Nc Minimum Wage Increase 2025 Increase. In 2025, the following states will have a change to their minimum wage laws. 1 in 21 states, impacting more than 9.2 million workers and resulting in a projected total wage increase of $5.7 billion annually,.

“the state minimum wage is scheduled to increase by $0.50 per year on january 1, 2025 and january 1, 2026. An act increasing the minimum wage to fifteen dollars per hour by 2025, and then adjusting the minimum wage automatically each year by increases in the cost of living;