Albuquerque Minimum Wage - 2018
Information about Albuquerque's minimum wage for 2018.
2018 Minimum Wage
The 2018 minimum wage required to be paid from Jan. 1, 2018, through Dec. 31, 2018:
- Starting Jan. 1, 2018, the minimum wage will be $8.95.
- Starting Jan. 1, 2018, the minimum wage will be $7.95 if the employee's employer provides healthcare and/or childcare benefits to the employee during any pay period and the employer pays an amount for these benefits equal to or in excess of an annualized cost of $2,500.00.
- Starting Jan. 1, 2018, the minimum wage for tipped employees will be $5.35.
Consumer Price Index: Urban Wage Earners & Clerical Workers
| Period | CPI Index | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2016 | 234.909 | |||
| August 2017 | 239.448 | |||
| Percent Change | 1.932% | |||
2018 Minimum Wage Rates
| Minimum Wage of | January 2017 | Increase | Rounded | Wage as of January 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8.80 | $0.17 | $0.15 | $8.95 | |
| With Health Care | $7.80 | $7.95 | ||
| Tipped Employee (60% of minimum in 2018) |
$5.30 | $5.35 |
