Brief State Minimum Wages

Summary  

Currently, 34 states, territories and districts have minimum wages above the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. 

Five states have not adopted a state minimum wage: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee. Two states, Georgia and Wyoming, have a minimum wage below $7.25 per hour. In all seven of these states, the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour applies. 

State Minimum Wages  

The table below reflects current state minimum wages in effect as of April 9, 2024, as well as future enacted increases. This table does not reflect industry specific and prevailing wages. 

State Minimum Wage Legislation
State	Minimum Wage	Future Enacted    Increases	Other Information
Alabama	$7.25		No state minimum wage law. Defaults to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage.
Alaska	$11.73		Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2017. (2014 ballot measure)
American Samoa	Varies 1
Arizona	$14.35		Indexed annual increases began Jan. 2021. (2016 ballot measure)
Arkansas	$11.00
California	$16.00		Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2023. (2016 legislation)
Colorado	$14.42		Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2021. (2016 ballot measure)
Connecticut	$15.69 2		Indexed annual increases will begin Jan. 1, 2024 (2019 legislation)
Delaware	$13.25	$15 eff. 1-1-25
D.C.	$17.00		Indexed annual increases began July 1, 2021 (2016 ballot measure)
Florida	$12.00	$13 eff. 9-30-24   $14 eff. 9-30-25   $15 eff. 9-30-26	Indexed annual increases will resume Sept. 30, 2028. (Constitutional amendment 2004)
Georgia	$7.25		State minimum wage law is $5.15, but defaults to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act since it is higher.
Guam	$9.25
Hawaii	$14.00	$16 eff. 1-1-26  $18 eff. 1-1-28
Idaho	$7.25
Illinois	$14.00 3	$15 eff. 1-1-25 4
Indiana	$7.25
Iowa	$7.25
Kansas	$7.25
Kentucky	$7.25
Louisiana	$7.25		No state minimum wage law. Defaults to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage.
Maine	$14.15		Indexed annual increases began Jan 1, 2021 (2016 ballot measure)
Maryland	$15.00
Massachusetts	$15.00 4
Michigan	$10.33	$10.56 eff. 1-1-2025  $10.80 eff. 1-1-2026  $11.04 eff. 1-1-2027  $11.29 eff. 1-1-2028  $11.54 eff. 1-1-2029  $11.79 eff. 1-1-2030  $12.05 eff. 1-1-2031
Minnesota	$10.85/$8.85 5		Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2018. (2014 legislation)
Mississippi	$7.25		No state minimum wage law. Defaults to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage.
Missouri	$12.30 6		Indexed annual increases and decreases began Jan. 1, 2024. (2018 ballot measure)
Montana	$10.30 7		Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2008. (2006 ballot measure)
Nebraska	$12.00	$13.50 eff. 1-1-25  $15 eff. 1-1-26	Indexed annual increases will begin Jan 1, 2027. (2022 ballot measure)
Nevada	$11.25/$10.25	$12.00 eff. 7-1-24	Removed indexed annual increases in 2022. (2022 ballot measure)
New Hampshire	$7.25
New Jersey	$15.13 8		Indexed annual increases will begin 2025. (2019 legislation)
New Mexico	$12.00
New York	$15.00/16.00 9
North Carolina	$7.25
North Dakota	$7.25
Northern Mariana Islands	$7.25
Ohio	$10.45 10		Indexed annual increases began Jan 1, 2007. (Constitutional amendment 2006)
Oklahoma	$7.25 11
Oregon	$14.20 12		Indexed annual increases began July 1, 2023 (2016 legislation)
Pennsylvania	$7.25
Puerto Rico	$9.50/$5.08 13	$10.50 eff. 7-1-24
Rhode Island	$14.00	$15 eff. 1-1-25
South Carolina	$7.25		No state minimum wage law. Defaults to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage.
South Dakota	$11.20		Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2016. (2014 ballot measure.)
Tennessee	$7.25		No state minimum wage law. Defaults to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage.
Texas	$7.25
Utah	$7.25
Vermont	$13.67		Indexed annual increases resumed Jan. 1, 2019. (2014 legislation)
Virgin Islands	$10.50
Virginia	$12.00	$13.50 eff. 1-1-25  $15 eff. 1-1-26	Indexed annual increases will begin Oct. 1, 2026. (2020 legislation)
Washington	$16.28		Annual indexed increases began Jan. 1, 2020. (2016 ballot measure)
West Virginia	$8.75
Wisconsin	$7.25
Wyoming	$7.25		State minimum wage law is $5.15, but defaults to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

Notes  

1 American Samoa : The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-28) sets minimum wage rates within American Samoa and provides for additional increases in the minimum wage of $0.50 per hour each year on May 25, until reaching the minimum wage generally applicable in the United States. The wage rates are set for particular industries, not for an employee's particular occupation. The rates are minimum rates; an employer may choose to pay an employee at a rate higher than the rate(s) for its industry. 

