More Than 9 Million Workers Are Getting A Raise On January 1. Here's Where.

CBS News, CBS Los Angeles

Updated on: December 30, 2024 / 3:42 AM PST

Millions of low-wage earners are getting a raise in 2025 as 21 states are slated to hike their minimum pay starting Jan. 1.

State laws that index the minimum wage to inflation are behind 13 of the January increases, according to the Economic Policy Institute, or EPI, a nonprofit think tank. Legislation spurred the coming pay hikes in six states, while ballot measures ushered in wage gains in two.

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