# New Jersey — US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type

For New Jersey, type is state; worker type is standard; hourly rate ($) is 15.92; indexing method is Indexed annual increases will begin Jan. 1, 2025. (2019 legislation), verified against its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Type:** state _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Parent state:** New Jersey _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Worker type:** standard _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Hourly rate ($):** 15.92 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Indexing method:** Indexed annual increases will begin Jan. 1, 2025. (2019 legislation) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> New Jersey | $15.92 | | For small employers (six employees or fewer), the schedule of increases is as follows: $13.50 eff. 1-1-24; $14.30 eff. 1-1-25; $15.00 eff. 1-1-26. By 2028, the small employer minimum wage will be the same as the standard minimum wage. This schedule is the minimum increase, as they do not include indexing. Indexed annual increases will begin Jan. 1, 2025. (2019 legislation) If the federal minimum wage rate is increased to levels above the state

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2026-11-10.
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