The
first of four minimum wage hikes in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties
went into effect on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 and will raise minimum wage to
$8.40 per hour. As a result, employers in both counties should be aware that
employees must be paid at least $8.40 per hour beginning October 1.
.
The minimum wage will increase
to $9.55 per hour on Oct. 1, 2015, to $10.75 per hour on Oct. 1, 2016 and
finally to $11.50 per hour in 2017.
In November 2013, the
County Council passed a
bill to raise the minimum wage to $11.50 per hour by October 2017,
following after Prince George’s County and D.C., which passed the same minimum
wage legislation. in a series of wage raises that will go into effect each
October.
The rest of Maryland will
not see a change in the current minimum wage until January 1, 2015 when it will
increase to $8.00 an hour, and will jump a second time to $8.25 that July.
Additional increases are as follows: July 1, 2016: $8.75. July 1, 2017: $9.25.
July 1, 2018: $10.10. For additional information, click here.
