The minimum wage in Illinois will increase again, January 1, 2023, as authorized by Public Act 101-1. This increase will result in a state minimum wage of $15.00 by January 1, 2025. The intermediate increases are:
| Date of Increase | New Minimum Wage |
| January 1, 2023 | $13.00 |
| January 1, 2024 | $14.00 |
| January 1, 2025 | $15.00 |
On January 1, 2023, Human Resource Services (HRS) will run a program that will convert the pay rates for any hourly employees who are paid less than $13.00 an hour to the new minimum of $13.00. Accordingly, you will need to adjust resource allocations in cost centers to support the new minimum wage. No additional resources will be provided to fund the increases. If your department has adjustments that need to be made outside of this process for students and extra-help employees, we would appreciate receiving the paperwork by December 16, 2022.
Please note that this change happens in the middle of our fiscal year, so you will need to account for future changes in the budgeting process that may occur in the spring at NIU.
Additionally, the ranges for both extra help and students will be updated to reflect the new minimum wages. We appreciate your assistance in implementing the January 1 minimum wage increase.
