CONCORD -- The New Hampshire minimum wage would raise $2.25 next year to $9.50, and $4.75 to $12 by 2022, under a bill the House passed on Thursday.

The state has not has a minimum wage since 2011 when the legislature decided to eliminate it and default to the federal minimum wage of $7.25. New Hampshire is the only New England state that defaults to the federal minimum wage. Neighboring Massachusetts increased its minimum wage to $12 on Jan. 1, and it is set to increase 75 cents each year until reaching $15 per hour in 2023.

A Senate bill is also being considered that would set the minimum wage at $10 on Jan. 1, and go up to either $11 or $12 by 2022, depending on whether workers are offered at least 10 days of paid sick leave.