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Workers who make minimum wage in Florida are getting some help paying their bills this month.
By the end of September, those workers will make $13 per hour — an increase of $1.
It’s all part of an effort to increase Florida’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2026.
WPTV crunched the numbers to see what it means for employees who will benefit and the businesses that will have to pay the tab.
Workers at Makeb’s Bagels and Deli in West Palm Beach were talking about the pay increase Wednesday.
WPTVSergio Tzoy, a worker at the deli, makes minimum wage.
He said the money he makes at his job helps his mother and his brothers.
Hearing that the minimum wage will go up $1 this year to $13 per hour is encouraging.
“It’s helping a little, but it’s not too big a difference,” Tzoy said.
He works two jobs saving up to help his family in the hopes of one day becoming a chef.