Last Thursday, Delegate Adrian Boafo, from Prince George’s County, announced his and Baltimore Senator Cory McCray’s proposal to exempt tips from state income taxes, to increase the minimum wage to $20 an hour by 2030, and to require that tipped workers be paid the same minimum wage as everyone else. As proposed by Boafo and McCray, eliminating the tipped minimum wage would be a state constitutional amendment and would require voters’ approval in 2026.
Flip side of the coin: It is important to note the implications of further minimum wage hikes for Maryland, including increased expenses for employers that could lead to layoffs, incentivize automation and rising prices of goods for consumers.
