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Connecticut’s Minimum Wage Is Going up in 2026. Here’s How Much
Connecticut's minimum wage will rise 3.6% to $16.94 per hour in 2026, marking the third annual adjustment tied to economic factors by state law.
- Governor Ned Lamont announced that Connecticut's minimum wage will rise from $16.35 to $16.94 per hour effective January 1, 2026.
- This 59-cent increase results from the third annual adjustment tied to a 3.6% rise in the federal employment cost index as required by a 2019 state law.
- Connecticut has about 70,000 open jobs and a 3.8% unemployment rate, but its minimum wage remains among the top five highest nationally.
- Lamont described the raise as reasonable and modest, emphasizing that full-time employees deserve wages that keep them above the poverty line, while also recognizing the high cost of living in Connecticut.
- The indexed increase aims to protect vulnerable workers from inflation and wage gaps, and the additional earnings are expected to circulate back into the state economy.
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CT minimum wage to increase in January
The American Job Center in Hamden, CT. (Molly Ingram / WSHU )State officials announced on Wednesday that Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase from $16.35 to $16.94 an hour on Jan. 1, 2026. The increase reflects an adjustment required by a state law that was passed in 2019.Beginning this year, the minimum wage must be connected to economic indicators. Specifically, the U.S. Department of Labor’s employment cost index measures salaries, benefi…
Connecticut’s minimum wage is going up in 2026. Here’s how much
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase by 59 cents beginning Jan. 1, 2026, Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) announced on Wednesday. The minimum wage will increase from $16.35 to $16.94 due to the state’s economic indicator adjustment. “Nobody who works full-time should have to live in poverty,” Lamont said. “For too long, as the nation’s economy grew, the income of the lowest-earning workers has stayed flat, making already e…
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