Santa Fe, N.M., to have nation’s highest minimum wage

January 27, 2012

SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - When Santa Fe's minimum wage rises to $10.29 an hour on March 1, the New Mexico capital will have the highest local wage requirement in the country, according to the National Employment Law Project. Santa Fe, a high desert oasis where the well-heeled buy second homes and tourists flock for art galleries and world-class opera, will surpass San Francisco, which requires workers to be paid at least $10.24 an hour. Santa Fe's increase from $9.85 an hour stems from a city ordinance that ties wage requirements to a consumer price index for the western United States. ...

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