List of U.S. states by minimum wage

This is a list of the official minimum wage rates of the 50 U.S. states and the federal district of Washington, D.C.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} For comparisons to other countries see: List of countries by minimum wage.

US map of hourly minimum wages by state and District of Columbia (D.C.), in US dollars.^[1]

See minimum wage in the United States for much more info, including detailed state-by-state and city-by-city breakdown of the facts and numbers, and more info on US territories. Some of the sources list many more exceptions to the main rate in each state (both lower or higher than the statewide rate).^[4] The main source for the info is the U.S. Department of Labor.^[1]

Table notes

Note: See tipped wage for table of minimum tipped wage by state.

Tables do not include info on pay for tipped, part-time, overtime, or underage employees.^{[8][7][9][10]}

• Bolding indicates an increase from last year.^{[1][2][5][11]}
• TBD in tables and references means "to be determined" on that date.
• State links below are "Economy of STATE" links.

Table, 2025

U.S. state minimum wage rates. 2025.^[11]

State	2025
Alabama	$7.25[note 1]
Alaska	$11.91
Arizona	$14.70
Arkansas	$11.00
California	$16.50
Colorado	$14.81
Connecticut	$16.35
Delaware	$15.00
Florida	$13.00. $14.00 on Sept 30, 2025.[12]
Georgia	$7.25[note 2]
Hawaii	$14.00
Idaho	$7.25
Illinois	$15.00
Indiana	$7.25
Iowa	$7.25
Kansas	$7.25
Kentucky	$7.25
Louisiana	$7.25[note 1]
Maine	$14.65
Maryland	$15.00
Massachusetts	$15.00
Michigan	$10.56. $12.48 on Feb. 21, 2025
Minnesota	$11.13
Mississippi	$7.25[note 1]
Missouri	$13.75
Montana	$10.55[a]
Nebraska	$13.50
Nevada	$12.00
New Hampshire	$7.25
New Jersey	$15.49/14.53[b]
New Mexico	$12.00
New York	$15.50[c]
North Carolina	$7.25
North Dakota	$7.25
Ohio	$10.70/7.25[d]
Oklahoma	$7.25
Oregon	$14.70[e][13]
Pennsylvania	$7.25
Rhode Island	$15.00
South Carolina	$7.25[note 1]
South Dakota	$11.50
Tennessee	$7.25[note 1]
Texas	$7.25
Utah	$7.25
Vermont	$14.01
Virginia	$12.41
Washington	$16.66
Washington, D.C.	$17.50
West Virginia	$8.75
Wisconsin	$7.25
Wyoming	$7.25[note 2]

Table, 2022–2024

U.S. state minimum wage rates. 2022-2024.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

State	2022	2023	2024[1][4]
Alabama	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]
Alaska	$10.34	$10.85	$11.73
Arizona	$12.80	$13.85	$14.35
Arkansas	$11.00	$11.00	$11.00/7.25[f][1]
California	$15.00	$15.50	$16.00
Colorado	$12.56	$13.65	$14.42
Connecticut	$14.00	$15.00[14]	$15.69
Delaware	$10.50	$11.75	$13.25
Florida	$11.00	$12.00	$12.00. $13.00 on Sept 30, 2024
Georgia	$7.25[note 2]	$7.25[note 2]	$7.25[note 2]
Hawaii	$10.10	$12.00	$14.00
Idaho	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Illinois	$12.00	$13.00	$14.00
Indiana	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Iowa	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Kansas	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Kentucky	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Louisiana	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]
Maine	$12.75	$13.80	$14.15
Maryland	$12.50	$13.25	$15.00
Massachusetts	$14.25	$15.00	$15.00
Michigan	$9.87	$10.10	$10.33
Minnesota	$10.33/8.42[g]	$10.59/8.63[g][15]	$10.85/$8.85[g][16][1]
Mississippi	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]
Missouri	$11.15	$12.00	$12.30/$7.25[h][17][1]
Montana	$9.20	$9.95	$10.30
Nebraska	$9.00	$10.50	$12.00
Nevada	$10.50/9.50[i]	$11.25/10.25[i]	$11.25/10.25. $12.00 for all on July 1, 2024[i][1]
New Hampshire	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
New Jersey	$13.00/11.90[b]	$14.13/11.90[b]	$15.13/ 13.73[b][1]
New Mexico	$11.50	$12.00	$12.00
New York	$13.20	$14.20	$15.00
North Carolina	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
North Dakota	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Ohio	$9.30/7.25 [18][d]	$10.10/7.25 [18][d]	$10.45/7.25[d][1]
Oklahoma	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25/2.00.[j][1]
Oregon	$13.50[e][13]	$14.20[e][13]	$14.20. $14.70 on July 1, 2024[e][13]
Pennsylvania	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Rhode Island	$12.25	$13.00	$14.00
South Carolina	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]
South Dakota	$9.95	$10.80	$11.20
Tennessee	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]
Texas	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Utah	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Vermont	$12.55	$13.18	$13.67
Virginia	$11.00	$12.00	$12.00
Washington	$14.49	$15.74	$16.28
Washington, D.C.	$16.10[19]	$17.00[20]	$17.00. $17.50 on July 1, 2024[21]
West Virginia	$8.75/7.25[k]	$8.75/7.25[k]	$8.75/7.25[k][1]
Wisconsin	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Wyoming	$7.25[note 2]	$7.25[note 2]	$7.25[note 2]

