Orlando, Fla. — Orlando City Council votes in favor of increasing minimum wage to $15 per hour for all city workers by 2021.
Council members Monday, voted in favor of the proposal to increase the minimum wage for all full-time, part-time and seasonal city of Orlando employees. Those who aren't currently earning at least that amount will see incremental increases during the next few years.
Wages will increase from $13 per hour in 2019 to $14 in 2020 and then $15 per hour by 2021. City workers who already make at least $15 per hour will also receive a raise.
According to the city, there are nearly three hundred city employees currently making less than $15 per hour.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said, “If somebody has to work two jobs to simply make a living wage and put food on their table, it’s a very difficult situation.” The pay bump is retroactive, so city workers will see the increase on their next pay check.