Albuquerque Minimum Wage Information
Information about Albuquerque's minimum wage.
2022 Minimum Wage
The 2022 minimum wage required to be paid from Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2022:
- Starting Jan. 1, 2022, the minimum wage will be $11.50.
- Starting January 1, 2022, the minimum wage will be $11.50 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, 2022, the minimum wage for tipped employees will be $6.90.
Consumer Price Index: Urban Wage Earners & Clerical Workers
| Period | CPI Index | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | 253.597 | |||
| August 2021 | 268.387 | |||
| Percent Change | 5.832% | |||
2022 Minimum Wage Rates
| Minimum Wage of | January 2021 | Increase | Rounded | *Wage as of January 2022 | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum Wage | $10.50 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $11.50 | 9.5% |
| With Health Care | $9.50 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $11.50 |
10.5% |
| Tipped Employee (60% of minimum in 2022) |
$6.30 | $0.60 | $0.60 | $6.90 | 9.5% |
*Beginning January 1, 2022, pursuant to Section 50-4-22 A (3) of the Minimum Wage Act, NMSA 1978, as amended, the State of New Mexico minimum wage rate increases to $11.50 per hour. The City of Albuquerque Minimum Wage Ordinance's annual wage rate adjustment must therefore comply with this higher state-mandated rate of $11.50 per hour.