The hourly minimum wage in New Jersey will go up by a dollar in 2021.
The wage will go up to $12 an hour for most employees beginning New Year’s Day.
Seasonal employees and employees of a “small employer” will see their minimum wage rise to $11.10, while farm workers who make an hourly or piece-rate wage will go up to $10.44 per hour. Both are up from $10.30 per hour.
These are a part of a law signed by state Gov. Phil Murphy in February of 2019 that would see the minimum wage go up to $15 by 2024.
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