LANSING – On Feb. 21, Michigan will raise its state minimum wage by almost $2 per hour, from $10.56 to $12.48 — that is, unless lawmakers block it first.
It would be the second increase of the year and, jumping $1.92, the largest single raise in the 65 years of the wage’s existence, MLIVE reported.
The 18% change would be the sixth highest, percentage wise. The highest came in 1998 at 53.7%, when the wage jumped from $3.35 to $5.15.
It will also be one of only three times the increase has exceed $1. When combining 2025’s earlier 23-cent increase, this will be the first time a year-over-year raise will break $2…