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El Paso raises city employee minimum to $15.75 an hour, effective Feb. 23, 2025
Summary
The City Council voted unanimously to boost the city's minimum pay for municipal employees to $15.75 per hour starting Feb. 23, 2025, a move council members framed as an investment in recruitment, retention and household stability for city workers.
El Paso City Council on Dec. 17 approved an amendment to the FY2025 budget that raises the city's minimum wage for municipal employees to $15.75 per hour effective Feb. 23, 2025.
The vote was unanimous. Councilmembers and city leadership described the pay increase as both a moral decision and a fiscally prudent investment designed to reduce turnover costs and strengthen the city's ability to recruit and retain staff across departments.
Council members described the measure as the culmination of an initiative that began as a council proposal in 2023 to phase the city's minimum wage to $15 by 2026. Facing improved fiscal…
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