The Economic Policy Institute Minimum Wage Tracker
The federal minimum wage has not been raised since 2009. In the absence of action at the national level, many states and localities have raised their own minimum wages. Explore the map to see how these rapidly changing laws differ across the country, and read EPI’s recent research explaining the benefits of raising the minimum wage and eliminating the subminimum wage for tipped workers. As of November 13, 2018
| [state] State | [locality] Locality | [min_wage] Minimum wage* | [min_wage last_inc] Most recent increase | [min_wage up_inc] Upcoming increases | [min_wage indexing] Indexing | [min_wage last_change] Most recent major change to minimum-wage law | [min_wage notes] Notes | [tip_wage] Subminimum wage for tipped workers / Tipped wage* | [tip_wage last_inc] Most recent increase | [tip_wage up_inc] Upcoming increases | [tip_wage last_change] Most recent major change to tipped-wage law | [tip_wage notes] Notes |
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| Alabama | Birmingham | $7.25 | $8.50, effective 7-1-2016* / $10.10, effective 7-1-2017 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2018 | Annual increases based on “the increase, if any, in the cost of living.” | Birmingham enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by city council ordinance. | * The Alabama state legislature passed a law in March 2016, shortly before the ordinance was to go into effect, preempting local governments from adopting minimum wages above the state’s minimum wage. | $4.25, effective 7-1-2016* / $5.05, effective 7-1-2017 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2018 | Birmingham enacted its own tipped wage in 2015 by city council ordinance. | * The Alabama state legislature passed a law in March 2016, shortly before the ordinance was to go into effect, preempting local governments from adopting minimum wages above the state’s minimum wage. The city ordinance sets a tipped minimum wage at 50 percent of the city’s regular minimum wage. | |||
| Alaska | $9.84 | $9.80 to $9.84, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the CPI-U for Anchorage metropolitan area. | 2014, by ballot measure | $9.84 | $9.80 to $9.84, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | 2014, by ballot measure | Same as regular minimum wage. | ||
| Arizona | $10.50 | $10.00 to $10.50, effective 1-1-2018 | $11.00, effective 1-1-2019 / $12.00, effective 1-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2021 | Annual increases based on the percentage change (August-to-August) in the CPI-W, U.S. city average, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | 2016, by ballot measure | $7.50 | $7.00 to $7.50, effective 1-1-2017 | $8.00, effective 1-1-2019 / $9.00, effective 1-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2021 | 2016, by ballot measure | Set at $3.00 per hour less than the regular minimum wage. | ||
| Arizona | Flagstaff | $11.00 | $10.50 to $11.00, effective 1-1-2018 | $12.00, effective 1-1-2019 / $13.00, effective 1-1-2020 / $15.00, effective 1-1-2021 / $15.50, effective 1-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2023 | Annual increases based on the percentage change (August-to-August) in the CPI-U, U.S. city average, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | 2016, by ballot measure | Flagstaff enacted its own minimum wage by ballot measure in 2016. | $8.00 | $7.50 to $8.00, effective 1-1-2018 | $9.00, effective 1-1-2019 / $10.00, effective 1-1-2020 / $12.00, effective 1-1-2021 /$13.00, effective 1-1-2022 / $2.00 less than the regular minimum, effective 1-1-2023 / $1.50 less than the regular minimum, effective 1-1-2024 / $1.00 less than the regular minimum, effective 1-1-2025 / same as regular minimum wage, effective 1-1-2026 | 2016, by ballot measure | The Flagstaff tipped minimum wage will be gradually raised over a 10-year period until it is equal to the regular minimum wage in 2026. At that point, tipped employees will receive the regular minimum wage before tips. |
| Arkansas | $8.50 | $8.00 to $8.50, effective 1-1-2017 | $9.25, effective 1-1-2019 / $10.00, effective 1-1-2020 / $11.00, effective 1-1-2021 | 2018, by ballot measure | $2.63 | |||||||
| California | $11.00 | $10.50 to $11.00, effective 1-1-2018 | $12.00, effective 1-1-2019 / $13.00, effective 1-1-2020 / $14.00, effective 1-1-2021 / $15.00, effective 1-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2023 | Annual increases based on the calendar year percentage change in the CPI-U, rounded to the nearest 10 cents, beginning 1-1-2023. | 2016, by legislation | The law provides the governor with the ability to temporarily pause the raises in the case of a forecast budget deficit of more than 1 percent of annual revenue, or due to an economic downturn. Inflation indexing cannot go beyond 3.5 percent in any given year. Small businesses (those with 25 or fewer employees) will have an extra year to comply. | $11.00 | $10.50 to $11.00, effective 1-1-2018 | $12.00, effective 1-1-2019 / $13.00, effective 1-1-2020 / $14.00, effective 1-1-2021 / $15.00, effective 1-1-2022 | 2016, by legislation | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| California | Belmont | $12.50 | $11.00 to $12.50, effective 7-1-2018 | $13.00, effective 1-1-2019 / $15.00, effective 1-1-2020 / $15.90, effective 1-1-2021 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2022 | Annual increases based on the lesser of 3.5 percent or a percentage amount equal to the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area. | Belmont enacted its own minimum wage in 2017 by city council ordinance. | The law applies to adult and minor employees who work two or more hours per week (tips not included) for a business that is subject to the Belmont Business License Tax OR that maintains a facility in Belmont. | $12.50 | $11.00 to $12.50, effective 7-1-2018 | $13.00, effective 1-1-2019 / $15.00, effective 1-1-2020 / $15.90, effective 1-1-2021 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2022 | Belmont enacted its own minimum wage in 2017 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Berkeley | $15.00 | $13.75 to $15.00, effective 10-1-2018 | Annual indexing, effective October 1 | Annual increases based on the calendar year percentage change in the CPI-U for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | The Berkeley City Council revised its minimum wage ordinance in 2016. | Employees in the Employer Youth Works and job training participants up to 25 years of age may be paid a minium wage of $13.25 as of 10-1-2018, and $14.50 as of 7-1-2019. As of 7-1-2020, these employees must be paid the regular minimum wage. | $15.00 | $13.75 to $15.00, effective 10-1-2018 | Annual indexing, effective October 1 | The Berkeley City Council revised its minimum wage ordinance in 2016. