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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.
The General Assembly’s Fair Wage Act of 2023 increased Maryland’s state minimum wage from $13.25 to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, 2024. Some counties in Maryland have higher minimum wages depending ...
Minimum wage earners in half of the states across the U.S. will be getting a boost in 2024. Increases in the minimum wage will go into effect on Jan. 1 in 22 states, with three others rolling out...
The federal minimum wage in the US hasn’t changed from the hourly rate of $7.25 in over 14 years. But 22 states and 40 cities increased their own minimum wages to ring in the New Year.
Click on states on that map to see exact minimum wage info by state. ... State Sep 30, 2024 Alabama 7.25 Alaska 11.73 Arizona 14.35 Arkansas 11.00 California
Workers across 21 states welcomed the new year by seeing their hourly minimum wages rise.. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, a rate that has remained unchanged since July 2009. During his ...
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]
Minimum wage employees in 22 states received a raise to start 2024 — the Lone Star State was not one of them. Here's how we compare Some states are raising minimum wage in 2024.