Minnesota's minimum wage is set to increase in 2021

A closer look at how rates will changes beginning Friday.

Program./// if you needed another reason to look forward to 2021... minnesota's minimum?

"*wage will be increasing.

Kimt news three's anthony monzon joins us live in rochester with a breakdown of how rates will change starting friday.

Anthony?

Xxx well katie... officials are calling this a modest increase.

So if you're earning 8 dollars 15 cents per hour minimum wage... your employer will need to pay you 6 cents more per hour.

If you work for a large employer... so a business that makes 500?

"* thousand dollars or more a year... your minimum wage will go up 8 cents.

James honor?

"* man of the department of labor and industry says compared to years past... this adjustment is a pretty mild.

Xxx "in other years past, it's in between 1?

"*and?

"* 2 percent of increase, so this is slightly less, more of a modest increase."

While this adjustment may not be the largest minnesota has ever seen... it will still affect an estimated 200?

"* thousand workers according to the department of labor's most recent estimate before the pandemic.

Live in rochester... anthony monzon... kimt news thank you anthony.

This minimum?

"* wage increase will apply to every minnesota city except for minneapolis and saint paul... which have already implemented higher