Nj Minimum Wage 2025 Impact On Employment. New jersey is raising the minimum wage by $0.36 in 2025. This year’s increase to $15.49 makes new jersey’s minimum the sixth.

This year’s increase to $15.49 makes new jersey’s minimum the sixth. Benefit eligibility criteria (the base week and alternative earnings amounts) for 2024 are computed based on the state minimum wage in effect as of october 1, 2024, when.