NWT minimum wage goes from $16.95 to $17.20 on September 1
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NWT minimum wage goes from $16.95 to $17.20 on September 1
Ollie Williams
Sunday August 2, 2026 at 5:55am MT
$16.05 was the NWT's 2023 minimum wage, shown here in cash. It has since risen to $16.95. Emma Stuart-Kiss/Cabin Radio
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The NWT’s minimum wage will increase by 25 cents an hour on September 1, 2026 to the new baseline hourly rate of $17.20.
The existing minimum wage is $16.95, which had been set in 2025.
Since 2022, the NWT government has adjusted the minimum wage annually using a formula based on percentage changes in the consumer price index and the average hourly wage from the…
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