Montgomery County Minimum Wage Increases on July 1
Montgomery County Maryland sent this bulletin at 06/13/2019 10:54 AM EDTFor Immediate Release: Thursday, June 13, 2019
Montgomery County Minimum Wage Increases on July 1
The minimum wage will rise in Montgomery County on July 1. The number of employees employed by the business will determine the amount of the increase.
The County’s minimum wage will rise to $13 for employers with 51 or more employees and $12.50 for employers with 50 or fewer employees. Employees age 18 and under, who work fewer than 20 hours per week, are exempt from this rate.
Signed into legislation on Nov. 17, 2017, Bill 28-17 raises the minimum wage incrementally, each July 1, until it reaches $15 per hour in 2022.
Effective date
Large employer
Mid-sized employer
Small employer
July 1, 2019
$13
$12.50
$12.50
July 1, 2020
$14
$13.25
$13
July 1, 2021
$15
$14
$13.50
July 1, 2022
$15+ CPI-W
$14.50
$14 CPI-W = Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
An employer who provides "home health services" or "home or community-based services" and receives at least 75 percent of gross revenues through state and federal Medicaid programs, may apply to the Office of Human Rights for designation as an eligible services provider subject to an adjusted implementation schedule.
More information about the County’s minimum wage increase is available at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/humanrights/.
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