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More Dollars, Same Hustle: NJ Rings In 2025 With Minimum Wage Hike More Dollars, Same Hustle: NJ Rings In 2025 With Minimum Wage Hike
More Dollars, Same Hustle: NJ Rings In 2025 With Minimum Wage Hike Starting January 1, 2025, New Jersey workers are cashing in on some good news for the new year: the state’s minimum wage has officially increased. The dollar amount increased from $15.13 to $15.49 per hour for most employees. That’s right, more dollars per hour for your hustle! Who Gets the Payday Boost? Most workers in NJ are included in this wage hike, but there are a few exceptions. Certain jobs like automobile sales, outside sales, and minors under 18 might not qualify—unless those teens are flipping burgers, folding clothes, or running the hotel front desk. Retail and food service min…

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by Cecilia Levine
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New Year's Gift: Minimum Wage Rises To $13 Hourly In NJ New Year's Gift: Minimum Wage Rises To $13 Hourly In NJ
New Year's Gift: Minimum Wage Rises To $13 Hourly In NJ If you're working a minimum wage job, you're due for a raise starting with the New Year. New Jersey’s statewide minimum wage will increase by $1 to $13 per hour for most workers, effective Jan. 1, 2022. The increase is part of legislation signed by Gov. Phil Murphy in 2019 that gradually raises the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024 for most workers.  The Garden State’s minimum wage was $8.60 hourly when Murphy took office in 2018, Under the law, seasonal and small employers (with fewer than six workers) have until 2026 to reach $15 per hour. The minimum hourly wage for these work…

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by Jon Craig