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List of US states by minimum wage
This is a list of the official minimum wage rates of the 50 US states and the federal district of Washington, D.C.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] For comparisons to other countries see: List of countries by minimum wage.
Table for last few years edit
See minimum wage in the United States for much more info, including detailed state-by-state and city-by-city breakdown of the facts and numbers, and info on US territories.
Notes:
- Bolding has been added to current-year minimum wages that are an increase from last year.[1][2][6]
- Table does not include info on pay for tipped, part-time, overtime, or underage employees.[9][8][10][11]
- TBD means "to be determined" on that date.
- State links below are "Economy of STATE" links.
| State | 2019[3] | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) |
| Alaska | $9.89 | $10.19 | $10.34 | $10.34 | $10.85 |
| Arizona | $11.00 | $12.00 | $12.15 | $12.80 | $13.85 |
| Arkansas | $9.25 | $10.00 | $11.00 | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| California | $12.00 | $13.00 | $14.00 | $15.00CA | $15.50 |
| Colorado | $11.10 | $12.00 | $12.32 | $12.56 | $13.65 |
| Connecticut | $11.00 | $12.00 | $13.00 | $14.00 | $14.00. $15.00 on June 1, 2023.[12] |
| Delaware | $8.75 | $9.25 | $9.25 | $10.50 | $11.75 |
| Florida | $8.46[13] | $8.56 | $10.00 | $11.00 | $11.00. $12.00 on Sept 30, 2023. |
| Georgia | $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) | $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) | $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) | $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) | $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) |
| Hawaii | $10.10 | $10.10 | $10.10 | $10.10 | $12.00 |
| Idaho | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Illinois | $9.25 | $10.00 | $11.00 | $12.00 | $13.00 |
| Indiana | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Iowa | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Kansas | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Kentucky | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Louisiana | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) |
| Maine | $11.00 | $12.00 | $12.15 | $12.75 | $13.80 |
| Maryland | $10.10 | $11.00 | $11.75 | $12.50MD | $13.25 |
| Massachusetts | $12.00 | $12.75 | $13.50 | $14.25 | $15.00 |
| Michigan | $9.45 | $9.65 | $9.65 | $9.87 | $10.10 |
| Minnesota | $9.86/8.04MN | $10.00/8.15MN | $10.08/8.21MN | $10.33/8.42MN | $10.59/8.63MN |
| Mississippi | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) |
| Missouri | $8.60 | $9.45 | $10.30 | $11.15 | $12.00 |
| Montana | $8.50 | $8.65 | $8.75 | $9.20 | $9.95 |
| Nebraska | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $10.50 |
| Nevada | $8.25/7.25NV | $9.00/8.00NV | $9.75/8.75NV | $10.50/9.50NV | $10.50/9.50. $11.25/10.25 on July 1, 2023.NV |
| New Hampshire | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| New Jersey | $10.00 | $11.00 | $12.00 | $13.00/11.90NJ | $14.13/11.90NJ |
| New Mexico | $7.50 | $9.00 | $10.50 | $11.50 | $12.00 |
| New York | $11.10 | $11.80 | $12.50 | $13.20 | $14.20 |
| North Carolina | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| North Dakota | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Ohio | $8.55/7.25 [14]OH | $8.70/7.25 [15]OH | $8.80/7.25 [16]OH | $9.30/7.25 [17]OH | $10.10/7.25 [17]OH |
| Oklahoma | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Oregon | $11.25 | $12.00 | $12.75 | $13.50 | $13.50. $14.20 on July 1, 2023.[18] |
| Pennsylvania | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Rhode Island | $10.50 | $11.50 | $11.50 | $12.25 | $13.00 |
| South Carolina | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) |
| South Dakota | $9.10 | $9.30 | $9.45 | $9.95 | $10.80 |
| Tennessee | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) | $7.25 (Federal, no state minimum) |
| Texas | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Utah | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Vermont | $10.78 | $10.96 | $11.75 | $12.55 | $13.18 |
| Virginia | $7.25 | $7.25 | $9.50 | $11.00 | $12.00 |
| Washington | $12.00 | $13.50 | $13.69 | $14.49 | $15.74 |
| Washington, D.C. | $14.00 | $15.00 | $15.20 | $15.20. $16.10 on July 1, 2022.[19] | $16.50. $17.00 on July 1, 2023.[20] |
| West Virginia | $8.75/7.25WV | $8.75/7.25WV | $8.75/7.25WV | $8.75/7.25WV | $8.75/7.25WV |
| Wisconsin | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 |
| Wyoming | $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) | $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) | $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) | $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) | $5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage) |
Additional information edit
This section breaks it down further by state.[21][5]
- ^CA $15.00 applies to employers of 26 or more employees. Employers of 25 or fewer employees must pay a minimum wage of $14.00 per hour.
