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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.
There is no official state minimum wage in Louisiana, so the federal minimum wage of $7.25 is the default standard. ... Oregon: $13.50. Oregon’s minimum wage rose to $13.50 in the summer of 2022 ...
Oregon, where the minimum wage is currently $14.20, adjusts its rate for inflation every year on July 1. Voters are increasingly approving ballot measures to raise the minimum wage in their own ...
The highest state minimum wage in 2024 will be Washington state, at $16.28, up from $15.74. ... Oregon: Its $14.20 minimum wage will adjust for inflation on July 1. Rhode Island: $14, up from $13.
In the United States, each state is allowed to set its minimum wage independently of the federal government. Where the state and federal minimum wage differ, the higher wage prevails. As of August 2022, 30 states had a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum. [8] Washington, D.C. has the highest minimum wage at $17.50 per hour. [1]
Click on states on that map to see exact minimum wage info by state. ... Oregon 14.70 Pennsylvania 7.25 Rhode Island 14.00 South Carolina 7.25 South Dakota
The minimum wage is a legally mandated minimum amount of money employers must pay. While most states have their minimum wage, states that have not set one, like Louisiana and Mississippi, must ...
The measure was sponsored by future Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries Dan Gardner and state Representative Diane Rosenbaum. [4]In 2003, the Republican-controlled Oregon House of Representatives approved a bill (House Bill 2624) that would repeal the part of Measure 25 that ties the minimum wage to inflation. [5]