Rockville, MD – This morning the Montgomery County Council unanimously passed Bill 28-17 to raise the minimum wage in Montgomery County from $11.50 an hour to $15 an hour. The bill would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour for employees of business of 51 or more people by 2021. The wage hike will reach businesses of 49 or less people by 2023 and business of 10 or fewer people by 2024. The passage includes a provision to index the minimum for inflation starting in 2022.
Councilmember Marc Elrich introduced the amended legislation in July 2017. The Montgomery County Council Executive Ike Leggett had vetoed the bill earlier this year.
Eighteen months of grassroots work helped bring us closer to a living wage in Montgomery County. This result is possible due to our coalition of partners, the Progressive Maryland Montgomery County Chapter, and hundreds of Progressive Maryland volunteers.