- ^MD $12.50 applies to employers of 15 or more employees. Employers of 14 or fewer employees must pay a minimum wage of $12.20 per hour.
- ^MN The higher minimum wage applies to employers with annual gross revenues of at least $500,000. The lower minimum wage applies to smaller employers with annual gross revenues below $500,000.[22]
- ^NV The lower minimum wage is for employees who are offered health insurance. Employees who are not offered health insurance must receive the higher minimum wage.
- ^NJ The higher minimum wage applies to non-seasonal employers of 6 or more employees. The lower minimum wage applies to seasonal or smaller employers of 5 or fewer employees.
- ^OH The higher minimum wage applies to employers with annual gross revenues of a specified minimum amount ($372,000 in 2023,[17] $342,000 in 2022,[17] $323,000 in 2021,[16] $319,000 in 2020,[15] and $314,000 in 2019[14]). The federal minimum wage of $7.25 applies to smaller employers with annual gross revenues below the specified minimum amount.
- ^WV $8.75 applies to employers of 6 or more employees at one specific location. Employers of 5 or fewer employees at one specific location must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
Consolidated minimum wage table edit
Below is a compact table of the minimum wages by U.S. state, U.S. territory, and the District of Columbia. This table is an exact duplicate of the Department of Labor source page ("Consolidated Minimum Wage Table"). So it may be out of date at times. See date on table at source. Go to source for more details. The federal minimum wage applies in states with no state minimum wage (column titled "No MW Required").[7][1]
- Note: See abbreviations list.
- Note: Territories listed in this table (see bottom of columns too):
- GU = Guam. VI = U.S. Virgin Islands. PR = Puerto Rico. CNMI = Northern Mariana Islands.
| Greater than federal MW | Equals federal MW of $7.25 | No MW Required |
|---|---|---|
| AK $10.85 | CNMI | AL |
| AR $11.00 | GA | LA |
| AZ $13.85 | IA | MS |
| CA $15.50 | ID | SC |
| CO $13.65 | IN | TN |
| CT $14.00 | KS | |
| DC $16.50 | KY | |
| DE $11.75 | NC | |
| FL $11.00 | ND | |
| HI $12.00 | NH | |
| IL $13.00 | OK | |
| MA $15.00 | PA | |
| MD $13.25 | TX | |
| ME $13.80 | UT | |
| MI $10.10 | WI | |
| MN $10.59 | WY | |
| MO $12.00 | ||
| MT $9.95 | ||
| NE $10.50 | ||
| NJ $14.13 | ||
| NM $12.00 | ||
| NV $10.50/9.50 | ||
| NY $14.20 | ||
| OH $10.10 | ||
| OR $13.50 | ||
| PR $8.50 | ||
| RI $13.00 | ||
| SD $10.80 | ||
| VA $12.00 | ||
| VT $13.18 | ||
| WA $15.74 | ||
| WV $8.75 | ||
| VI $10.50 | ||
| GU $9.25 | ||
| 30 States + DC, GU, PR & VI | 15 States + CNMI | 5 States |
Map of state minimum wages edit
See the date at the top of the map.