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Cupertino | $13.50 | $12.00 to $13.50, effective 1-1-2018 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020 | Annual increases based on the calendar year percentage change in the CPI-U for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | Cupertino enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | The law provides the city council with the ability to temporarily pause the raises in the event of significant reductions in statewide employment or state retail and use tax receipts. | $13.50 | $12.00 to $13.50, effective 1-1-2018 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020 | Cupertino enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | El Cerrito | $13.60 | $12.25 to $13.60, effective 1-1-2018 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area. | El Cerrito enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by city council ordinance. | $13.60 | $12.25 to $13.60, effective 1-1-2018 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020 | El Cerrito enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| California | Emeryville | $15.69 | $15.20 to $15.69, effective 7-1-2018 | For larger businesses: Annual indexing / For smaller businesses: equivalent to larger business minimum, effective 7-1-2019 | Annual increases based on the calendar year percentage change in the CPI-U for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area. | Emeryville enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by city council ordinance. | A lower minimum wage of $15.00 applies for businesses with 55 or fewer employees. This small business minimum wage will be increased on a separate schedule from the larger business minimum wage, until July 1, 2019, when the larger business minimum wage will apply to all businesses. | $15.69 | $15.20 to $15.69, effective 7-1-2018 | For larger businesses: Annual indexing / For smaller businesses: equivalent to larger business minimum, effective 7-1-2019 | Emeryville enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by city council ordinance. | For larger businesses, the Emeryville tipped minimum wage is the same as the regular minimum wage. For smaller businesses (fewer than 56 employees), the tipped minimum wage is currently $15.00 per hour. It will reach parity with the larger business regular minimum wage in 2019. |
| California | Los Altos | $13.50 | $12.00 to $13.50, effective 1-1-2018 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020 | Annual increases based on the calendar year percentage change in the CPI-U for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | Los Altos enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | The law provides the city council with the ability to temporarily pause the raises in the event of significant reductions in statewide employment or state retail and use tax receipts. | $13.50 | $12.00 to $13.50, effective 1-1-2018 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020 | Los Altos enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Los Angeles | $13.25 | $12.00 to $13.25, effective 7-1-2018 | $14.25, effective 7-1-2019 / $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2022 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the CPI-W for the Los Angeles metropolitan area, beginning July 1, 2022. | Los Angeles enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by city council ordinance. | The minimum wage as listed applies to businesses with 26 or more employees. Businesses with fewer than 26 employees are subject to the listed minimum wage one year after the effective date for larger businesses. | $13.25 | $12.00 to $13.25, effective 7-1-2018 | $14.25, effective 7-1-2019 / $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2022 | Los Angeles enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Los Angeles County | $13.25 | $12.00 to $13.25, effective 7-1-2018 | $14.25, effective 7-1-2019 / $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2022 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the CPI-W for the Los Angeles metropolitan area, beginning July 1, 2022. | Los Angeles County enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by county ordinance. | The minimum wage as listed applies to businesses with 26 or more employees. Businesses with fewer than 26 employees are subject to the listed minimum wage one year after the effective date for larger businesses. | $13.25 | $12.00 to $13.25, effective 7-1-2018 | $14.25, effective 7-1-2019 / $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2022 | Los Angeles County enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by county ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Malibu | $13.25 | $12.00 to $13.25, effective 7-1-2018 | $14.25, effective 7-1-2019 / $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2022 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the CPI-W for the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County metropolitan area, beginning July 1, 2022. | Malibu enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | The minimum wage as listed applies to businesses with 26 or more employees. Businesses with fewer than 26 employees are subject to the listed minimum wage one year after the effective date for larger businesses. | $13.25 | $12.00 to $13.25, effective 7-1-2018 | $14.25, effective 7-1-2019 / $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2022 | Malibu enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by county ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Milpitas | $13.25 | $12.00 to $13.25, effective 7-1-2018 | $15.00, effective 7-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2020 | Annual increases based on the calendar year percentage change in the CPI-U for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | Milpitas enacted its own minimum wage in 2017 by city council ordinance. | The minimum wage applies to adult and minor employees who work two or more hours per week. | $13.25 | $12.00 to $13.25, effective 7-1-2018 | $15.00, effective 7-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2020 | Milpitas enacted its own minimum wage in 2017 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Mountain View | $15.00 | $13.00 to $15.00, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2019 | Annual increases based on the calendar year percentage change in the CPI-W for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area, beginning January 1, 2019. | Mountain View updated its minimum wage law on November 10, 2015, by city council ordinance. | $15.00 | $13.00 to $15.00, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2019 | Mountain View updated its minimum wage law on November 10, 2015, by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| California | Oakland | $13.23 | $12.86 to $13.23, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases based on the calendar year percentage change in the CPI-W for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area. | Oakland enacted its own minimum wage in 2014 by ballot measure. | $13.23 | $12.86 to $13.23, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Oakland enacted its own minimum wage in 2014 by ballot measure. | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| California | Palo Alto | $13.50 | $12.00 to $13.50, effective 1-1-2018 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W, U.S. city average, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | Palo Alto updated its minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | $13.50 | $12.00 to $13.50, effective 1-1-2018 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020 | Palo Alto updated its minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| California | Pasadena | $13.25 | $12.00 to $13.25, effective 7-1-2018 | $14.25, effective 7-1-2019* / $15.00, effective 7-1-2020* / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2022 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the CPI-W for the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County metropolitan area, beginning July 1, 2022. | Pasadena enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | The minimum wage as listed applies to businesses with 26 or more employees. Businesses with fewer than 26 employees are subject to the listed minimum wage one year after the effective date for larger businesses. Nonprofit employers with 26 or more employees may also qualify for a one-year deferral of the higher minimum wage requirements. *The 2019 and 2020 scheduled increases must be authorized by the city council following a review of the economic impact of the 2016–2018 increases. | $13.25 | $12.00 to $13.25, effective 7-1-2018 | $14.25, effective 7-1-2019 / $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2022 | Pasadena enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by county ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Redwood