In 2025, Bloomington’s “living wage” will reach $16.22 an hour.
Of that $16.22, up to $2.43 can be in the form of health insurance offered to a covered employee.
The increase in 2025 will boost Bloomington’s living wage by $0.47 an hour (about 3 percent) from the 2024 level of $15.75.
Enacted in 2005 by Bloomington’s city council, the living wage at the start was set at $10, with a provision that it increase by an amount based on the CPI (consumer price index).
Who has to meet the living wage standard in Bloomington?