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Nebraska Minimum Wage Increases to $13.50 Effective January 1, 2025
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Release Date: 12/13/2024
LINCOLN - Nebraska’s minimum wage will increase to $13.50 per hour effective January 1, 2025. In accordance with an initiative passed by voters in November of 2022, the minimum wage will increase $1.50 each year through 2026, followed by an annual cost of living increase beginning in 2027. The minimum hourly wage for tipped employees is $2.13 per hour. Employers are responsible for ensuring that wages and tips combined equal at least the minimum wage.
The following minimum wage amounts are scheduled:
January 1, 2025: $13.50 per hour
January 1, 2026: $15 per hour
January 1, 2027: The minimum wage will increase based on the cost-of-living increase as measured by the Consumer Price Index.
Information about the minimum wage, including current workplace posters, is available at dol.nebraska.gov/LaborStandards. Labor law specialists are available to answer questions from workers and employers regarding wages in Nebraska and may be contacted at 402-471-2239 or ndol.laborstdrdsinquiries@nebraska.gov.
NDOL press releases are accessible at dol.nebraska.gov.
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