City | $11.00 | $10.50 to $11.00, effective 1-1-2018 | $13.50, effective 1-1-2019 / $15.00 plus COLA, effective 1-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2022 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area. | Redwood City enacted its own minimum wage in 2018 by city council ordinance. | All businesses within Redwood City’s boundaries are subject to pay the new local minimum wage. The local minimum wage applies to employees working two or more hours a week within the geographic boundaries of Redwood City. The minimum wage applies to employees who work within Redwood City even when their employer is not located within Redwood City. The 2020 minimum wage is to be set at $15.00 plus the prior year’s increase, if any, in the cost of living for the region. | $11.00 | $10.50 to $11.00, effective 1-1-2018 | $13.50, effective 1-1-2019 / $15.00 plus COLA, effective 1-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2022 | Redwood City enacted its own minimum wage in 2018 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Richmond | $13.00 | $12.30 to $13.00, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2019 | Annual increases based on the calendar year percentage change in the CPI-W for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area, beginning January 1, 2019. | Richmond enacted its own minimum wage in 2014 by city council ordinance. | Employers who pay at least $1.50 per hour toward an employee medical benefits plan may pay $1.50 less than the applicable minimum wage. | $13.00 | $12.30 to $13.00, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2019 | Richmond enacted its own minimum wage in 2014 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | San Diego | $11.50 | $10.50 to $11.50, effective 1-1-2017 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W, U.S. city average, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | San Diego enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | The city’s minimum wage is likely to be superceded by the state minimum wage in 2019, when the state minimum wage is scheduled to rise to $12.00. | $11.50 | $10.50 to $11.50, effective 1-1-2017 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020 | San Diego enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | San Francisco | $15.00 | $14.00 to $15.00, effective 7-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2019 | Annual increases based on the calendar year percentage change in the CPI-W for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area, beginning January 1, 2019. | 2014, by ballot measure | $15.00 | $14.00 to $15.00, effective 7-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2019 | 2014, by ballot measure | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| California | San Jose | $13.50 | $12.00 to $13.50, effective 1-1-2018 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | 2016, by city council ordinance | The law provides the city manager with the ability to temporarily pause the raises in the event of significant declines in state sales tax revenue and employment, with specific requirements outlined in the ordinance. Inflation indexing cannot go beyond 5 percent in any given year. | $13.50 | $12.00 to $13.50, effective 1-1-2018 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020 | 2016, by city council ordinance | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | San Leandro | $13.00 | $12.00 to $13.00, effective 7-1-2018 | $14.00, effective 7-1-2019 / $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 | 2016, by city council ordinance | Employees up to 25 years of age who are employed by a nonprofit or government entity for after-school or summer employment are not subject to the minimum wage. | $13.00 | $12.00 to $13.00, effective 7-1-2018 | $14.00, effective 7-1-2019 / $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 | 2016, by city council ordinance | Employees up to 25 years of age who are employed by a nonprofit or government entity for after-school or summer employment are not subject to the minimum wage. | |
| California | San Mateo | $13.50 | $12.00 to $13.50, effective 1-1-2018 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area, beginning January 1, 2020. | San Mateo enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | The city’s ordinance sets a slower increase schedule for nonprofit organizations, with increases to $10.50 on January 1, 2017, $12.00 on January 1, 2018, and $13.50 on January 1, 2019. The same annual indexing will be applied beginning January 1, 2020. | $13.50 | $12.00 to $13.50, effective 1-1-2018 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020 | San Mateo enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Santa Clara | $13.00 | $11.10 to $13.00, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W, U.S. city average, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | Santa Clara updated its minimum wage in 2017 by city council ordinance. | $13.00 | $11.10 to $13.00, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Santa Clara updated its minimum wage in 2017 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| California | Santa Monica | $13.25 | $12.00 to $13.25, effective 7-1-2018 | $14.25, effective 7-1-2019 / $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2022 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the CPI-W for the Los Angeles metropolitan area, beginning July 1, 2022. | Santa Monica enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | Santa Monica’s minimum wage schedule applies to businesses with at least 26 employees. Smaller businesses will be subject to the same minimum wage rates and raise schedule, delayed by one year (e.g., an increase to $13.25 in July 2019 and reaching $15.00 in July 2021). | $13.25 | $12.00 to $13.25, effective 7-1-2018 | $14.25, effective 7-1-2019 / $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2022 | Santa Monica enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Sunnyvale | $15.00 | $13.00 to $15.00, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2019 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | The Sunnyvale City Council updated its minimum wage ordinance in 2016. | $15.00 | $13.00 to $15.00, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2019 | The Sunnyvale City Council updated its minimum wage ordinance in 2016. | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| Colorado | $10.20 | $9.30 to $10.20, effective 1-1-2018 | $11.10, effective 1-1-2019 / $12.00, effective 1-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2021 | Annual increases based on the first-half-of-the-year to first-half-of-the-year percentage change in the CPI-U for the Boulder-Denver region, beginning 1-1-2021. | 2016, by constitutional amendment | $7.18 | $6.28 to $7.18, effective 1-1-2018 | $8.08, effective 1-1-2019 / $8.98, effective 1-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2021 | 2016, by constitutional amendment | Colorado’s tipped minimum wage is set at $3.02 less than the regular minimum wage. | ||
| Connecticut | $10.10 | $9.60 to $10.10, effective 1-1-2017 | 2014, by legislation | $6.38 | $6.07 to $6.38, effective 1-1-2018 | 2014, by legislation | Hotel workers and restaurant waitstaff are subject to a tipped minimum wage equal to 63.2 percent of the regular minimum wage. Bartenders have a separate minimum wage equal to 81.5 percent of the regular minimum wage. Thus, the tipped minimum wage for bartenders is $8.23. | |||||
| Delaware | $8.75 | $8.25 to $8.75, effective 10-1-2018 | $9.25, effective 10-1-2019 / $9.75, effective 10-1-2020 / $10.25, effective 10-1-2021 | 2018, by legislation | $2.23 | $2.23, effective 10-1-1996 | ||||||
