{"id":8612,"date":"2026-02-10T12:04:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/?post_type=resources&p=8612"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:44:10","slug":"nebraska-nixes-annual-inflation-adjustments","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/us\/resources\/hr-compliance\/wage-hour\/minimum-wage\/nebraska-nixes-annual-inflation-adjustments\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska nixes annual inflation adjustments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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by Michael Cardman,<\/strong> Brightmine Senior Legal Editor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Nebraska’s minimum wage will likely grow at a slower pace under a new bill<\/a> signed into law yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of being increased by the rate of inflation every year, Nebraska’s minimum wage will be increased by a flat 1.75% per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proponents said fixed-rate minimum wage increases will provide business owners with consistent and predictable labor costs. “That consistency is good for workers and it’s good for business owners,” state Sen Jana Hughes said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the change won’t necessarily slow the growth of the Nebraska’s minimum wage, it is highly likely to do so since the rate of inflation has historically outpaced 1.75%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following chart shows the projected change in the trajectory based on 1.75% annual growth versus 2.4% growth, the average annual change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Midwest Region<\/a> (the index that would have been used to calculate annual inflation adjustments if the law had not passed) during the past 25 years:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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