USA Minimum Wages (updated January 4, 2022) |
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States | Previous MW (per hour) | Current MW (per hour) |
Federal | $7.25 | $7.25 |
Alaska | $10.34 | $10.34 |
Arizona | $ 12.15 | $12.80 (effective January 1, 2022)
Tucson: Ballot initiative approved November 2, 2021: $13.00 (effective April 1, 2022) $13.50 (effective January 1, 2023) $14.25 (effective January 1, 2024) $15.00 (effective January 1, 2025) |
Arkansas | $11.00 | $11.00 |
California | $13.00 (employer with 25 employees or less)
$14.00 (employer with 26 employee or more) Oakland: $14.36 San Diego: $14.00 San Jose: $15.45
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Employers with 26 or more employees: $15.00(effective January 1, 2022)
Employers with 25 or fewer employees: $14.00 (effective January 1, 2022) and $15.00 (effective January 1, 2023) Oakland: $15.06 (effective January 1, 2022) San Diego: $15.00 (effective January 1, 2022) San Jose: $16.20 (effective January 1, 2022) West Hollywood: New legislation passed November 15, 2021: Employers with 50 or more employees: $15.50 (effective January 1, 2022) $16.50 (effective July 1, 2022) $17.50 (effective January 1, 2023) Employers with 49 or fewer employees: $15.00 (effective January 1, 2022) $16.00 (effective July 1, 2022) $17.00 (effective January 1, 2023) |
Connecticut | $12.00 (September 1, 2020) $13.00 (August 1, 2021) |
$14.00 (effective July 1, 2022)
$15.00 (effective June 1, 2023) |
Colorado | $12.32 | $12.56 (effective January 1, 2022) |
Delaware | $9.25 | $10.50 (effective January 1, 2022)
$11.75 (effective January 1, 2023) $13.25 (effective January 1, 2024) $15.00 (effective January 1, 2025) Training and Youth Minimum Wage Rate*: $8.75 (current) *Eliminated effective December 29, 2021. |
Florida | $8.65 | $10.00 (current as of September 30, 2021)
$11.00 (effective September 30, 2022) $12.00 (effective September 30, 2023) $13.00 (effective September 30, 2024) $14.00 (effective September 30, 2025) $15.00 (effective September 30, 2026) |
Georgia | $5.15 Note: Georgia’s law sets minimum wage as $5.15 per hour. However, the federal minimum wage of $7.25 still applies to most jobs. But those that are not covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act may pay the lower rate. |
$5.15 |
Hawaii | $10.10 | $10.10 |
Idaho | $7.25 | $7.25 |
Illinois | $11.00 (January 1, 2021) | $12.00 (effective January 1, 2022)
$13.00 (effective January 1, 2023) $14.00 (effective January 1, 2024) $15.00 (effective January 1, 2025) Chicago: Employers with 21 or more total employees: $15.00 (current as of July 1, 2021) Employers with 4-20 total employees: $14.00 (current as of July 1, 2021) $14.50 (effective July 1, 2022) $15.00 (effective July 1, 2023) Cook County: $13.00 (current) (no change) |
Indiana | $ 7.25 | $ 7.25 |
Iowa | $7.25 | $7.25 |
Kansas | $7.25 | $7.25 |
Kentucky | $7.25 | $7.25 |
Louisiana | No state law governing minimum wage. Federal Law Minimum wage applicable $7.25 |
No state law governing minimum wage. Federal Law Minimum wage applicable $7.25 |
Maine | $12.15
Portland: $12.15 |
$12.75 (effective January 1, 2022)
Portland: $13.00 (effective January 1, 2022)
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Maryland | $11.75 (non-exempt Maryland workers who work for employers with more than 14 employees) $11.60 (non-exempt Maryland workers who work for employers with 14 or fewer employees) |
Employers with 15 or more employees:
$12.50 (effective January 1, 2022) $13.25 (effective January 1, 2023) $14.00 (effective January 1, 2024) $15.00 (effective January 1, 2025) Employers with 14 or fewer employees: $12.20 (effective January 1, 2022) $12.80 (effective January 1, 2023) $13.40 (effective January 1, 2024) $14.00 (effective January 1, 2025) $14.60 (effective January 1, 2026) $15.00 (effective July 1, 2026) Montgomery County: Employers with 51 or more employees: $15.00 (current as of July 1, 2021) Employers with 11-50 employees: $14.00 (current as of July 1, 2021) $14.50 (effective July 1, 2022) $15.00 (effective July 1, 2023) Employers with 10 or fewer employees: $13.50 (current as of July 1, 2021) $14.00 (effective July 1, 2022) $14.50 (effective July 1, 2023) $15.00 (effective July 1, 2024) |
Massachusetts | $13.50 | $14.25 (effective January 1, 2022)
$15.00 (effective January 1, 2023) |
Michigan | $9.65 | $9.87 (effective January 1, 2022) |
Minnesota | $10.08 (Large employer- annual gross revenues of $500,000 or more) $8.21 (small employer- annual gross revenues of less than $500,000) Minneapolis: Large employers (more than 100 total employees): $14.25 (current as of July 1, 2021) Small employers (100 or fewer total employees): $12.50 (current as of July 1, 2021) |
Large employers (annual gross revenues of $500,000 or more): $10.33 (effective January 1, 2022)
Small employers (annual gross revenues of less than $500,000): $8.42 (effective January 1, 2022)
Minneapolis: Large employers (more than 100 total employees): $15.00 (effective July 1, 2022) Small employers (100 or fewer total employees): $13.50 (effective July 1, 2022) $14.50 (effective July 1, 2023) |
Mississippi | No state law governing minimum wage. Federal Law Minimum wage applicable $7.25 |
