Jury Pay by State

All states

Jury duty pay in New York

$72a day to start

$72 a day of attendance. Jurors whose employer must keep paying them get no state fee for those days, or the difference if wages are under $721

Your rights as a juror

Must your employer pay you?
Yes. Employers with more than ten employees may not withhold the first $72 of daily wages during the first three days of jury service2
Job protection
A juror who notifies the employer before service may not be fired or penalized for absence due to jury service. Violation is criminal contempt2
Many counties pay more than the state minimum, and your summons usually says what you will be paid. If something here is not covered, your summons or the court clerk can tell you.

Sources

  1. Judiciary Law 521 Fees of jurors, New York State Senate, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Judiciary Law 519 Absence from employment, New York State Senate, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a copy of the law we used because the official site could not be read.