US EditionTiered Minimum Wage Hike Proposal Passes Pennsylvania House
- On June 11, 2025, the Pennsylvania House, led by Democratic members, approved legislation to increase the minimum wage through a tiered system based on county population.
- The bill responds to Pennsylvania's stagnant $7.25 minimum wage since 2009 and neighboring states having higher wages.
- Under the bill, Philadelphia and 19 counties would reach $15 an hour by 2026, 16 populous counties $12, and 47 counties $10, increasing annually through 2028.
- The bill passed narrowly along party lines with a 102 to 101 vote, and sponsor Jason Dawkins expressed that it aims to establish a wage that uplifts and positively impacts every community across Pennsylvania.
- The legislation now moves to the Senate, where its future remains uncertain amid unresolved cost-of-living adjustments and Republican hesitancy.
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Tioga Publishing
Minimum wage would be $15 in big counties, $12 in smaller ones under novel bill passed by Pa. House
The proposal is designed to appeal to Republican senators, and comes after Pa. Democrats unsuccessfully tried for years to pass a statewide $15 minimum wage
Tiered minimum wage hike proposal passes Pennsylvania House
Pennsylvania's House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would increase the state's $7.25 minimum hourly wage but opted to use a county-by-county approach, rather than a blanket, across-the-board approach.
Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Pa. House passes bill to raise the minimum wage
The state Capitol in Harrisburg. (Capital-Star file)The state House voted along party lines Wednesday to raise the minimum wage to $15 for most Pennsylvanians, and to $12 for those working in smaller, rural counties. It’s a significant step in the latest effort by Democrats to get it above the federal rate of $7.25. Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has not been hiked since 2008 and is lower than all surrounding states — New York, Ohio, New Jersey, W…
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