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New Jersey minimum wage set to increase by $1 in 2024

New Jersey minimum wage to increase in new year
New Jersey minimum wage to increase in new year 00:33

NEW YORK -- The new year will bring a new minimum wage for New Jersey workers. 

The statewide minimum wage is set to increase by $1 to $15.13 per hour.

Staff at long-term care facilities will see it rise to $18.13 an hour.

The cash wage for tipped workers remains at $5.26 per hour. But if tips don't equal a wage of at least $15.13 an hour, the employer then makes up the difference. 

The wage increases were part of legislation signed by Gov. Phil Murphy in 2019.

Meanwhile, New York's minimum wage will rise from $15 to $16 in Westchester, Long Island and the city, and in Connecticut, minimum wage will increase from $15 to $15.69.

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