2020 Minimum Wage for City of Albuquerque

Effective January 1, 2020, employees in the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, must be paid increased minimum wage and tipped wage rates. This annual adjustment is based on an increase, if any, in the prior calendar year’s Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers in the Western Region.

The new minimum wage rates for 2020 are outlined below.

2020 Minimum Wage Adjustment

Beginning January 1, 2020, the minimum wage increases to:

• $9.35 per hour
• $8.35 per hour for employees whose employer provides them with healthcare and/or childcare benefits during any pay period—and pays an amount for those benefits that are equal to or exceeds an annualized cost of $2,500
• $5.60 per hour for tipped employees, which is 60% of the full minimum wage

Enforcement of the Minimum Wage

Employees who believe they have not been paid the correct minimum wage may report an allegation of noncompliance by calling the City of Albuquerque’s Legal Department at (505) 768-4500. Any employee who is worried about retaliation or termination due to reporting an allegation may make a request to proceed anonymously, but this request must be made at the beginning of the process.

For additional information on this topic, employers and employees may go to the Rule Regarding Enforcement of the Albuquerque Minimum Wage Ordinance web page.

Compliance Made Easy!

If you have not already done so, we encourage you to order our City/County Poster 1-Year Plan so that you will automatically receive the updated City of Albuquerque poster in plenty of time before January 1, 2020. And because we provide free poster updates for mandatory changes, no matter how many occur during the 12-month period, you can always count on Poster Compliance Center to keep your business in compliance!