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The federal minimum wage applies in states with no state minimum wage or a minimum wage lower than the federal rate (column titled "No state MW or state MW is lower than $7.25."). Some of the state rates below are higher than the rate on the main table above. That is because the main table does not use the rate for cities or regions.
The 36-cent-an-hour increase comes after a years-long ramp-up. When Gov. Phil Murphy took office in 2018, the state minimum wage was $8.60. NJ minimum wage rising to $15.49 an hour in 2025.
On November 3, 2020, 61% of Florida voters passed Amendment 2, which raises the minimum wage to $10.00 per hour effective September 30, 2021, and then increases it annually by $1.00 per hour until the minimum wage reaches $15.00 per hour in 2026 and then reverts to being adjusted annually for inflation.
The minimum wage for tipped-employees increased to $4.45 per hour as of July 1, 2019; $5.00 per hour as of July 1, 2020; and $5.05 per hour as of July 1, 2021. [319] On June 19, 2018, Initiative 77 passed, increasing the tipped minimum wage to match the standard minimum wage by 2026.
Termini breaks it down: “That means a person who expects to make $175,000 in 2025 would be subject to an additional $396.80 in Social Security withholding (for the whole year, not per paycheck).”
Murphy touted the 2024 increase, which will boost wages above the $15 an hour milestone. But inflation has eroded some of the gains. NJ's minimum wage will rise on Jan. 1 - but not for everyone.
Average wage in the United States was $69,392 in 2020. [1] Median income per person in the U.S. was $42,800 in 2019. [ 2 ] The average is higher than the median because there are a small number of individuals with very high earnings, and a large number of individuals with relatively low earnings.
Starting on Jan. 1, 2024, minimum wage will increase by $1 bringing it up to $15.13 per hour for most employees. Additionally, wages will increase for: Seasonal and small employees to $13.73 per ...