Maryland’s minimum wage would rise to $15 per hour in January 2024, under legislation headed to Gov. Wes Moore, who is expected to sign it into law.
The bill (SB 555) would speed up the schedule for increasing the state’s wage floor under the $15 minimum wage law enacted in 2019. That law called for gradually phasing in the $15 minimum by January 2025 for employers with at least 15 employees, and July 2026 for smaller employers.
Moore, a first-term Democrat who won election last November, requested the legislation to raise the wage sooner. The House passed the ...
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