Nearly 7 in 10 minimum wage workers are women.
Minimum wage: $7.25.
Tipped minimum cash wage: $2.13.
Scheduled increase: Jan. 1, 2014: The minimum wage may rise to $8.25. Voters must first approve a ballot measure in November 2013. The tipped minimum wage would not change.
2013 legislative action: After Gov. Christie vetoed a bill to raise the minimum wage to $8.50 (followed by annual inflation adjustments), the legislature passed a constitutional amendment to raise the wage to $8.25 (followed by annual inflation adjustments). The amendment is subject to voter approval on the November 2013 ballot, but does not require the governor's signature.