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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.
State Sep 30, 2024 Alabama 7.25 Alaska 11.73 Arizona 14.35 Arkansas 11.00 California 16.00 Colorado 14.42 Connecticut 15.69 Delaware 13.25 Florida
For instance, the minimum wage in New York City is $16 an hour, $1 higher than in the state. As of 2022, about 1.23 million workers in the U.S. made at or below the federal minimum wage, according ...
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 meet...
Looking ahead: Georgia’s minimum wage has flatlined at $5.15 since 2001, though it was effectively raised in 2009, when the federal minimum wage reached $7.25. An ambitious effort to raise the ...
In the United States, different states are able to set their own minimum wages independent of the federal government. When 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. [10] Washington, D.C. has the highest minimum wage at $17.50 per hour. [1]
Of the states that have passed state-level minimum wage increases, the ones with the highest starting pay include Washington ($16.28), California ($16) and Connecticut ($15.69).
The highest state minimum wage in 2024 will be Washington state, at $16.28, up from $15.74. A close second is California, which is raising its minimum to $16 from $15.50 on January 1.