Montgomery County Minimum Wage Increases on July 1 

Montgomery County Maryland sent this bulletin at 06/29/2020 04:00 AM EDT
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For Immediate Release: Monday, June 29, 2020 

Montgomery County Minimum Wage Increases on July 1 

The minimum wage will increase in Montgomery County on Friday, July 1. 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.  

The number of workers employed by the business will determine the amount of the increase. 

The County’s minimum wage will rise to $14 for employers with 51 or more employees and $13.25 for employers with 50 or fewer employees; a small employer, with 10 or fewer employees, is required to pay $13 hourly.   

  Effective date 

   Large     employer 

  Mid-sized         employer 

  Small     employer 

  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. 

Most employees must be paid at least the Montgomery County minimum wage rate. Employees age 18 and under, working under 20 hours per week, are exempt from this rate. Employees under 18 years of age must earn at least 85 percent of the State minimum wage rate. 

For more information about the County’s minimum wage, visit the Office of Human Rights website.  

 

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 Media Contact: Judy Stiles 240-463-2442