| Washington D.C. | $13.25 | $12.50 to $13.25, effective 7-1-2018 | $14.00, effective 7-1-2019 / $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2021 | Annual increases based on the 12-month percentage change in the CPI-U for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, rounded to the nearest 5 cents, beginning 7-1-2021. | 2016, by city council ordinance | The D.C. ordinance specifies that in the event the federal minimum wage is increased above the specified District minimum wage, the District minimum wage will equal $1 more than the federal minimum wage. The ordinance also specifies that the mayor must report biannually on employers’ compliance with the minimum wage, describing the volume of audits and inspections, compliance rates, and any actions taken to remedy infractions. | $3.89 | $3.33 to $3.89, effective 7-1-2018 | $4.45, effective 7-1-2019 / $5.00, effective 7-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2021 | 2016, by city council ordinance | A ballot measure was passed on June 19, 2018 that will gradually raise the tipped minimum wage until it is equal to the regular minimum wage in 2026. Although the ballot measure stipulates a tipped minimum wage increase for July 1, 2018, the measure cannot be enacted until it has passed the Congressional review period. The minimum wage tracker will be updated to reflect the ballot measure when it has been enacted. | |
| Florida | $8.25 | $8.10 to $8.25, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases based on the annual percentage change in the CPI-W for the South census region. | 2004, by ballot measure | $5.23 | $5.08 to $5.23, effective 1-1-2018 | The tipped minimum wage is set at the regular minimum wage minus a fixed tip credit of $3.02. | ||||
| Georgia | $5.15 | $5.15, effective 1-1-2001 | 2001 | Employees covered under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are subject to the federal minimum wage of $7.25, but those not covered under the FLSA may be paid the state minimum wage of $5.15. | Georgia exempts tipped employees from its minimum-wage law. | |||||||
| Hawaii | $10.10 | $9.25 to $10.10, effective 1-1-2018 | 2014, by legislation | Employees guaranteed a monthly compensation of $2,000 or more are exempt from the state minimum wage law. | $10.10 | $9.25 to $10.10, effective 1-1-2018 | 2014, by legislation | Generally the tipped minimum wage is the same as the regular minimum wage. Employers may pay $0.75 below the regular minimum wage if an employee’s combined base wage plus tips exceeds $7.00 per hour more than the regular minimum wage. | ||||
| Idaho | $7.25 | 2007, by legislation | Idaho’s minimum wage is set equal to the federal minimum wage by statute. | $3.35 | ||||||||
| Illinois | $8.25 | $8.00 to $8.25, effective 7-1-2010 | 2009, by legislation | $4.95 | $4.95, effective 7-1-2010 | Illinois’s tipped minimum wage is set at 60 percent of the regular minimum wage. | ||||||
| Illinois | Chicago | $12.00 | $11.00 to $12.00, effective 7-1-2018 | $13.00, effective 7-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2020 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the CPI-U beginning July 1, 2020, capped at 2.5 percent, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | Chicago enacted its own minimum wage in 2014 by city council ordinance. | The minimum wage will not increase when Chicago’s unemployment rate is greater than 8.5 percent for the preceding year. | $6.25 | $6.10 to $6.25, effective 7-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2017 | 2014, by city council ordinance | Beginning July 1, 2017, Chicago’s tipped minimum wage will be increased annually by the percentage change in the CPI-U, capped at 2.5 percent, and rounded to the nearest 5 cents. No increase will take effect if the unemployment rate in Chicago is greater than 8.5 percent for the preceding year. |
| Illinois | Cook County | $11.00 | $10.00 to $11.00, effective 7-1-2018 | $12.00, effective 7-1-2019 / $13.00, effective 7-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2021 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the CPI-U beginning July 1, 2021, capped at 2.5 percent, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | Cook County enacted its own minimum wage ordinance in 2016. | The minimum wage will not increase when Cook County’s unemployment rate is greater than 8.5 percent for the preceding year. | $5.10 | $4.95 to $5.10, effective 7-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2018 | 2016, by county ordinance | |
| Indiana | $7.25 | Indiana’s minimum wage is set equal to the federal minimum wage by statute. | $2.13 | Indiana’s tipped minimum wage is set equal to the federal tipped minimum wage by statute. | ||||||||
| Iowa | $7.25 | $7.25, effective 1-1-2008 | Iowa’s minimum wage is set at the higher of $7.25 or the current federal minimum wage. | $4.35 | $4.35, effective 1-1-2008 | Iowa’s tipped minimum wage is set at 60 percent of the regular minimum wage. | ||||||
| Iowa | Johnson County | $7.25 | $9.15 to $10.10, effective 1-1-2017* | Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2018* | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the CPI-U for the Midwest region for the preceding calendar year. | 2015, by county ordinance* | *On March 30, 2017, Iowa’s governor signed HF 295, a bill that nullified Johnson County’s minimum wage ordinance, and preempted any local government in Iowa from establishing a minimum wage higher than the state minimum wage. This lowered the effective minimum wage in Johnson County from $10.10 down to $7.25. | $4.35 | $5.49 to $6.06, effective 1-1-2017* | Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2018* | 2015, by county ordinance* | *On March 30, 2017, Iowa’s governor signed HF 295, a bill that nullified Johnson County’s minimum wage ordinance, and preempted any local government in Iowa from establishing any minimum wage higher than the state minimum wage. This lowered the effective tipped minimum wage in Johnson County from $6.06 down to $4.35. |
| Iowa | Linn County | $7.25 | $7.25 to $8.25, effective 1-1-2017* | $9.25, effective 1-1-2018* / $10.25, effective 1-1-2019 | 2016, by county ordinance* | *On March 30, 2017, Iowa’s governor signed HF 295, a bill that nullified Linn County’s minimum wage ordinance, and preempted any local government in Iowa from establishing a minimum wage higher than the state minimum wage. This lowered the effective minimum wage in Linn County from $8.25 down to $7.25. | $4.35 | $4.35 to $4.95, effective 1-1-2017* | $5.55, effective 1-1-2018* / $6.15, effective 1-1-2019 | 2016, by county ordinance* | *On March 30, 2017, Iowa’s governor signed HF 295, a bill that nullified Linn County’s minimum wage ordinance, and preempted any local government in Iowa from establishing any minimum wage higher than the state minimum wage. This lowered the effective tipped minimum wage in Linn County from $4.95 down to $4.35. | |
| Iowa | Polk County | $7.25 | $8.75, effective 4-1-2017* / $9.75, effective 1-1-2018 / $10.75, effective 1-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the CPI-U, beginning January 1, 2020. | 2016, by county ordinance* | *On March 30, 2017, Iowa’s governor signed HF 295, a bill that nullified Polk County’s minimum wage ordinance, and preempted any local government in Iowa from establishing a minimum wage higher than the state minimum wage. | $4.35 | $5.00, effective 4-1-2017* | 2016, by county ordinance* | *On March 30, 2017, Iowa’s governor signed HF 295, a bill that nullified Polk County’s minimum wage ordinance, and preempted any local government in Iowa from establishing any minimum wage higher than the state minimum wage. | ||
