Last week, Overland Park raised its minimum wage for city employees to $15 per hour — a move that city officials touted as a way to remain competitive and retain city workers. The city government is currently hiring for 71 open positions, according to its jobs page. Most of the jobs impacted will be in the city’s parks department, although some other positions will see their pay increase as well. Overland Park is the latest city in the metro to adopt a minimum wage for its government employees that’s higher than the statewide minimum. Kansas City and Kansas City, Kansas, also pay their employees at least $15 per hour, while Lee’s Summit has an even higher wage floor. A wage of $15 per hour is more than double Kansas’ minimum of $7.25, which is also the federal minimum. This new pay floor is still below the living wage for Johnson County.
Source: The Kansas City Star
