The minimum wage will rise in Montgomery County on July 1. The number of workers employed by the business will determine the amount of the increase.
The County’s minimum wage will increase to $13 for employers with 51 or more employees and $12.50 for employers with 50 or fewer employees. Employees age 18 and under, who work fewer than 20 hours per week, are exempt from this rate.
Signed into legislation on Nov. 17, 2017, Bill 28-17 raises the minimum wage incrementally, each July 1, until it reaches $15 per hour in 2022.
|
Effective
date
|
Large
employer
|
Mid-sized
employer
|
Small
employer
|
|
July
1, 2019
|
$13
|
$12.50
|
$12.50
|
|
July
1, 2020
|
$14
|
$13.25
|
$13
|
|
July
1, 2021
|
$15
|
$14
|
$13.50
|
|
July
1, 2022
|
$15+
CPI-W
|
$14.50
|
$14
|
CPI-W = Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and
Clerical Workers
An employer who provides "home health services" or "home or community-based services" and receives at least 75 percent of gross revenues through state and federal Medicaid programs, may apply to the Office of Human Rights for designation as an eligible services provider subject to an adjusted implementation schedule.
More information about the County’s minimum wage increase is available on the Office of Human Rights website.
