{"id":12159,"date":"2026-02-17T09:13:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=12159"},"modified":"2026-06-24T05:57:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T10:57:36","slug":"15-dollar-minimum-wage-coming-to-virginia","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/wage-hour\/minimum-wage\/15-dollar-minimum-wage-coming-to-virginia\/","title":{"rendered":"A $15 minimum wage is coming soon to Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5fc8583 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile lnrs-hide-block-on-desktop is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b15f4bf2 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"\">Written by: <\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-396749221673b8ac7695565b15cd4cd4 wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/author\/michael-cardman\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Michael Cardman<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b15f4bf2 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group lnrs-hide-block-on-desktop is-content-justification-right is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89f4e36b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\" class=\"\">Share<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"addtoany_shortcode\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_28 addtoany_list\" data-a2a-url=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/wage-hour\/minimum-wage\/15-dollar-minimum-wage-coming-to-virginia\/\" data-a2a-title=\"A $15 minimum wage is coming soon to Virginia\"><a class=\"a2a_button_linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Fwage-hour%2Fminimum-wage%2F15-dollar-minimum-wage-coming-to-virginia%2F&amp;linkname=A%20%2415%20minimum%20wage%20is%20coming%20soon%20to%20Virginia\" title=\"LinkedIn\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_x\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/x?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Fwage-hour%2Fminimum-wage%2F15-dollar-minimum-wage-coming-to-virginia%2F&amp;linkname=A%20%2415%20minimum%20wage%20is%20coming%20soon%20to%20Virginia\" title=\"X\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Fwage-hour%2Fminimum-wage%2F15-dollar-minimum-wage-coming-to-virginia%2F&amp;linkname=A%20%2415%20minimum%20wage%20is%20coming%20soon%20to%20Virginia\" title=\"Facebook\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brightmine.com%2Fus%2Fresources%2Fhr-compliance%2Fwage-hour%2Fminimum-wage%2F15-dollar-minimum-wage-coming-to-virginia%2F&amp;linkname=A%20%2415%20minimum%20wage%20is%20coming%20soon%20to%20Virginia\" title=\"Email\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Virginia is on the verge of accelerating the growth of its minimum wage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Legislation that has passed both chambers of the state legislature (<a href=\"https:\/\/lis.virginia.gov\/bill-details\/20261\/HB1?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HB 1<\/a>&nbsp;in the House of Delegates and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lis.virginia.gov\/bill-details\/20261\/SB1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SB 1<\/a>&nbsp;in the Senate) would raise the state minimum wage to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">$13.75, effective January&nbsp;1, 2027; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">$15.00 per hour, effective January&nbsp;1, 2028.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Starting January&nbsp;1, 2029, and every January&nbsp;1 thereafter, the minimum wage would be adjusted for inflation based on the US Consumer Price Index for All Items, All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). (Under current law, annual inflation adjustments would resume January&nbsp;1, 2027.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The following chart shows the projected change in the trajectory of the state minimum wage based on 2.54% annual inflation adjustments, which is the average annual change in the CPI-U during the past 25 years:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-infogram wp-block-embed-infogram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"554e7ccc-75a1-42f1-b7ca-7a37b8d98c8f\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"Virginia Minimum Wage Projections\"><\/div><script>!function(e,n,i,s){var d=\"InfogramEmbeds\";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The legislation soon will be delivered to the desk of Gov. Abigail Spanberger, who said in a statement that she plans to sign it into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In related news, bills that would eliminate the minimum wage exemptions for farm workers and certain temporary foreign workers (<a href=\"https:\/\/lis.virginia.gov\/vote-details\/HB20\/20261\/26110171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HB 20<\/a>&nbsp;in the House of Delegates and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lis.virginia.gov\/bill-details\/20261\/SB121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SB 121<\/a>&nbsp;in the Senate) also are advancing through the legislature. 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