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Jury Duty Explained
New York state courts

New York jury duty pay

What New York pays jurors, when your employer has to pay you, and when the money arrives.

New York pays jurors $72 a day1. If your employer has more than 10 employees, for your first three days it must pay you $72 or your daily wage, whichever is lower2. On days your employer does not pay you, the state pays the fee13.

Verified November 10, 2026 by Roger K. NeustadtSee sources

How much New York pays jurors

The juror fee is $72 for each day you physically attend court1. Days on telephone standby count toward your term of service4, but the fee is paid only for days of physical attendance. It was increased to $72 effective June 8, 20255.

Who pays you, day by day

If your employer has more than 10 employees

Your employer pays $72 or your wage, whichever is lower2; if you earn under $72, the state adds the difference6The state pays $72 for days your employer does not pay you1

With 10 or fewer employees, the state pays $72 from day one for any day your employer does not pay you13.

Your situationWho pays
Employer with more than 10 employees, days 1 to 3Your employer must pay you $72 or your daily wage, whichever is lower2. If you earn less than $72 a day, the state pays the difference6. If you earn $72 or more, the state pays nothing for these days7.
Employer with more than 10 employees, day 4 onwardIf your employer withholds all your wages for the day, the state pays $721. The state also pays for days you attend court when you were not scheduled to work. On a scheduled workday, there is no state fee if your employer pays your full wages3.
Employer with 10 or fewer employeesIf your employer does not pay you for the day, the state pays $721. If your employer pays your full wages for a workday, you get no state fee for that day3.
Not working, or self-employed with 10 or fewer employeesThe state pays $72 a day8.

If your employer pays only part of your wages, or pays your full daily wage and it is below $72, ask your county jury office how it will calculate your payment.

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Dates that matter

June 8, 2025Fee increase took effect

The juror fee became $72 a day5.

4 to 6 weeksAfter your service

When the courts say payment arrives9.

December 31Of the year after you serve

Fees not claimed by then are forfeited10.

Long trials

If you physically attend for more than 30 days, the court can order an extra $6 a day for each day beyond the 30th11.

When the state pays

The courts say payment arrives in four to six weeks9. If yours never arrives, contact your county's jury office: fees not claimed by December 31 of the year after you serve are forfeited10. You may also choose to waive the fee12. You can ask the court for proof of your service showing your dates, which is useful for your employer13.

Taxes on jury pay

Jury pay is taxable income on your federal return. If your employer keeps paying your salary and requires you to turn the jury fee over, you can deduct the amount you turned over14.

Your job while you serve

Tell your employer before your service begins. If you do, you cannot be fired or penalized for being absent15, and the courts say requiring you to use vacation, personal or sick time is an illegal penalty16. More on employer rules.

What to do next

  1. Tell your employer about your summons before your service starts15. Doing it in writing gives you a record.
  2. Ask the court for proof of your service so your employer can process your pay13.
  3. Expect the state's payment in four to six weeks9. If it does not arrive, contact your county's jury office.
Jury duty in New YorkAll of New York's rules in one place.Rules for employersWhat employers must pay and cannot do.Federal jury dutyIf a U.S. District Court summoned you.

Sources

16 official sources, with the exact sentence each rule comes from
  1. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521 – Fees and travel expenses of jurors. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521(a), as amended by L.2025, ch. 55, Part LL, § 1."trial and grand jurors in each court of the unified court system shall be entitled to an allowance equal to the sum of seventy-two dollars per day for each and every day of physical attendance wherein the court convenes"
  2. NYS Unified Court System - Jury Information for Employers (Revised June 2025). UCS Jury Information for Employers (June 2025); Judiciary Law § 519."Employers of more than 10 employees must pay jurors the jury fee of $72 or the employee's wage (whichever is lower)"
  3. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521(b)."No employee shall be entitled to receive the per diem allowance authorized by subdivision (a) of this section for any regularly scheduled workday on which jury service is rendered if, on such day, his or her wages are not withheld on account of such service."
  4. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 525. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 525(c); 22 NYCRR 128.8(b)."For the purposes of this section, actual attendance shall include a juror's actual physical attendance wherein the court convenes or service by means of a telephone standby system whereby a juror shall remain available to report for jury service upon notification by means of telephone or other electronic communication."
  5. NYS Office of the State Comptroller – State Agencies Bulletin No. 2358. L.2025, ch. 55 (S.3005-C/A.3005-C), Part LL; OSC State Agencies Bulletin No. 2358."Pursuant to the New York State Fiscal Year 2026 Enacted Budget, Judiciary Law Section 519 has been amended to provide an increase to Jury Duty Daily Compensation to $72 per day effective 06/08/2025 for eligible employees."
  6. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521(a)."If such person's daily wages are less than seventy-two dollars, such person shall be entitled to receive an allowance hereunder equal to the difference between seventy-two dollars and the amount of their daily wages."
  7. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521 - Fees and travel expenses of jurors. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521(a)."no person who is employed shall be entitled to receive such allowance if, pursuant to section five hundred nineteen of this article, their employer is prohibited from withholding the first seventy-two dollars of wages of such person during such period and such person's daily wages equal or exceed seventy-two dollars."
  8. NYS Unified Court System – Jury Information for Employers (Revised June 2025). UCS Jury Information for Employers."The State pays the jury fee to persons who are not employed or are self-employed and have 10 or fewer employees"
  9. NY Courts – Jurors: Questions & Answers (FAQs). NY Courts juror FAQ."How long does it take for jurors to get paid? Four to six weeks."
  10. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 526 – Presentation of claims by jurors and disposition of unclaimed fees. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 526."must present their claims to the proper official designated by law for the payment of juror's fees on or before the thirty-first of December of the year next succeeding or following the year in which such services were rendered and performed. Failure to comply with this section shall be a forfeiture of the payment for such claims or services."
  11. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521-a – Fees of trial jury. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521-a."authorize as an additional allowance, the sum of six dollars per day for each and every day of physical attendance in excess of thirty days, wherein the court convenes."
  12. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 521(c)."Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a trial or grand juror may waive entitlement to the allowance authorized by subdivision (a) of this section."
  13. NYS Unified Court System – Jury Information for Employers (Revised June 2025). UCS Jury Information for Employers."Jurors may request a "proof of service" showing the dates of service."
  14. IRS Publication 525 (2025), Taxable and Nontaxable Income. IRS Publication 525 (2025)."Jury duty pay you receive must be included in your income on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 8h. If you must give the pay to your employer because your employer continues to pay your salary while you serve on the jury, you can deduct the amount turned over to your employer as an adjustment to income."
  15. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 519. N.Y. Judiciary Law § 519."Any person who is summoned to serve as a juror under the provisions of this article and who notifies their employer to that effect prior to the commencement of a term of service shall not, on account of absence from employment by reason of such jury service, be subject to discharge or penalty."
  16. NYS Unified Court System – Jury Information for Employers (Revised June 2025). UCS Jury Information for Employers (interpreting Judiciary Law § 519)."No. It is an illegal penalty to force an employee to charge jury duty absence against vacation, personal or sick time."

Reviewed by Roger K. Neustadt, JD, attorney admitted in Georgia. Verified November 10, 2026.

Roger K. Neustadt is admitted in Georgia; pages about other states and federal courts are general information checked against official sources. How we check every rule: editorial policy. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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