N.Y. Labor Law Section 529
Average annual wage

  • average weekly wage
* 1. The “average annual wage” shall be the average annual wage of the state of New York for the previous calendar year as determined by the commissioner no later than the thirty-first day of May of each year. * NB Effective until certain provisions are met (see Ch. 56 of 2025, Part KK, § 4) * 1. The “average annual wage” shall be the average annual wage of the state of New York for the previous calendar year as determined by the commissioner no later than the thirty-first day of May of each year. For purposes of calculating “wages” pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision one of § 518 (Wages)section five hundred eighteen of this title only, the “average annual wage” shall be calculated using the four most recent quarters of published New York state quarterly census of employment and wages data. * NB Effective upon certain provisions (see Ch. 56 of 2025, Part KK, § 4) 2. The “average weekly wage” shall be the average weekly wage of the state of New York for the previous calendar year as determined by the commissioner no later than the thirty-first day of May of each year.

Source: Section 529 — Average annual wage; average weekly wage, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/LAB/529 (updated May 16, 2025; accessed Jun. 21, 2025).

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