TRENTON, New Jersey (WPVI) -- New Jersey and Delaware are among the 23 states where minimum wage workers will get a pay raise in 2023 as a result of laws passed in previous years.
Delaware's minimum wage rises from $10.50 to $11.75. In June 2021, lawmakers passed a bill that would raise the minimum wage by at least $1 per year until the state rate reached $15 by 2025.
In New Jersey, the minimum wage increases from $13 to $14.13. The increase is part of legislation signed by Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey in Feb. 2019 that gradually raises the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
"Putting our minimum wage on a clear path to $15 an hour and setting us among the nation's leading states remains one of my proudest moments," Murphy said in a news release. "This increase will ensure that hundreds of thousands of hardworking people across our state are paid a wage that allows them to provide for their families and live with greater dignity."
Under New Jersey's law, seasonal and small employers were given until 2026 to pay their workers $15 per hour. The minimum hourly wage for these employees increases to $12.93 per hour, up from $11.90.
In Pennsylvania, the minimum wage remains at $7.25 per hour, the federal minimum, since 2009.
"More than a dozen cities and states plan to raise wages in 2023 - helping people keep up with the cost of living," Governor Tom Wolf tweeted in September. "Meanwhile in Pennsylvania: Minimum wage is still 7.25/hr; Cities can't raise minimum wages;...
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