New York State has paid over $2 billion in bonuses to more than 800,000 healthcare workers statewide through the Health Care Worker Bonus Program. The program was launched by Governor Kathy Hochul in 2022 and provided bonuses of up to $3,000 for eligible healthcare workers across New York.
“Healthcare workers deliver for New Yorkers every day – and that’s why we’re delivering for them,” Governor Hochul said. “Our powerful investments are putting money back in workers’ pockets and helping to grow our health care workforce to provide the highest quality care for New Yorkers.”
New York’s Health Care Worker Bonus Program issued payments to workers who provide hands-on and patient-facing health care services. Workers receiving payments through this program must have an annualized base salary (excluding any bonuses or overtime pay) of $125,000 or less and can be full-time or part-time.
Bonus payments were determined by specific “vesting periods,” or the number of hours worked during a consecutive six-month period between October 1, 2021, through March 31, 2024. Qualified employees received up to a maximum of $3,000 in total bonus payments over two vesting periods. More information on the program be seen here.
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