OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — The minimum wage in Nebraska is increasing in the new year. Starting January 1st, those who make the current wage of $12 an hour will now make $13.50.
- In 2022, Nebraska voters passed an initiative to increase the minimum wage by $1.50 through 2026.
- After 2026, the minimum wage in Nebraska will be based on cost-of-living increases.
- “Everybody deserves a livable wage and, and, and minimum it needs to keep up with that, and it hasn’t unfortunately for the last 5 to 7, 10 years we have seen such small increments in pay versus what we have seen in cost of living.”
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
The minimum wage in Nebraska is increasing in the new year. Starting January 1st, those who make the current wage of $12 an hour will now make $13.50. I’m talking to small businesses about the impacts on them and our community.
Soley Joe has been working at the clothing store Raygun for a few months. As a shift lead, she gets paid $17 an hour.
“I mean, I think it’s pretty well for the work I do here,” she said.