BALTIMORE — Come September 12, the University of Maryland Medical System will begin paying their employees a $15 hourly minimum wage.
The increase affects approximately 1,500 full and part-time employees, which equates to about five percent of the system’s workforce.
Johns Hopkins University raised their minimum wage to $15 back on July 1.
Employees on the health system side of Hopkins will see the change effective January 1, 2022.
The move comes four years before a Maryland law passed in 2019 takes full effect.
As Baltimore's largest employer, Johns Hopkins says more than 6,000 Maryland workers will directly benefit.
