HOUSTON — Texas is not a part of the 21 states increasing the minimum pay for workers on Jan. 1, 2025. According to data from the Texas Workforce Commission, the state minimum wage remains unchanged since July 2009. In Texas, an employer under specific conditions can pay an employee lower than the adopted $7.25 per hour rate.
To have employees make a livable wage from a municipal job, some cities in Texas have increased the minimum wage well beyond the adopted state standard. However, each city has its own terms and rates for employees.
THE QUESTION
A viewer asked, “I hear there are 5 cities in Texas raising minimum wages for workers within their city limits come January 1st. Is that true?”
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Some Texas cities are raising the minimum wages for workers within their city limits for the 2025 fiscal year.
WHAT WE FOUND
Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio are among the major cities in Texas that pay their city employees above the state’s adopted rate of $7.25 per hour.
In the case of Dallas, employee raises went into effect when the Dallas City Council approved the 2024-2025 budget according to reporting from KHOU 11’s sister station WFAA. City budgets usually take effect when a city’s fiscal year ends and another begins, which means raises can start before the start of a new calendar year…