| Iowa | Wapello County | $7.25 | $7.25 to $8.20, effective 1-1-2017* | $9.15, effective 1-1-2018* / $10.10, effective 1-1-2019 | 2016, by county ordinance* | *On March 30, 2017, Iowa’s governor signed HF 295, a bill that nullified Wapello County’s minimum wage ordinance, and preempted any local government in Iowa from establishing a minimum wage higher than the state minimum wage. This lowered the effective minimum wage in Wapello County from $8.25 down to $7.25. | $4.35 | $4.35 to $4.92, effective 1-1-2017* | $5.49, effective 1-1-2018* / $6.06, effective 1-1-2019 | 2016, by county ordinance* | *On March 30, 2017, Iowa’s governor signed HF 295, a bill that nullified Wapello County’s minimum wage ordinance, and preempted any local government in Iowa from establishing any minimum wage higher than the state minimum wage. This lowered the effective tipped minimum wage in Wapello County from $4.92 down to $4.35. | |
| Kansas | $7.25 | $6.55 to $7.25, effective 7-1-2009 | 2009, by legislation | $2.13 | Kansas’s tipped minimum wage is set equal to the federal tipped minimum wage by statute. | |||||||
| Kentucky | $7.25 | $6.55 to $7.25, effective 7-1-2009 | 2007, by legislation | Kentucky’s minimum wage is set at the higher of $7.25 or the current federal minimum wage. | $2.13 | Kentucky’s tipped minimum wage is set equal to the federal tipped minimum wage by statute. | ||||||
| Kentucky | Lexington | $7.25 | $6.55 to $7.25, effective 7-1-2009 | Lexington’s Urban County Council enacted its own minimum wage in 2015.* | *In October 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that cities do not have the authority to raise the minimum wage, and the Lexington minimum wage was rolled back to $7.25. | $2.13 | ||||||
| Kentucky | Louisville | $7.25 | $6.55 to $7.25, effective 7-1-2009 | Louisville enacted its own minimum wage in 2014 by metro council ordinance.* | *In October 2016, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that cities do not have the authority to raise the minimum wage, and the Louisville minimum wage was rolled back to $7.25. | $2.13 | ||||||
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| Maine | $10.00 | $9.00 to $10.00, effective 1-1-2018 | $11.00, effective 1-1-2019 / $12.00, effective 1-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2021 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W for the Northeast Region, rounded to the nearest 5 cents, beginning 1-1-2021. | 2016, by ballot measure | $5.00 | $3.75 to $5.00, effective 1-1-2017 | $5.50, effective 1-1-2019 / $6.00, effective 1-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2021 | 2017, by legislation | The 2016 ballot measure that raised Maine’s regular minimum wage also established gradual increases in Maine’s tipped minimum wage that would have eventually made it equal to the regular minimum wage. In 2017, the legislature passed a law that undid the scheduled increases in the tipped minimum wage, instead setting it at 50 percent of the regular minimum wage. | ||
| Maine | Portland | $10.90 | $10.68 to $10.90, effective 7-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective July 1 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the CPI-U for the preceding calendar year. | Portland enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by city council ordinance. | $5.00 | $3.75 to $5.00, effective 1-1-2017 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the CPI-U for the preceding calendar year. | 2016, by city council ordinance | In 2016, the Portland City Council passed an ordinance freezing the city’s tipped minimum wage at $5.00, regardless of increases in the regular minimum wage. | |
| Maryland | $10.10 | $9.25 to $10.10, effective 7-1-2018 | 2014, by legislation | Amusement parks and recreational establishments are only required to pay 85 percent of the regular minimum wage. | $3.63 | 2014, by legislation | Prior to the legislation that increased the regular minimum wage in 2014, the Maryland tipped minimum wage was set at 50 percent of the regular minimum wage. As of 2014, it is set at the fixed amount of $3.63 per hour and will no longer automatically go up as the regular minimum wage increases. | |||||
| Maryland | Montgomery County | $12.25 | $11.50 to $12.25, effective 7-1-2018 | $13.00, effective 7-1-2019 / $14.00, effective 7-1-2020 / $15.00, effective 7-1-2021 | Annual increases based on the calendar-year increase in the CPI-W for the Washington-Baltimore region, beginning July 1, 2023. | 2017, by county ordinance | Employers with fewer than 51 employees are subject to a separate increase schedule. For businesses with 10 to 50 employees: $12.00, effective 7-1-2018; $12.50, effective 7-1-2019; $13.25, effective 7-1-2020; $14.00, effective 7-1-2021; $14.50, effective 7-1-2022; $15.00, effective 7-1-2023. For businesses with 10 or fewer employees: $12.00, effective 7-1-2018; $12.50, effective 7-1-2019; $13.00, effective 7-1-2020; $13.50, effective 7-1-2021; $14.00, effective 7-1-2022; $14.50, effective 7-1-2023; $15.00, effective 7-1-2024. After reaching $15.00, the minimum wage for small- and medium-size employers will be increased by CPI-W plus 1 percent until it equals the large-employer minimum wage. Workers under age 19 who work no more than 20 hours per week are exempt from the county minimum wage. Employers may pay 85 percent of the minimum wage to any employee under the age of 20 for the first six months of employment. | $4.00 | 2015, by county ordinance | The Montgomery County Council originally set the tipped minimum wage at 50 percent of the regular minimum wage. In 2015, it amended the ordinance to freeze the tipped minimum wage at $4.00 per hour, regardless of any subsequent changes in the regular minimum wage. | ||
| Maryland | Prince George’s County | $11.50 | $10.75 to $11.50, effective 10-1-2017 | Prince George’s County enacted its own minimum wage in 2013 by county ordinance. | Amusement parks and recreational establishments are only required to pay 85 percent of the regular minimum wage. | $3.63 | Prince George’s County’s tipped minimum wage is set equal to the state tipped minimum wage. | |||||
| Massachusetts | $11.00 | $10.00 to $11.00, effective 1-1-2017 | $12.00, effective 1-1-2019 / $12.75, effective 1-1-2020 / $13.50, effective 1-1-2021 / $14.25, effective 1-1-2022 / $15.00, effective 1-1-2023 | 2018, by legislation | The Massachusetts minimum wage bill also established a paid family and medical leave program for all workers in the state. | $3.75 | $3.35 to $3.75, effective 1-1-2017 | $4.35, effective 1-1-2019 / $4.95, effective 1-1-2020 / $5.55, effective 1-1-2021 / $6.15, effective 1-1-2022 / $6.75, effective 1-1-2023 | 2018, by legislation | |||
| Michigan | $9.25 | $8.90 to $9.25, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 4-1-2019 | Annual increases based on the 5-year average annual percentage change in the CPI for the Midwest census region, beginning April 1, 2019. Increases not to exceed 3.5 percent. No inflation adjustment will be made if the state unemployment rate is 8.5 percent or higher. | 2014, by legislation | $3.52 | $3.38 to $3.52, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 4-1-2019 | 2014, by legislation | Tipped employees must be paid 38 percent of the regular state minimum wage. | ||
