Maine’s minimum wage will increase to $14.65 next year

That wage hike will affect about 1 in 6 Maine workers, which James Myall, an analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, called it “one of the smallest impacts of a minimum wage increase in the state in years.”

“This is because wage growth has been unusually strong for Mainers in low-income occupations in recent years, resulting in fewer Mainers than ever earning at or near the state minimum,” Myall wrote in a blog post.

Click here to read the full story, first published September 11, 2024 in Bangor Daily News.