www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/publications/withholding/nys50_t_y.pdf); all fetched and read Oct 29, 2026.
Minimum wage: New York State Department of Labor, "Minimum Wage" (dol.ny.gov/minimum-wage-0, fetched Oct 29, 2026): $16.00 an hour in the rest of New York State and $17.00 in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester; "On January 1, 2027, New York's minimum wage will stay the same." Tipped food service workers: cash wage $10.70 (rest of state) or $11.35 (New York City, Long Island, Westchester); tipped service employees: $13.30 or $14.15. Only hospitality employers may take a tip credit. The value here is the rest-of-state rate; see openQuestions.
Federal withholding: IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A and its "2026 Percentage Method Tables for Automated Payroll Systems and Withholding on Periodic Payments of Pensions and Annuities," pages 10 to 12. Fetched directly from irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15t.pdf and transcribed Oct 28, 2026.
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