| Minnesota | $9.65 | $9.50 to $9.65, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the price deflator for national personal consumption expenditures (PCE), with a maximum increase of 2.5 percent, beginning January 1, 2018. | 2014, by legislation | Employers with less than $500,000 in annual sales volume are subject to a minimum wage of $7.75. | $9.65 | $9.50 to $9.65, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2018 | 2014, by legislation | Same as the regular minimum wage. Employers with less than $500,000 in annual sales volume are subject to a minimum wage of $7.75. | |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | $11.25 | $10.00 to $11.25, effective 7-1-2018 | $12.25, effective 7-1-2019 / $13.25, effective 7-1-2020 / $14.25, effective 7-1-2021 / $15.00, effective 7-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2023 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the price deflator for national personal consumption expenditures (PCE), with a maximum increase of 2.5 percent. | Minneapolis enacted its own minimum wage in 2017 by city council ordinance. | Businesses with fewer than 100 employees are subject to a separate increase schedule: $10.25, effective 7-1-2018; $11.00, effective 7-1-2019; $11.75, effective 7-1-2020; $12.50, effective 7-1-2021; $13.50, effective 7-1-2022; $14.50, effective 7-1-2023; $15.00, effective 7-1-2024. | $11.25 | $10.00 to $11.25, effective 7-1-2018 | $12.25, effective 7-1-2019 / $13.25, effective 7-1-2020 / $14.25, effective 7-1-2021 / $15.00, effective 7-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2023 | Minneapolis enacted its own minimum wage in 2017 by city council ordinance. | Same as the regular minimum wage. Businesses with fewer than 100 employees are subject to a separate increase schedule: $10.25, effective 7-1-2018; $11.00, effective 7-1-2019; $11.75, effective 7-1-2020; $12.50, effective 7-1-2021; $13.50, effective 7-1-2022; $14.50, effective 7-1-2023; $15.00, effective 7-1-2024. |
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| Missouri | $7.85 | $7.70 to $7.85, effective 1-1-2018 | $8.60, effective 1-1-2019 / $9.45, effective 1-1-2020 / $10.30, effective 1-1-2021 / $11.15, effective 1-1-2022 / $12.00, effective 1-1-2023 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2024 | Annual increases based on the July-to-July percentage change in the CPI-W, U.S. city average, rounded to nearest 5 cents. | 20018, by ballot measure | Missouri’s minimum wage does not apply to public employees. | $3.93 | $3.85 to $3.93, effective 1-1-2018 | $4.30, effective 1-1-2019 / $4.73, effective 1-1-2020 / $5.15, effective 1-1-2021 / $5.63, effective 1-1-2022 / $6.00, effective 1-1-2023 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2024 | 2018, by ballot measure | The Missouri tipped minimum wage is set at 50 percent of the regular minimum wage. | |
| Missouri | Kansas City | $7.85 | $8.50, effective 8-24-2015* / $9.82, effective 1-1-2017 / $10.96, effective 1-1-2018 / $11.98, effective 1-1-2019 / $13.00, effective 1-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2021 | Annual increases based on the July-to-July percentage change in the CPI-W, U.S. city average, rounded to nearest 5 cents, beginning 1-1-2021.* | Kansas City enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by city ordinance.* | *The Missouri state legislature passed a law in September 2015 preempting local governments from adopting minimum wages above the state’s minimum wage. Kansas City’s ordinance may be “grandfathered in,” allowing the measure to take effect as planned; however, the law is currently under review. | $3.85 | $3.83 to $3.85, effective 1-1-2017 | Annual indexing effective January 1* | Kansas City enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by city ordinance.* | The Kansas City tipped minimum wage is set at 50 percent of the regular state minimum wage. * The Missouri state legislature passed a law in September 2015 preempting local governments from adopting minimum wages above the state’s minimum wage. | |
| Missouri | St. Louis | $7.85 | $7.70 to $10.00, effective 5-5-2017* | $11.00, beginning 1-1-2018* | Annual increases based on the July-to-July percentage change in the CPI-W, St. Louis metropolitan area, rounded to nearest 5 cents, beginning 1-1-2018.* | St. Louis enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by city ordinance.* | *The Missouri state legislature passed a law in September 2015 preempting local governments from adopting minimum wages above the state’s minimum wage. St. Louis’s ordinance was originally thought to be “grandfathered in,” however, a circuit judge struck down the measure in October 2015 just before it was scheduled to take effect. The Missouri Supreme Court subsequently struck down the state wage law in February 2017, overturning the circuit judge’s decision. The ordinance went into effect on May 5, 2017. However, the state legislature subsequently passed a new premption law to undo the St. Louis increase. The governor allowed the bill to go into effect in July 2017, thereby lowering the city minimum wage back down to $7.70. | $3.85 | $3.85 to $5.00, effective 5-5-2017* | $5.50, effective 1-1-2018* / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2019 | St. Louis enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by city ordinance.* | The St. Louis tipped minimum wage is set at 50 percent of the regular city minimum wage. *The Missouri state legislature passed a law in September 2015 preempting local governments from adopting minimum wages above the state’s minimum wage. St. Louis’s ordinance was originally thought to be “grandfathered in,” allowing the measure to take effect as planned; however, a circuit judge struck down the measure in October 2015. The Missouri Supreme Court subsequently struck down the state wage law in February 2017, overturning the circuit judge’s decision. The ordinance went into effect on May 5, 2017. However, the state legislature subsequently passed a new premption law to undo the St. Louis increase. The governor allowed the bill to go into effect in July 2017, thereby lowering the city tipped minimum wage back down to $3.85. |
| Montana | $8.30 | $8.15 to $8.30, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-U, U.S. city average, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | 2006, by ballot measure | Minimum wage of $4.00 applies to all businesses that have gross annual sales less than $110,000 and that are not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act. | $8.30 | $8.15 to $8.30, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | 2006, by ballot measure | Same as the regular minimum wage. | |
| Nebraska | $9.00 | $8.00 to $9.00, effective 1-1-2016 | 2014, by ballot initiative | $2.13 | ||||||||
| Nevada | $8.25 | $7.55 to $8.25, effective 1-1-2014 | Annual increases may occur on July 1 of each year based on the percentage change in the CPI-U, if certain circumstances apply. See notes. No single-year adjustments can exceed 3 percent. | 2006, by constitutional amendment | Nevada’s minimum wage is set at $1.00 above the federal minimum wage for firms not providing health insurance. The minimum may be increased more than $1.00 above the federal minimum wage if cumulative inflation, as measured by the CPI-U, is larger than the percentage change in the federal minimum wage since December 31, 2004. | $8.25 | Same as the regular minimum wage. | |||||
| New Hampshire | $7.25 | 2011, by legislation | In 2011, the New Hampshire legislature eliminated the minimum wage established by the state, setting it equal to the value set by the federal minimum wage. | $3.26 | The New Hampshire tipped minimum wage is set at 45 percent of the effective regular minimum wage. | |||||||
| New Jersey | $8.60 | $8.44 to $8.60, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W, U.S. city average. | 2013, by constitutional amendment | $2.13 | Same as the federal tipped minimum wage. | |||||
| New Mexico | $7.50 | $6.50 to $7.50, effective 1-1-2009 | 2007 | $2.13 | ||||||||
| New Mexico | Albuquerque | $8.95 | $8.80 to $8.95, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in CPI-W, U.S. city average, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | 2012 | Employees receiving health care or child care benefits at an annualized cost of $2,500 or more may be paid $1.00 less than the effective minimum wage hourly rate. | $5.35 | $5.28 to $5.35, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | 2012 | The Albuquerque tipped minimum wage is set at 60 percent of the regular minimum wage. |
| New Mexico | Bernalillo County | $8.85 | $8.70 to $8.85, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in CPI, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | 2013, by county ordinance | Does not apply to the City of Albuquerque, which sets its own minimum wage. Employees receiving health care or child care benefits at an annualized cost of $2,500 or more may be paid $1.00 less than the effective minimum wage hourly rate. | $2.13 | ||||
