On Sept. 18, Governor Ned Lamont announced at a press conference that effective Jan. 1, 2024, the Connecticut minimum wage will be increased from $15.00 per hour to $15.69 per hour.
State legislation signed by Lamont in 2019 allowed for five incremental increases in the minimum wage between 2019 and 2023, followed by future adjustments tied to the percentage change in the federal employment cost index.
“The minimum wage for many years remained stagnant, making existing pay disparities even worse and preventing hardworking families from obtaining financial security. That is why several years ago I signed a bill into law enacting several increases in the minimum wage and then ultimately attaching it to federal economic indicators so that as the economy grows the wages of low-income workers can grow with it. This is a fair, modest increase and the money earned will be spent right back into our own economy and support local businesses,” Lamont said.
The first increase came into effect on Oct. 1, 2019, when minimum wage could not be less than $11 per hour. Effective Sept. 2020, it was increased to $12 per hour. Effective Aug. 2021, it was bumped up to $13 per hour. On July 1, 2022, the minimum wage increased to $14 per hour. In June 2023, it became $15 per hour and in Jan. 2024 it will increase to $15.69 per hour.
The state’s minimum wage is adjusted according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s calculations of the employment cost index for the 12-month period ending on June 30...

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