Minimum Wage by State

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.