No state law governing minimum wage. Federal Law Minimum wage applicable $7.25 |
Missouri | $10.30 | $11.15 (effective January 1, 2022)
$12.00 (effective January 1, 2023) |
Montana | $8.75 | $9.20 (effective January 1, 2022) |
Nebraska | $9.00 | Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $9.00 |
Nevada | $8.75 (for employees with employer-offered qualifying health benefits) $9.75 (for all other employees) |
Employers offering qualified health insurance benefits: $9.50 (effective July 1, 2022) $10.25 (effective July 1, 2023) $11.00 (effective July 1, 2024)
Employers that do not offer qualified health insurance benefits: $10.50 (effective July 1, 2022) $11.25 (effective July 1, 2023) $12.00 (effective July 1, 2024) |
New Hampshire | $7.25 | $7.25 |
New Jersey | $12.00 | Employers with six or more employees: $13.00 (effective January 1, 2022) $14.00 (effective January 1, 2023) $15.00 (effective January 1, 2024) Employers with five or fewer employees and seasonal employers: $11.10 (current) $11.90 (effective January 1, 2022) $12.70 (effective January 1, 2023) $13.50 (effective January 1, 2024) $14.30 (effective January 1, 2025) $15.00 (effective January 1, 2026)
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New Mexico | $10.50 | $11.50 (effective January 1, 2022)
$12.00 (effective January 1, 2023) Santa Fe (city): $12.32 (current)* *March 2022 increase expected. Santa Fe (county-unincorporated area only): *March 2022 increase expected.
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New York | $14.00(employer in Long Island & Westchester) $12.50 (remainder of New York state workers) $15.00 (New York City- Small employer) $15.00 (New York City- Big employer, i.e., every employer with 11 or more employees) |
Statewide (outside NYC and counties below): $12.50 (current) $13.20 (effective December 31, 2021) Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties:
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North Carolina | $7.25 | $7.25 |
North Dakota | $7.25 | $7.25 |
Ohio | $8.80 | $9.30 (effective January 1, 2022)
Small employers (annual gross receipts of less than $323,000* per year): *As of January 1, 2022, this threshold increases to $342,000. |
Oklahoma | $7.25 | $7.25 |
Oregon | $12.75 Standard Counties (effective July 01, 2021) $14.00 Portland Metro (effective July 01, 2021) |
Standard minimum wage rate: $13.50 (effective July 1, 2022) Portland metro employers (i.e., employers located within the “urban growth boundary of a metropolitan service district”): Employers in nonurban counties (as defined by the law): $12.00 (current as of July 1, 2021) $12.50 (effective July 1, 2022)
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Pennsylvania | $7.25 | $7.25 |
Puerto Rico | $6.55 Note: Puerto Rico law sets minimum wage as $6.55 per hour. However, the federal minimum wage of $7.25 still applies to most jobs. But those that are not covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act may pay the lower rate. |
Employees covered by the FLSA
Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $8.50 Premium Pay After Designated Hours: Daily – 8, And on statutory rest day (double time), Weekly – 40 (double time) Employees not covered by the FLSA Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $5.08 Premium Pay After Designated Hours: Daily – 8, And on statutory rest day (double time), Weekly – 40 (double time)
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Rhode Island | $11.50 | $12.25 (effective January 1, 2022)
$13.00 (effective January 1, 2023) $14.00 (effective January 1, 2024) $15.00 (effective January 1, 2025) |
South Carolina | No state law governing minimum wage. Federal Law Minimum wage applicable $7.25 |
No state law governing minimum wage. Federal Law Minimum wage applicable $7.25 |
South Dakota | $9.45 | $9.95 (effective January 1, 2022) |
Tennessee | No state law governing minimum wage. Federal Law Minimum wage applicable $7.25 |
No state law governing minimum wage. Federal Law Minimum wage applicable $7.25 |
Texas | $7.25 | $7.25 |
Utah | $7.25 | $7.25 |
Vermont | $11.75 per hour | $12.55 (effective January 1, 2022) |
Virginia | $9.50 – Effective May 1, 2021;
$11.00- Effective January 1, 2022; $12.00- Effective January 1, 2023; $13.50- Effective January 1, 2025 $15.00- Effective January 1, 2026 |
$11.00 (effective January 1, 2022)
$12.00 (effective January 1, 2023) $13.50 (effective January 1, 2025) * $15.00 (effective January 1, 2026) * *If reenacted by General Assembly before July 1, 2024. |
Washington | $13.69 | $14.49 (effective January 1, 2022)
SeaTac: $17.53 (effective January 1, 2022) Applies to “Hospitality and Transportation Industry Employers.” Seattle: $17.27 (effective January 1, 2022) Small employers (500 or fewer employees worldwide) who do not contribute at least $1.69* per hour toward an individual employee’s medical benefits or in tips: $17.27 (effective January 1, 2022) Small employers (500 or fewer employees worldwide) who do pay at least $1.69* per hour toward an individual employee’s medical benefits or in tips: $15.75 (effective January 1, 2022) *This threshold decreases to $1.52 effective January 1, 2022. |
West Virginia | $8.75 | $8.75 |
Wisconsin | $7.25 | $7.25 |
Wyoming | $ 7.25 | $ 7.25 |