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In California, the state minimum wage as of January 1, 2024 was $16 per hour. [6] [note 1] As of July 2024, California had the highest minimum wage of any state and was the highest in the country except for some part of New York (which also have a $16/hour minimum wage) and the District of Columbia (which has a minimum wage of $17.50/hour). [9]
For anyone working a minimum wage job in this new year, they will be paid more in 22 states and in at least 40 cities and counties across the country than they were in 2023. ... State minimum wage ...
Workers in Michigan saw a modest minimum-wage increase in 2021, to $10.10 from $9.87. Tipped workers, who make 38% of the regular minimum wage by law, saw their wage rise to $3.84.
The federal minimum wage applies in states with no state minimum wage or a minimum wage lower than the federal rate (column titled "No state MW or state MW is lower than $7.25."). Some of the state rates below are higher than the rate on the main table above. That is because the main table does not use the rate for cities or regions.
Minimum wage increases in the past few years have helped Americans keep pace with annual inflation that reached a 40-year high of 9.1% in mid-2022 before gradually falling to 2.6% recently.
Future minimum wage increases pending Virginia General Assembly enactment: January 1, 2025: $13.50; January 1, 2026: $15.00; By October 1, 2026, the minimum wage will be tied to yearly inflation. Afterwards, the minimum wage will be re-adjusted by a Commonwealth Commissioner annually. Washington: $16.66 [309] $16.66 [309] $13.84 [309]
A law goes into effect setting the statewide minimum wage at US$16 per hour, the second-highest statewide minimum wage behind Washington. [22] January 2 – 2024 Rose Bowl: The Michigan Wolverines defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide 27-20 in overtime, winning their first Rose Bowl title since 1998. [23]
With the increase, Washington will continue to have the highest minimum wage of all states at $16.28, up from $15.74. Meanwhile, Hawaii will see the largest increase in its minimum wage – from ...