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title: Minimum Wage by State
description: Please use the table below as a guide to determine the minimum wage by state.
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# Minimum Wage by State

## Please use the table below as a guide to determine the minimum wage by state.

**Additional information on state wage laws can be found here -**  
**[NCSL State Minimum Wages](https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages)**

| **State Name** | **Minimum Wage** | **Upcoming Changes** | **State Law Requirements** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Alabama** | $7.25 |   | No state minimum wage law. Defaults to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage. |
| **Alaska** | $11.91 |   | Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2017. (2014 ballot measure) |
| **Arizona** | $14.70 |   | Indexed annual increases began Jan. 2021. (2016 ballot measure) |
| **Arkansas** | $11.00 |   |   |
| **California** | $16.50 |   | Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2023. (2016 legislation) |
| **Colorado** | $14.81 |   | Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2021. (2016 ballot measure) |
| **Connecticut** | $16.35 |   |   |
| **Delaware** | $15.00 |   |   |
| **D.C.** | $17.50 |   | 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. |
| **Hawaii** | $14.00 | $16 eff. 1-1-26 $18 eff. 1-1-28  |   |
| **Idaho** | $7.25 |   |   |
| **Illinois** | $15.00 |   |   |
| **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** | $14.65 |   | Indexed annual increases began Jan 1, 2021 (2016 ballot measure) |
| **Maryland** | $15.00 |   |   |
| **Massachusetts** | $15.00 |   |   |
| **Michigan** | $10.56 | $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** | $11.13 |   | 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** | $13.75 |   | Indexed annual increases and decreases began Jan. 1, 2024. (2018 ballot measure) |
| **Montana** | $10.55 |   | Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2008. (2006 ballot measure) |
| **Nebraska** | $13.50 |  $13.50 eff. 1-1-25 $15 eff. 1-1-26 | Indexed annual increases will begin Jan 1, 2027. (2022 ballot measure) |
| **Nevada** | $12.00 |   | Removed indexed annual increases in 2022. (2022 ballot measure) |
| **New Hampshire** | $7.25 |   |   |
| **New Jersey** | $15.49 |   | Indexed annual increases will begin 2025. (2019 legislation) |
| **New Mexico** | $12.00 |   |   |
| **New York** | $15.50/16.50 |   |   |
| **North Carolina** | $7.25 |   |   |
| **North Dakota** | $7.25 |   |   |
| **Ohio** | $10.70 |   | Indexed annual increases began Jan 1, 2007. (Constitutional amendment 2006) |
| **Oklahoma** | $7.25 |   |   |
| **Oregon** | $14.70 |   | Indexed annual increases began July 1, 2023 (2016 legislation) |
| **Pennsylvania** | $7.25 |   |   |
| **Rhode Island** | $15.00 |   |   |
| **South Carolina** | $7.25 |   | No state minimum wage law. Defaults to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage. |
| **South Dakota** | $11.50 |   | 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** | $14.01 |   | Indexed annual increases resumed Jan. 1, 2019. (2014 legislation) |
| **Virginia** | $12.41 |  $13.50 eff. 1-1-25 $15 eff. 1-1-26 | Indexed annual increases will begin Oct. 1, 2026. (2020 legislation) |
| **Washington** | $16.66 |   | 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. |

 

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