Table, 2019–2021

U.S. state minimum wage rates. 2019-2021.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

State	2019[3]	2020	2021
Alabama	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]
Alaska	$9.89	$10.19	$10.34
Arizona	$11.00	$12.00	$12.15
Arkansas	$9.25	$10.00	$11.00
California	$12.00	$13.00	$14.00
Colorado	$11.10	$12.00	$12.32
Connecticut	$11.00	$12.00	$13.00
Delaware	$8.75	$9.25	$9.25
Florida	$8.46[22]	$8.56	$10.00
Georgia	$7.25[note 2]	$7.25[note 2]	$7.25[note 2]
Hawaii	$10.10	$10.10	$10.10
Idaho	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Illinois	$9.25	$10.00	$11.00
Indiana	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Iowa	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Kansas	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Kentucky	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Louisiana	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]
Maine	$11.00	$12.00	$12.15
Maryland	$10.10	$11.00	$11.75
Massachusetts	$12.00	$12.75	$13.50
Michigan	$9.45	$9.65	$9.65
Minnesota	$9.86/8.04[g]	$10.00/8.15[g]	$10.08/8.21[g]
Mississippi	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]
Missouri	$8.60	$9.45	$10.30
Montana	$8.50	$8.65	$8.75
Nebraska	$9.00	$9.00	$9.00
Nevada	$8.25/7.25[i]	$9.00/8.00[i]	$9.75/8.75[i]
New Hampshire	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
New Jersey	$10.00	$11.00	$12.00
New Mexico	$7.50	$9.00	$10.50
New York	$11.10	$11.80	$12.50
North Carolina	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
North Dakota	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Ohio	$8.55/7.25 [23][d]	$8.70/7.25 [26][d]	$8.80/7.25 [25][d]
Oklahoma	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Oregon	$11.25[e][13]	$12.00[e][13]	$12.75[e][13]
Pennsylvania	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Rhode Island	$10.50	$11.50	$11.50
South Carolina	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]
South Dakota	$9.10	$9.30	$9.45
Tennessee	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]	$7.25[note 1]
Texas	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Utah	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Vermont	$10.78	$10.96	$11.75
Virginia	$7.25	$7.25	$9.50
Washington	$12.00	$13.50	$13.69
Washington, D.C.	$14.00	$15.00	$15.20
West Virginia	$8.75/7.25[k]	$8.75/7.25[k]	$8.75/7.25[k]
Wisconsin	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Wyoming	$7.25[note 2]	$7.25[note 2]	$7.25[note 2]

Notes by state

This section breaks it down further by state. These are the main exceptions to the main rates in some states. There are many more exceptions in the sources.^[1][4][27]

