The Economic Policy Institute, a think tank that studies the effect of minimum wage, issued a report which estimated that 9.2 million workers will see their wages increase by a total of $5.7 billion.
The federal minimum wage of $7.25 has not increased in 15 years.
New York Post
January 7, 2025
This year, minimum-wage workers in 21 states will see bigger paychecks. Wages will impact around 9.2 million workers and raise pay by a total of $5.7 billion, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
NPR Up First Newsletter
January 7, 2025
The H-1B program requires employers to pay “prevailing wages” for their job postings. But 60% of the positions certified by the government are assigned wage levels well below the local median wage for the occupation, according to a 2020 paper from the Economic Policy Institute.
The Wall Street Journal
January 7, 2025
The minimum wage is rising in 21 states on Jan. 1, with an estimated 9.2 million workers getting a mandated raise, according to the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning research group.
New York Times
January 7, 2025
Of the 21 states that will see an increase, 14 are subject to inflation-based adjustments as part of existing minimum wage laws, per a report from the left-leaning think tank Economic Policy Institute. The EPI report estimated that full-time impacted workers in those states will see their annual earnings increase by $420 on average.
Business Insider
January 7, 2025
New York is one of 21 states raising their minimum wages, boosting income for a total of 9.2 million workers nationwide, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Democrat & Chronicle
January 7, 2025
There are 21 states that will be raising the minimum wage on Wednesday — affecting approximately 9.2 million workers.
Washington Examiner
January 7, 2025
An analysis by The Economic Policy Institute says 21 states will raise their minimum wage at the first of the year, along with 48 cities and counties that are lifting their pay floors above their respective state minimums — mostly in California, Colorado and Washington.
Fox Business
January 7, 2025
Workers across 21 states and 48 individual cities are scheduled to get a pay raise on New Year’s Day.
The Economic Policy Institute says roughly 9.2 million workers will see their wages raised by a total of $5.7 billion.
FOX San Antonio
January 7, 2025
More than 9.2 million workers in 21 states earning minimum wage will see a hike in pay come Wednesday, according to analysis by the Economic Policy Institute, a left-wing think tank.
MarketWatch
January 7, 2025