With labor shortages and a rising cost of living, raising the minimum wage has been a common talking point. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, but there is some variation. Some states mandate less — those are subject to the federal minimum wage — but 30 states and Washington D.C. have laws mandating workers receive a wage higher than the federal minimum.
Connecticut is much closer to the top end of the minimum wage, requiring employers to pay workers $14.00 per hour.
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The current minimum wage in Connecticut is $14.00 per hour, a rate that went into effect on July 1, 2022. Following a law that Governor Ned Lamont signed in 2019, the Connecticut minimum wage has been increased progressively each year, leading to a final increase to $15.00 an hour on June 1, 2023.
The following year, the minimum wage in Connecticut will become indexed to the employment cost index from the U.S. Department of Labor.
At the beginning of 2022, the minimum wage in Connecticut was $13.00 an hour. On July 1, 2022, the minimum wage increased to $14.00 per hour.
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