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