1. - Montana. "A business not covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act whose gross annual sales are $110,000 or less may pay $4 per hour. However, if an individual employee is producing or moving goods between states or otherwise covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, that employee must be paid the greater of either the federal minimum wage or Montana’s minimum wage."^[11]
2. - New Jersey. The higher minimum wage applies to non-seasonal employers of 6 or more employees. The lower minimum wage applies to seasonal or smaller employers of 5 or fewer employees.
3. - New York. $16.50 for New York City, Long Island and Westchester County; $15.50 for the rest of the state
4. - Ohio. The higher minimum wage applies to employers with annual gross revenues of a specified minimum amount ($394,000 in 2025,^[11] $385,000 in 2024,^[24] $372,000 in 2023,^[18] $342,000 in 2022,^[18] $323,000 in 2021,^[25] $319,000 in 2020,^[26] and $314,000 in 2019^[23]). The federal minimum wage of $7.25 applies to smaller employers with annual gross revenues below the specified minimum amount.
5. - Oregon. The Oregon minimum wage is adjusted annually on July 1 based on a set formula. There is a higher minimum wage in the Portland metro area and a lower minimum wage in non-urban counties.^[13]
6. - Arkansas. $11.00 (4 or more employees). $7.25 (Less than 4 employees).
7. - Minnesota. The higher minimum wage applies to employers with annual gross revenues of at least $500,000. The lower minimum wage applies to smaller employers with annual gross revenues below $500,000.
8. - Missouri. Employers engaged in retail or service businesses whose annual gross income is less than $500,000 are not required to pay the state minimum wage rate. Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage.
9. - Nevada. The lower minimum wage is for employees who are offered health insurance. Employees who are not offered health insurance must receive the higher minimum wage.
10. - Oklahoma. Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) is $7.25 for employers with ten or more full time employees at any one location or employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full time employees. All other employers: Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $2.00. Unless the employers are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act, in which case they must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage.
11. - West Virginia. $8.75 applies to employers of 6 or more employees at one specific location. Employers of 5 or fewer employees at one specific location must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

Consolidated minimum wage table

Below is a compact table of the minimum wages by U.S. state, U.S. territory, and the District of Columbia. This table is an exact duplicate of the Department of Labor source page ("Consolidated Minimum Wage Table").^[6] So it may be out of date at times. See date on table at source. 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. See the main U.S. Department of Labor source for details.^[1]

Notes:

• See state and territory abbreviations list.
• Go to source for more details by state (such as the superscript numbers).^[6]
• Territories listed in this table (see bottom of columns too):

AS = American Samoa. CNMI = Northern Mariana Islands. GU = Guam. PR = Puerto Rico. VI = U.S. Virgin Islands.

Consolidated State Minimum Wage Table. (Effective Date: January 1, 2025)

Greater than federal MW	Equals federal MW of $7.25	No state MW or state MW is lower than $7.25. Employers covered by the FLSA must pay the federal MW of $7.25.
AK $11.91	CNMI	AL
AR $11.00		GA
AZ $14.70	IA	LA
CA $16.50	ID	MS
CO $14.81	IN	SC
CT $16.35	KS	TN
DC $17.50	KY	WY
DE $15.00	NC	AS2
FL $13.00	ND
HI $14.00	NH
IL $15.00	OK
MA $15.00	PA
MD $15.00	TX
ME $14.65	UT
MI $10.563	WI
MN $11.13
MO $13.75
MT $10.55 or $4.004
NE $13.50
NJ $15.49 or $14.535
NM $12.00
NV $12.00
NY $16.50 or $15.506
OH $10.70 or $7.257
OR $15.95 or $14.70 or $13.708
PR $10.50
RI $15.00
SD $11.50
VA $12.41
VT $14.01
WA $16.66
WV $8.75
VI $10.50
GU $9.25
30 States + DC, GU, PR& VI	13 States + CNMI	7 States + AS

Graphic showing yearly increases by year by state

Minimum wage increases by state and year

See also

• Business portal
• United States portal

• Timeline of federal minimum hourly wage for the United States (including inflation-adjusted)
• Average worker's wage
• Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
• History of labor law in the United States
• Income inequality in the United States
• List of countries by minimum wage
• Living wage
• Maximum wage
• Minimum Wage Fixing Convention 1970
• Minimum wage law
• Price/wage spiral
• United States labor law
• Wage slavery
• Wage theft (Act by employer of failing to pay wage per contract or legal required)
• Working poor
• List of countries by average wage
• List of countries by median wage
• List of countries by wealth per adult
• List of minimum wages in Canada
• List of minimum wages in China (PRC)
• The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
• List of European countries by minimum wage
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• List of European countries by average wage
• List of European countries by GNI (nominal) per capita
• List of countries by GDP (nominal)
• List of U.S. states and territories by median wage and mean wage

Notes

1. Federal, no state minimum
2. Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 federal minimum wage.