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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.
Washington State’s minimum wage of $13.50 an hour is the most generous in the U.S. ... These 21 states are raising their minimum wage for 2020.
In the United States, the earliest minimum wage laws were state laws focused on women and children. [27] These laws were struck down by the Supreme Court between 1923 and 1937. [27] The first federal minimum wage law, which exempted large parts of the workforce, was enacted in 1938 and set rates that became obsolete during World War II. [27]
Thanks to a voter referendum in November 2020, Florida’s $12 minimum wage will increase to $13 on Sept. 30 and will rise by $1 on the same date each year until 2026, when it reaches $15 an hour.
The wage is adjusted based on changes to the Consumer Price Index
The University of Washington published a study called "Minimum Wage Increases, Wages, and Low-Wage Employment: Evidence from Seattle" which focuses on evaluating the effects of the 2015 increase of the minimum wage to $11 per hour and the additional increase to $13 in 2016 on citywide employment and the number of hours worked. [7]
Washington state’s minimum wage will increase to $16.28 an hour in January, up 54 cents from the current rate.
January 1: Highest minimum wage laws in the country go into effect at both state and local levels Washington State minimum wage rises to $16.28 per hour and remains the highest state minimum wage in the United States throughout the year. [1] Seattle minimum wage rises to $19.97 per hour, the highest for a major U.S. city. [2] March 12: primaries