RI: Minimum Wage to Gradually Increase to $15 Per Hour

Industry Update June 4, 2021 Print this Article

On May 20, 2021, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee signed legislation (HB 5130) increasing the state’s minimum wage from its current rate of $11.50 per hour to $15, as follows:

On January 1, 2022, the minimum wage will increase to $12.25 per hour;
On January 1, 2023, the minimum wage will increase to $13 per hour;
On January 1, 2024, the minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour; and
On January 1, 2025, the minimum wage will increase to $15 per hour.

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