See also edit
- Timeline of federal minimum hourly wage for the United States (including inflation-adjusted)
- Average worker's wage
- Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
- History of labor law in the United States
- Income inequality in the United States
- List of countries by minimum wage
- Living wage
- Maximum wage
- Minimum Wage Fixing Convention 1970
- Minimum wage law
- Price/wage spiral
- United States labor law
- Wage slavery
- Wage theft (Act by employer of failing to pay wage per contract or legal required)
- Working poor
- List of countries by average wage
- List of countries by median wage
- List of countries by wealth per adult
- List of minimum wages in Canada
- List of minimum wages in China (PRC)
- The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
- List of European countries by minimum wage
- List of European Union member states by minimum wage
- List of European countries by average wage
- List of European countries by GNI (nominal) per capita
- List of countries by GDP (nominal)
- List of U.S. states and territories by median wage and mean wage
References edit
- ^ a b c d State Minimum Wage Laws. Wage and Hour Division (WHD). United States Department of Labor. Click on states on that map to see exact minimum wage info by state. See bottom of page for District of Columbia and U.S. territories.
- ^ a b c Changes in Basic Minimum Wages in Non-Farm Employment Under State Law: Selected Years 1968 to 2021. Wage and Hour Division (WHD). United States Department of Labor. The data on the last table on the page covers 2020 to 2022 and matches up with other sources. The 2019 column in the next to last table has many mistakes. Use other sources for 2019.
- ^ a b c Minimum wage rates by state. LaborLawCenter. Table of state by state rates by year going back many years.
- ^ a b Minimum Wage Rates by State. Horton Group.
- ^ a b c Minimum Wage /Rates by State. Minimum-Wage.org - Also has links to state sources.
- ^ a b c Minimum Wage by State - Paycor. And see : See notes there that explain why there is an asterisk (or multiple asterisks) next to some of the wages listed in the table.
- ^ a b c Consolidated Minimum Wage Table. From: Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor. See abbreviations list.
- ^ a b c Minimum Wage Tracker. The Economic Policy Institute. Click state on map to see sidebar info for minimum wage and subminimum wage for tipped workers. Also most recent increase, upcoming increases, indexing, and notes.
- ^ a b State Minimum Wage Chart - State-by-State Requirements. Employer Pass. Also has exceptions, and tipped wages.
- ^ Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees by State. Paycor.
- ^ Tipped Minimum Wage Laws by State 2023. Minimum-Wage.org - Table. See state links for detailed info.
- ^ "Governor Lamont Reminds Residents That Connecticut's Minimum Wage Is Scheduled To Increase on June 1". CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Minimum Wage History" (PDF). September 2022.
- ^ a b 2019 Minimum Wage. Ohio Department of Commerce.
- ^ a b 2020 Minimum Wage. Ohio Department of Commerce.
- ^ a b 2021 Minimum Wage. Ohio Department of Commerce.
- ^ a b c d Ohio’s Minimum Wage to Increase in 2022. Sep 30, 2022. Updated Nov 4, 2022. Ohio Department of Commerce.
- ^ "Minimum wage increase schedule". Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries.
- ^ Mayor Bowser Announces Minimum Wage Increase Effective July 1, 2022. Executive Office of the Mayor.
- ^ DC Residents Reminded of New Laws Going Into Effect January 1, 2023. Executive Office of the Mayor.
- ^ State Labor Offices. Wage and Hour Division (WHD). United States Department of Labor.
- ^ What to know about minimum wage in Minnesota. Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. Wage and Hour Bulletin. September 2022.
Further reading edit
- State Minimum Wages: An Overview (Report). Congressional Research Service. March 2, 2023. R43792.
External links edit
- List of US states by minimum wage at Curlie
- Federal Minimum Wage. United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.
- Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees. United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.
- Inflation Adjusted Minimum Wage by Year. Compares minimum wage adjusted for inflation by year.
- History of Federal Minimum Wage United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.
- Maps and charts of minimum wage vs. housing costs – National Low Income Housing Coalition (advocacy group).