Bowdoin College to increase its minimum wage to $17 an hour by 2022

BRUNSWICK — In the face of an increasingly competitive labor market, Bowdoin College’s hourly employees will see their wage increase to $17 per hour by 2022, starting with a boost to $14 per hour next summer, a $1.35 increase from the college’s current minimum wage.

The plan to scale up from the college’s current $12.65 minimum wage, “reflects Bowdoin’s commitment to remaining a leader in wages and benefits in a new reality of record-low unemployment and increasing competition for excellent employees,” according to Bowdoin President Clayton Rose.

The already tight labor market is made increasingly tighter by Bath Iron Works’ plans to hire 1,000 workers next year, Rose said in his statement.

“This is the right thing to do for our employees, whose hard work is essential to making Bowdoin special,” Rose added.

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(Portland Press Herald)