FARMINGTON — Already impacted by the economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, San Juan County’s business scene has its reservations about the upcoming minimum wage increase. Effective on New Year's Day, the state's minimum wage for 2021 will increase from $9 per hour to $10.50 per hour. The state's minimum wage for tipped workers for 2021 will increase from $2.35 per hour to $2.55 per hour. Between Jan. 1, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2019, the state's minimum wage was $7.50 per hour. The 2020 minimum wage of $9 per hour went into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. This latest minimum wage increase is the second phase geared toward reaching a minimum wage of $12 an hour that will take effect in 2023.