| New Mexico | Las Cruces | $9.20 | $8.40 to $9.20, effective 1-1-2017 | $10.10, effective 1-1-2019 / Annual indexing, beginning 1-1-2020 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in CPI-W for the West census region, rounded to the nearest 5 cents, beginning January 1, 2018. | Las Cruces enacted its own minimum wage in 2014 by city council ordinance. | $3.68 | $3.36 to $3.68, effective 1-1-2017 | $4.04, effective 1-1-2019 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020 | Las Cruces enacted its own tipped minimum wage in 2014. | The tipped minimum wage is set at 40 percent of the regular city minimum wage. | |
| New Mexico | Santa Fe City | $11.40 | $11.09 to $11.40, effective 3-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective March 1 | Annual increases based on the previous year’s percentage change in the CPI-W for the West census region. | 2003, by city ordinance | Santa Fe’s minimum wage law is similar to “living wage” laws in other cities that require any business under contract with the city government to pay a determined “living wage.” Santa Fe, however, extends this requirement to any business granted a business license to operate within city limits. | $2.13 | ||||
| New Mexico | Santa Fe County | $11.40 | $11.09 to $11.40, effective 3-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective March 1 | Annual increases based on the previous year’s percentage change in the CPI-W for the West census region. | 2014, by county ordinance | $3.41 | $3.27 to $3.41, effective 3-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective March 1 | 2014 | The Santa Fe County tipped minimum wage is set at 30 percent of the regular minimum wage. | |
| New York | $10.40 | $9.70 to $10.40, effective 12-31-2017 | $11.10, effective 12-31-2018 / $11.80, effective 12-31-2019 / $12.50, effective 12-31-2020 / Annual indexing starting 12-31-2021 to be determined on a year-to-year basis | Indexed schedule (to reach but not exceed $15.00 per hour) to be set by the Director of the Division of Budget in consultation with the Department of Labor | 2016, by legislation | This is the base minimum wage for the state that applies to all areas outside New York City and Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties. State law establishes separate minimum wage rates for New York City and downstate counties. The New York minimum wage law allows for wage orders that govern wage requirements in specific industries. In 2015, a wage board for the fast food industry set the minimum wage in fast food at $10.50 in New York City and $9.75 for the rest of the state as of 12-31-2015. The fast food minimum wage will increase by $1.50 per year in New York City until it reaches $15 on 12-31-2018. In the rest of the state, it will increase by $1 each year until it reaches $13.75 on 12-31-2019. It will then increase by $0.75 on 12-31-2020 and by $0.50 on 7-1-2021, bringing it to $15. | $7.50 | $5.65 to $7.50, effective 12-31-2015 | $7.85, effective 12-31-2019 / $8.35, effective 12-31-2020 / Annual indexing starting 12-31-2021 to be determined on a year-to-year basis | 2016, by state legislation | New York’s tipped minimum wage is set equal to the greater of $7.50 or two-thirds of the regular minimum wage or the prevailing minimum wage of a given geography. This rate applies to all tipped workers except those in the fast food industry, who are subject to a separate minimum wage schedule. | |
| New York | New York City | $13.00 | $11.00 to $13.00, effective 12-31-2017 | $15.00, effective 12-31-2018 | 2016, by legislation | Small businesses (those with 10 employees or fewer) would start at $10.50 by 12-31-2016, and increase by $1.50 each year thereafter until they reach $15 on 12-31-2019. | $8.65 | $7.50 to $8.65, effective 12-31-2017 | $10.00, effective 12-31-2018 | 2016, by state legislation | New York’s tipped minimum wage is set equal to the greater of $7.50 or two thirds of the regular minimum wage or the prevailing minimum wage of a given geography and size employer. This rate applies to all tipped workers except those in the fast food industry, who are subject to a separate minimum-wage schedule. | |
| New York | Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties | $11.00 | $10.00 to $11.00, effective 12-31-2017 | $12.00, effective 12-31-2018 / $13.00, effective 12-31-2019 / $14.00, effective 12-31-2020 / $15.00, effective 12-31-2021 | 2016, by legislation | $7.50 | $8.00, effective 12-31-2018 / $8.65, effective 12-31-2019 / $9.35, effective 12-31-2020 / $10.00, effective 12-31-2021 | 2016, by state legislation | New York’s tipped minimum wage is set equal to the greater of $7.50 or two thirds of the regular minimum wage or the prevailing minimum wage of a given geography. This rate applies to all tipped workers except those in the fast food industry, who are subject to a separate minimum-wage schedule. | |||
| North Carolina | $7.25 | The North Carolina minimum wage is set equal to the federal minimum wage by statute. | $2.13 | North Carolina’s tipped minimum wage is set equal to the federal tipped minimum wage by statute. | ||||||||
| North Dakota | $7.25 | $6.55 to $7.25, effective 6-24-2009 | 2007, by legislation | $4.86 | $4.39 to $4.86, effective 6-24-2009 | North Dakota’s tipped minimum wage is set at 67 percent of the regular minimum wage. | ||||||
| Ohio | $8.30 | $8.15 to $8.30, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W U.S., city average, rounded to nearest 5 cents. | 2006, by constitutional amendment | $4.15 | $4.08 to $4.15, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Ohio’s tipped minimum wage is set at 50 percent of the regular minimum wage. | |||
| Oklahoma | $7.25 | $6.55 to $7.25, effective 6-24-2009 | State minimum wage of $2.00 applies to workers in companies with fewer than 10 employees or who work for businesses with gross annual sales less than $100,000. All others subject to federal minimum. | $2.13 | ||||||||
| Oregon | $10.75 | $10.25 to $10.75, effective 7-1-2018 | $11.25, effective 7-1-2019 / $12.00, effective 7-1-2020 / $12.75, effective 7-1-2021 / $13.50, effective 7-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2023 | Annual increases based on the March-to-March change in the CPI-U, U.S. city average, rounded to nearest 5 cents. | 2016, by legislation | Base minimum wage for the state. State law establishes separate minimum wage rates for the Portland Urban Growth Boundary area and designated non-urban counties. | $10.75 | $10.25 to $10.75, effective 7-1-2018 | $11.25, effective 7-1-2019 / $12.00, effective 7-1-2020 / $12.75, effective 7-1-2021 / $13.50, effective 7-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2022 | 2016, by legislation | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| Oregon | Portland Urban Growth Boundary | $12.00 | $11.25 to $12.00, effective 7-1-2018 | $12.50, effective 7-1-2019 / $13.25, effective 7-1-2020 / $14.50, effective 7-1-2021 / $14.75, effective 7-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2023 | Annual increases to the state’s base minimum wage are based on the March-to-March change in the CPI-U, U.S. city average, rounded to nearest 5 cents. Portland UGB’s rate is then set to $1.25 greater than the state’s base rate. | 2016, by legislation | Region’s minimum wage to be set at $1.25 greater than the state’s base minimum wage when indexing begins on July 1, 2023. | $12.00 | $11.25 to $12.00, effective 7-1-2018 | $12.50, effective 7-1-2019 / $13.25, effective 7-1-2020 / $14.50, effective 7-1-2021 / $14.75, effective 7-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2023 | 2016, by legislation | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| Oregon | Non-urban counties | $10.50 | $10.00 to $10.50, effective 7-1-2018 | $11.00, effective 7-1-2019 / $11.50, effective 7-1-2020 / $12.00, effective 7-1-2021 / $12.50, effective 7-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2023 | Annual increases to the state’s base minimum wage are based on the March-to-March change in the CPI-U, U.S. city average, rounded to nearest 5 cents. Non-urban counties’ rate is then set to $1.00 less than the state’s base rate. | 2016, by legislation | Non-urban counties include Baker, Coos, Crook, Curry, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, and Wheeler counties. The region’s minimum wage is to be set at $1.00 less than the state’s base minimum wage when indexing begins on July 1, 2023. | $10.50 | $10.00 to $10.50, effective 7-1-2018 | $11.00, effective 7-1-2019 / $11.50, effective 7-1-2020 / $12.00, effective 7-1-2021 / $12.50, effective 7-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2023 | 2016, by legislation | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| Pennsylvania | $7.25 | Pennsylvania’s minimum wage is set equal to the federal minimum wage by statute. | $2.83 | |||||||||
