The minimum wage for exempt employees in NYC is $675 per week, so for two people that&#x27;s $70,200.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;labor.ny.gov&#x2F;legal&#x2F;counsel&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;administrative-employee-overtime-exemption-frequently-asked-questions.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;labor.ny.gov&#x2F;legal&#x2F;counsel&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;administrative-employ...</a><p>(If you take outside funding for your startup, that&#x27;s going to be the minimum you&#x27;re allowed to pay yourself, and statistically it&#x27;s unlikely that your spouse is going to be making less than that.)