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Minimum Wage Schedule for Security Guards Covered Under New York City Local Law 61 of 2026
Beginning January 1, 2027, covered security guard employers must pay covered security guards a wage that is equal to or greater than the rates in this Minimum Wage Schedule.
Security Guard (Armed)
Effective Period: January 1, 2027 – April 30, 2027
Minimum Wage Rate: $33.70 per hour
Effective Period: May 1, 2027 – June 30, 2027
Minimum Wage Rate: $34.65 per hour
Security Guard (Unarmed)
(Includes employees that have completed all the following requirements: 12 months of employment*; FDNY F-01, F-03 and F-04 certifications; FDNY Building Evacuation Supervisor training; 2 hours of Customer Service / Professionalism training)
Effective Period: January 1, 2027 – April 30, 2027
Minimum Wage Rate: $22.20 per hour
Effective Period: May 1, 2027 – June 30, 2027
Minimum Wage Rate: $23.15 per hour
Security Guard (Unarmed): 0 - 36 Months of Employment* or New Hire**
Effective Period: January 1, 2027 – April 30, 2027
Minimum Wage Rate: $18.87 per hour
Effective Period: May 1, 2027 – June 30, 2027
Minimum Wage Rate: $19.68 per hour
*Months of employment: An Employee's length of service with the Employer or at the Facility, whichever is greater.
**New Hire: An employee who has not worked any hours with the Employer or at the Facility during the previous six-month period.
Overtime (for Armed and Unarmed Security Guards)
Time and one half the regular hourly rate after:
- an 8 hour day;
- 40 straight time hours in any work week.
Minimum Wage Schedule Updates
This Minimum Wage Schedule covers the time period of January 1, 2027 through June 30, 2027. DCWP will publish an updated schedule that includes the required minimum wage rates for the time period of July 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027. Employers will be required to comply with the updated schedule. The updated schedule will be published by July 1, 2027. If DCWP does not publish the updated schedule by July 1, 2027, the wage rates in effect on June 30, 2027, as noted in this schedule, will remain in effect until DCWP publishes an updated schedule.
Covered security guard employers must pay the wage rates in effect when the covered security guard performs the work.
The schedule will also be updated in future years to include additional requirements that take effect January 1, 2028 (minimum paid time off) and January 1, 2029 (minimum supplemental benefits).
Updates to this schedule will be published on this page.
The source of this wage schedule is the Building Service Employee Prevailing Wage Schedule for 2026-2027 (armed and unarmed security guard classifications) published by the New York City Office of the Comptroller, Bureau of Labor Law.
09/01/2026