| Rhode Island | $10.10 | $9.60 to $10.10, effective 1-1-2018 | $10.50, effective 1-1-2019 | 2017, by legislation | $3.89 | $3.39 to $3.89, effective 1-1-2016 | $3.89, effective 1-1-2017 | 2017, by legislation | ||||
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| South Dakota | $8.85 | $8.65 to $8.85, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the CPI, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | 2014, by ballot measure | $4.43 | $4.33 to $4.43, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | 2014, by ballot measure | South Dakota’s tipped minimum wage is set at 50 percent of the regular minimum wage. | ||
| Tennessee | Tennessee has a promised wage law whereby the employers are responsible for paying to the employees the wages promised by the employer. | |||||||||||
| Texas | $7.25 | Texas’s minimum wage is set equal to the federal minimum wage by statute. | $2.13 | |||||||||
| Utah | $7.25 | Utah excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. | $2.13 | |||||||||
| Vermont | $10.50 | $10.00 to $10.50, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2019 | Annual increases of the smaller of 5 percent of the current minimum, or the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-U, U.S. city average, beginning January 1, 2019 | 2014, by legislation | Vermont started indexing in January 2007. | $5.25 | $5.00 to $5.25, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2019 | 2014, by legislation | Vermont’s tipped minimum wage is set at 50 percent of the regular minimum wage. | |
| Virginia | $7.25 | Virginia’s minimum wage is set to the federal minimum wage by statute. | $2.13 | |||||||||
| Washington | $11.50 | $11.00 to $11.50, effective 1-1-2018 | $12.00, effective 1-1-2019 / $13.50, effective 1-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2021 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W, U.S. city average, beginning 1-1-2021. | 2016, by ballot measure | Washington was the first state to enact annual inflation indexing in 2001. | $11.50 | $11.00 to $11.50, effective 1-1-2018 | $12.00, effective 1-1-2019 / $13.50, effective 1-1-2020 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2021 | 2016, by ballot measure | Same as regular minimum wage | |
| Washington | Seattle | $15.45 | $15.00 to $15.45, effective 1-1-2018 | For employers with more than 500 employees: annual indexing effective January 1 / For employers with 500 or fewer employees: $15.00, effective 1-1-2019 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W | Seattle enacted its own minimum wage in 2014 by city council ordinance | Employers may credit a portion of employee tips or benefits paid to employee health care benefits against the required minimum wage until 2019. Employers with 500 or fewer employees have a lower minimum wage of $14.00. | $15.45 | $15.00 to $15.45, effective 1-1-2018 | For employers with more than 500 employees: annual indexing effective January 1 / For employers with 500 or fewer employees: $12.00, effective 1-1-2019; $13.50, effective 1-1-2020; $15.00, effective 1-1-2021 | Seattle enacted its own tipped wage in 2014 by city council ordinance | Large employers (more than 500 employees) are not allowed to credit tips against the city’s minimum wage. Small employers (500 or fewer employees) may credit a portion of tips against the minimum wage, resulting in a tipped minimum wage of $11.50. This credit will be gradually reduced (thereby raising the tipped minimum) until tipped workers at small businesses receive the full minimum wage by 2022 (see upcoming increases). |
| Washington | SeaTac | $15.64 | $15.34 to $15.64, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W, U.S. city average | 2013, by city council ordinance | SeaTac’s minimum wage applies only to hospitality and transportation workers within the city. | $15.64 | $15.34 to $15.64, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | 2013, by city council ordinance | SeaTac’s tipped minimum wage is the same as the regular minimum wage. The ordinance specifies that service charges must be paid directly to the nonmanagerial, nonsupervisory workers who perform the direct service to customers. |
| Washington | Tacoma | $12.00 | $11.15 to $12.00, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2019 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W, U.S. city average, beginning 1-1-2019 | Tacoma enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by ballot measure | $12.00 | $11.15 to $12.00, effective 1-1-2018 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2019 | Tacoma enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by ballot measure | Same as regular minimum wage | |
| West Virginia | $8.75 | $8.00 to $8.75, effective 12-31-2015 | 2014, by legislation | $2.63 | $2.40 to $2.63, effective 1-1-2016 | 2014, by legislation | West Virginia’s tipped minimum wage is set at 30 percent of the regular minimum wage. | |||||
| Wisconsin | $7.25 | $6.55 to $7.25, effective 6-1-2009 | $2.33 | |||||||||
| Wyoming | $5.15 | $1.60 to $5.15, effective 1-1-2002 | 2001, by legislation | $2.13 | ||||||||
| Federal | $7.25 | $6.55 to $7.25, effective 7-24-2009 | 2007 | The Fair Labor Standards Act excludes any business with gross annual revenue less than $500,000 whose employees do not engage in “interstate commerce.” It also contains a variety of smaller occupational exclusions, such as those for telephone switchboard operators, private investigators, and babysitters. | $2.13 | $2.09 to $2.13 effective 4-1-1991 | 1996 | Until 1996 the federal tipped minimum wage was set as a percentage of the regular minimum wage. When the regular minimum wage was increased in 1996, the tipped minimum wage was fixed at $2.13. |
Notes
In states with no minimum-wage law (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee) or minimum wages below the federal minimum wage (Georgia and Wyoming), the federal minimum wage of $7.25 applies.
Many states exclude very small businesses, such as those with fewer than five employees or those with gross annual revenue below a specified threshold. Many also contain a variety of smaller occupational exclusions and in some cases, exclusions for seasonal and part-time youth workers. The exclusions listed here are not exhaustive; they only highlight the more significant or noteworthy exclusions to minimum-wage laws.
“CPI” refers to the Consumer Price Index, as calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“CPI-U” refers to the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers, as calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“CPI-W” refers to the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, as calculated by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
