Nebraska Approves Ballot Measure Making Minimum Wage $15 by 2026

Nov. 9, 2022, 7:22 PM UTC

Nebraska voters approved a ballot initiative that will raise the state’s hourly minimum wage to $15 by 2026, according to unofficial election results released Nov. 8 by the state secretary of state’s office.

Initiative Measure 433 passed with 58.19% of the vote, according to the election results.

The state’s hourly minimum wage will be:

  • $10.50 effective Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2023.
  • $12 effective Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024.
  • $13.50 effective Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2025.
  • $15 effective Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2026.

Beginning in 2027, the minimum wage will be annually adjusted ...

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