2 Connecticut : The Connecticut minimum wage rate automatically increases to 1/2 of 1% above the rate set in the Fair Labor Standards Act if the federal minimum wage rate equals or becomes higher than the State minimum. 

3 Illinois: Employers with 50 or fewer full-time employees are eligible for a tax credit equal to a certain percentage of the cost of their annual wage increases. Employers are only eligible for the credit if the average wage for employees making $55,000 or less increases over the year. The amount of the credit that can be claimed is as follows: 25% for the 2020 reporting period; 21% for 2021; 17% for 2022; 13% for 2023; 9% for 2024; 5%percent for 2025; 5% for 2026; 5% for 2027, but only for employers with no more than five employees. 

4 The Massachusetts minimum wage rate automatically increases to 10 cents above the rate set in the Fair Labor Standards Act if the federal minimum wage equals or becomes higher than the State minimum. 

5 Minnesota : With the passage of H.B. 2091 (2014), the annual sales volume threshold was reduced to $500,000. For large employers, with an annual sales volume of $500,000 or more, the minimum wage is currently $9.50; for small employers, those with an annual sales volume of less than $500,000, the minimum wage is $7.75. 

6 Missouri: - In addition to the exemption for federally covered employment, the law exempts, among others, employees of a retail or service business with gross annual sales or business done of less than $500,000. 

7 Montana : The $4.00 rate applies to businesses with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less; $8.15 applies to all others. 

8 New Jersey: For small employers (six employees or fewer), the schedule of increases is as follows: $13.50 eff. 1-1-24; $14.30 eff. 1-1-25; $15.00 eff. 1-1-26. 

9 New York: The new minimum wage varies across the state based on geographical location and, in New York City, employer size. 

Location	Minimum Wage as of 12/31/2021*, ***	Minimum Wage as of 12/31/2022*, ***	Tipped Service Employees**	Tipped Food Service Workers**
New York City	$15.00	$15.00	$12.50 Cash Wage  $2.50 Tip Credit	$10.00 Cash Wage  $5.00 Tip Credit
Long Island & Westchester	$15.00	$15.00	$12.50 Cash Wage  $2.50 Tip Credit	$10.00 Cash Wage  $5.00 Tip Credit
Remainder of New York State	$13.20*	$14.20*	As of 12/31/2021  $11.00 Cash Wage  $2.20 Tip Credit  As of 12/31/2022  $11.85 Cash Wage  $2.35 Tip Credit	As of 12/31/2021  $8.80 Cash Wage  $4.40 Tip Credit  As of 12/31/2022  $9.45 Cash Wage  $4.75 Tip Credit

10 Ohio : $7:25 for employers grossing $299,000 or less 

11 Oklahoma : Employers of 10 or more full-time employees at any one location and employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full-time employees are subject to federal minimum wage; all others are subject to state minimum wage of $2.00 (OK ST T. 40 § 197.5). 

12 Oregon: In addition to the new standard minimum wage rate, SB 1532 sets out a higher rate for employers located in the urban growth boundary, and a lower rate for employers located in nonurban counties. Their respective planned increases are below. 

Oregon Minimum Wage
Year	Portland Metro	Nonurban Counties
July 1, 2016	$9.75	$9.50
July 1, 2017	$11.25	$10
July 1, 2018	$12	$10.50
July 1, 2019	$12.50	$11
July 1, 2020	$13.25	$11.50
July 1, 2021	$14	$12
July 1, 2022	$14.75	$12.50
July 1, 2023	$1.25 over standard minimum wage	$1 below standard minimum wage

13 Puerto Rico : Employers covered by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are subject to the Federal minimum wage of $7.25. Employers not covered by the FLSA will be subject to a minimum wage that is at least 70% of the federal minimum wage or the applicable mandatory decree rate of $5.08, whichever is higher. The Secretary of Labor and Human Resources may authorize a rate based on a lower percentage for any employer who can show that implementation of the 70% rate would substantially curtail employment in that business. 

Other Exceptions  

• Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Puerto Rico, Utah and Virginia exclude from coverage any employment that is subject to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. 
• Hawaii, Kansas and Michigan exclude from coverage any employment that is subject to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, if the State wage is higher than the Federal wage. 
• The Georgia state minimum wage is $5.15. Employees covered under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act are subject to the federal minimum wage of $7.25, but those not covered under the FLSA may be paid the state minimum wage of $5.15.