minimum wage, New Jersey

When does minimum wage go up in New Jersey? When you’ll get your raise
New Jersey’s $15.49 per hour still falls short of Washington D.C., which has the nation’s highest minimum wage at $17.50 per hour, set to rise again mid-year. By 2025, states like Washington, Connecticut, and California are projected to surpass $16 per hour, while Delaware will join New Jersey at $15 per hour.
These states will raise the minimum wage in 2025
Overall, the states set to raise their minimum wage on Wednesday include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.
What is minimum wage in 2025? What you’ll make in New Jersey
The hike to $15.49 for New Jersey is the first based on inflation and cost-of-living changes. The state first started raising the minimum wage in 2019 with a goal of getting to $15 an hour by 2024. The current rate went to $15.13 on Jan. 1. 2024.
Minimum wage increases in New York and New Jersey on Jan. 1: What you need to know
For most workers, the hourly wage is going up to $16.50 in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County and $15.49 in the Garden State.
New York and New Jersey Workers to Welcome New Year With Minimum Wage Increases
New York and New Jersey are set for minimum wage hikes in January to $16.50 and $15.49, respectively, due to legislation addressing cost of living.
Ohio minimum wage to increase in 2025 by smallest amount in years
Ohio's minimum wage will increase to $10.70 an hour for 2025 following an adjustment for inflation on the first of the year. The adjustment, per the Ohio Department of Commerce, is a 25-cent increase from the state's 2024 minimum wage of $10.
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