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Aug 31, 20222 min read

Wage Law in New Jersey



New Jersey’s current minimum wage is $13.00 for employers with 6 or more employees (except seasonal and agricultural employees) and $11.90 for employers with 5 or fewer employees and for any seasonal employees. For agricultural employees, the minimum wage is $10.90.

New Jersey’s Constitution requires an annual review of its minimum wage to help see its impact on employers.

The minimum wage must be increased by the percentage the cost of living has changed from the previous year’s September 30 to September 30 in the year the review is conducted. The cost of living change is based on the consumer price index for all urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) published by the federal government.

Any change to the minimum wage takes effect on January 1 of the following year.

Additionally, if the federal minimum wage is raised to a level higher than that of New Jersey, New Jersey’s minimum wage automatically increases to the higher federal rate, and all subsequent cost of living increases to New Jersey’s minimum wage will be based on the new rate. Unless an increase in the consumer price index requires a higher minimum wage, New Jersey’s minimum wage will increase as follow over the next several years:

Employers with 6 or more employees (except seasonal and agricultural employees):

  • January 1, 2023 – $14.00

  • January 1, 2024 – $15.00

Employers with 5 or fewer employees and seasonal employees:

  • January 1, 2023 – $12.70

  • January 1, 2024 – $13.50

  • January 1, 2025 – $14.30

  • January 1, 2026 – $15.00

New Jersey employers must also comply with federal minimum wage laws, which currently set the federal minimum wage at $7.25.

Suppose an employer chooses to pay employees minimum wage. In that case, the employer must pay those employees in accordance with the minimum wage law, either federal or state, that results in the employees being paid the higher wage.

In most instances in New Jersey, the New Jersey minimum wage will apply as it generally guarantees a higher wage rate for employees than federal law.



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