At $7.80, Montana currently pays more in minimum wage than all but a few states, but according to Montana Department of Labor and Industry Communications Director Casey Kyler-West, the minimum wage will be going up again in 2014.
Carl talked this morning about the downside of having a minimum wage, or a living wage.
The minimum wage is why businesses don't hire very many new workers, because new employees can't generate enough profit to pay for themselves.
Carl Graham on 1450 KMMS
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With the unemployment rate being what it is, a lot of people these days are being forced to work for minimum wage. But exactly how much you get could depend largely on what state you’re in.
If there seems to be a little bit more change in your pocket, it might be because Montana’s minimum wage climbed to $7.35 an hour on January first. That’s an increase of ten cents, which translates to $32 per month for the average worker.