<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3uQq9c_0vSz8M7k00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3uQq9c_0vSz8M7k00" width="980" height="653" ><figcaption>Slater</figcaption></figure><p>There is one state in New England with a really low minimum wage and that lucky state is New Hampshire.</p><p>Massachusetts had a plan to get the minimum wage up to $15.00 by January of 2023 and that it did. There was no planned or approved increase for Massachusetts for 2024.</p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2c2Vee_0vSz8M7k00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2c2Vee_0vSz8M7k00" width="1598" height="1067" ><figcaption>Kritchanut</figcaption></figure><p>Four other surrounding New England states have respectable minimum wages, except for <b>New Hampshire.</b></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2oAMyY_0vSz8M7k00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2oAMyY_0vSz8M7k00" width="594" height="396" ><figcaption>Getty Images</figcaption></figure><p>Not that minimum wage rates is the deciding factor on where you ultimately end up, but it's worth noting that New Hampshire's minimum wage is a pathetic <b>$7.25</b> an hour (the federal minimum). I realize that <i>pathetic</i> is subjective and that small businesses can absolutely struggle to keep up with higher minimum wages, but still.</p><p>There are currently only 19 states with a $7.25 minimum wage.</p><h2>Gov. Chris Sununu and Nikki Haley In Above Photo</h2><p><i>The minimum wage in New Hampshire hasn’t changed in over 10 years, and in 2023 it remained at $7.25. There have been a number of attempts to raise the minimum wage over the years, but New Hampshire has remained consistent with the federal minimum wage.</i></p><h2>New England Minimum Wages for 2024</h2><h2>Massachusetts - $15.00</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3rMGw1_0vSz8M7k00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3rMGw1_0vSz8M7k00" width="1067" height="1067" ><figcaption>Hanif Zahari</figcaption></figure><h2>Connecticut - $15.69</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2OS6YL_0vSz8M7k00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2OS6YL_0vSz8M7k00" width="1600" height="1040" ><figcaption>roxanabalint</figcaption></figure><h2>Rhode Island - $14.00</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2XpfTR_0vSz8M7k00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2XpfTR_0vSz8M7k00" width="594" height="381" ><figcaption>Getty Images</figcaption></figure><h2>Vermont - $13.67</h2><h2>Maine - $14.15</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4HMSZC_0vSz8M7k00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4HMSZC_0vSz8M7k00" width="1397" height="1067" ><figcaption>Eivaisla</figcaption></figure><h2>New Hampshire - $7.25</h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1g7xOZ_0vSz8M7k00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1g7xOZ_0vSz8M7k00" width="594" height="396" ><figcaption>Getty Images</figcaption></figure><h2>Overtime In NH</h2><p><i>In New Hampshire, employees working more than 40 hours a week are guaranteed time and a half for all hours worked. T</i><i>here are some exemptions here, including seasonal employees who work fewer than six months a year</i>.</p><p><b>Massachusetts has the third highest minimum wage in the U.S. behind only Connecticut, California, and Washington.</b></p><h2>LOOK: The 25 least expensive states to live in</h2><p>Here are the top 25 states with the lowest cost of living in 2022, using data <a href="https://stacker.com/">Stacker</a> culled from the <a href="https://www.coli.org/about/">Council for Community and Economic Research</a>.</p></div></body>

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There is one state in New England with a really low minimum wage and that lucky state is New Hampshire. Massachusetts had a plan to get the minimum wage up to $15.00 by January of 2023 and that it did. There was no planned or approved increase for Massachusetts for 2024.