Warren County is accustomed to out-of-state competition for things from tax rates and fuel prices, to customers and employees.
The minimum wage in New York state will soon be nearly twice the rate in Pennsylvania.
In New York, the rate for non-exempt workers is going up to $14.20 effective Dec. 31, 2022. It will continue rising until it reaches $15 per hour, according to the Minimum Wage Act.
In Pennsylvania, the minimum wage remains at $7.25 per hour. The state last changed that rate in 2008, when a 10-cent increase was applied to the previous $7.15 rate.
The state’s minimum matches the federal minimum.
There was a change to Pennsylvania’s minimum wage law this year that impacts tipped workers.
The threshold at which a tipped worker’s employer may lower their hourly wage went up from $30 per month to $135 per month.
Other changes have been proposed, but not approved.
In Warren County, which has higher-minimum neighbors to the north, businesses have had to adjust, according to the Warren County Chamber of Business and Industry.
Director of Chamber Operations John Papalia surveyed numerous employers in the county, receiving 10 responses.
“The consensus was, the New York wage increase won’t have much of a large impact on many of our employers,” Papalia said. “Businesses have been paying competitively and above the minimum.”
“There is work in Warren at competitive rates,” he said. “Wages have increased over the last couple of years to stay competitive with the market and...
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