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Minimum wage increasing to $14.70 per hour in Arizona on Jan. 1, 2025

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Published  December 18, 2024 7:44am MST
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FOX 10 Phoenix

Minimum wage increasing on Jan. 1, 2025

Minimum wage will increase by 35 cents on New Year's Day, meaning the official state minimum wage will be $14.70 an hour.

The Brief

    • Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, minimum wage in Arizona will increase to $14.70 per hour.
    • The new minimum wage is equivalent to $30,576 per year.
    • Arizona will be among the highest states in the country after the minimum wage increase.

PHOENIX - Some of Arizona's lowest paid workers are about to get a raise when minimum wage increases on New Year's Day.

Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, minimum wage will increase by 35 cents, bringing the official state minimum wage up to $14.70 per hour.

The new minimum wage is equivalent to $30,576 per year. The increase will make Arizona among the highest states in the nation when it comes to minimum wage.

According to the Economic Policy Institute, about 3% of Arizonans earn the minimum wage. 

The Source

  • Information for this story was gathered from previous FOX 10 reports and an article by the Economics Policy Institute.

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