Minimum wage workers in Vermont have something to look forward to with the new year, as the state’s hourly rate is set to increase on Jan. 1, 2024.The Vermont Department of Labor announced that the state’s minimum wage will increase to $13.67 per hour next year. That marks an increase of $0.49 cents from the current minimum wage of $13.18 per hour.The annual adjustment will also impact the minimum wage for tipped employees, according to the labor department. The rate for service, or tipped employees, is scheduled to increase from $6.59 to $6.84 per hour — an increase of $0.25 cents.Vermont’s minimum wage increased by 5% in 2023 from the previous year, going from $12.55 to $13.18 per hour.The 2024 wage increase marks six years in a row of wage increases for minimum wage employees in the state.Meanwhile, in the North Country, minimum wage is set to increase to $15 per hour. Workers in New York City, Long Island and Westchester will see an increase to $16 per hour. Annual increases of $0.50 will follow, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office.
Minimum wage workers in Vermont have something to look forward to with the new year, as the state’s hourly rate is set to increase on Jan. 1, 2024.
The Vermont Department of Labor announced that the state’s minimum wage will increase to $13.67 per hour next year.
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That marks an increase of $0.49 cents from the current minimum wage of $13.18 per hour.
The annual adjustment will also impact the minimum wage for tipped employees, according to the labor department. The rate for service, or tipped employees, is scheduled to increase from $6.59 to $6.84 per hour — an increase of $0.25 cents.
Vermont’s minimum wage increased by 5% in 2023 from the previous year, going from $12.55 to $13.18 per hour.
The 2024 wage increase marks six years in a row of wage increases for minimum wage employees in the state.
Meanwhile, in the North Country, minimum wage is set to increase to $15 per hour. Workers in New York City, Long Island and Westchester will see an increase to $16 per hour. Annual increases of $0.50 will follow, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office.
