RESOURCES

MINIMUM WAGE

The current minimum wage in New Brunswick is $14.75 per hour. The minimum wage is adjusted annually on April 1 based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the previous year. Next April 1, the minimum wage will be $15.30 to match the 2023 New Brunswick CPI (3.6%).

More information from the Employment Standards.

The Common Front advocates for increasing the minimum wage to a living wage, an average of $20 per hour. The Human Development Council recently released the 2023 Living Wages report.