Minimum wages rise: Here’s where the changes matter most
by Ali Martin
Feb 13, 2024
3 minutes
Grace Champagne makes $18.50 an hour, plus a portion of tips, working as a host at a chain restaurant. That’s nearly $2 over minimum wage in San Diego, where she goes to school. In this tight California job market, the college student asked for the hourly bump, and got it. The extra bit goes into Ms. Champagne’s savings to eventually help repay college loans.
“It seems like a small difference, but it makes a really big difference,” says Ms. Champagne, who struggles to keep up with California’s high cost of
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