Governor Mike Rounds signed a bill that will increase South Dakota minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 per hour. The law will take effect as soon as President Bush signs a corresponding federal bill.
The increase will take three steps. The bill will increase minimum wage to $5.85 when federal minimum wage is raised or July 1 arrives, whichever is later.
The minimum wage will rise to $6.55 a year later, and the third increase would become effective two years after the first increase.
The minimum wage in South Dakota has not increased for ten years.
