Maine’s minimum wage workers will see a pay hike starting in January.

The minimum wage will increase from $14.65 to $15.10 an hour as of Jan. 1, 2026, according to the Maine Department of Labor.

That increase comes at the latest Consumer Price Index for the Northeast shows the cost to live has risen 3.1 percent between August 2024 and August 2025, the Department of Labor said Thursday.

The wage for tipped workers also will increase from $7.33 to $7.55 an hour. Employers must show that tipped workers earned at least the new minimum wage between their direct wage and tips at the end of the week.

As a result of the minimum wage hike, the minimum salary threshold for overtime exempt workers has risen to $871.16 a week, or $45,300.32 a year, according to the department. The minimum wage

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