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Hackettstown Board raises district minimum wage to $15.92, effective Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
The Hackettstown Board of Education approved an increase to the district’s minimum wage to $15.92 per hour, effective Jan. 1, 2026, amid routine business approvals at its Nov. 12 meeting.
The Hackettstown Board of Education voted Nov. 12 to raise the district minimum wage to $15.92 an hour, effective Jan. 1, 2026, as required by state statute. Business Administrator James Schlessinger presented the motion during the business and finance portion of the meeting, and the board approved it as part of the consent business agenda.
Board members framed the change as an automatic compliance action tied to state law rather than a district-specific policy shift. The wage increase was listed among routine business items that the board approved by roll call during the meeting.
The change will take effect at the start of the new calendar year; the district did not specify in the meeting minutes how many employees will be affected or the total budgetary impact.
