--- title: Minimum Wage Table for All the States description: Stop stressing about minimum wage laws—get the latest information you need to stay compliant. 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Please note that the table reflects state requirements only; local requirements may vary.** Federal: $7.25 hr For all employers grossing more than $500,000. Training wage of $4.25 per hour allowed for workers under 20 years old for the first 90 calendar days of employment. | **State** | **Current Wage** | **Future Wage** |  **Notes** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Alabama | Federal minimum wage applies. |   |   | | Alaska | $11.73 (All employers) | Effective January 1, 2025, Alaska’s minimum wage will increase to $11.91 per hour. For salaried employees—exempt from the state’s minimum wage and overtime requirements as bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employees—it will increase to $952.80 per week, or $49,545.60 per year. | Rate tied to consumer price index and always to remain at least $1 above the federal rate. | | Arizona | $14.35 (All employers) | $14.70 (All employers, January 1, 2025) |  **Flagstaff** The minimum wage in Flagstaff will increase to $17.85 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $16.85 per hour. **Tucson** The minimum wage in Tucson will increase to $15 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $12 per hour. | | Arkansas | $11.00 (Employers with 4 or more employees) $7.25 (Employers with fewer that 4 employees) |   | The state minimum wage applies to employers with 4 or more employees. Employers with fewer that 4 employees may pay the federal minimum wage rate. | | California | $16.00 (General) $20.00 (Fast food) | $16.50 (General) | Many city rates differ from state minimum wage.  | | Colorado | $14.42 (All employers) | Colorado’s minimum wage will increase to $14.81 per hour. The minimum wage for tipped employees will increase to $11.79. The minimum salary for exempt executive, administrative, or professional employees will increase to $1,086.25 per week, or $56,485 per year. The minimum annual salary to use the highly compensated employee exemption will increase to $127,091 per year. The minimum rate for exempt computer employees who are paid on an hourly basis will be $34.07 per hour. | **Denver** Denver’s city and county minimum wage will increase to $18.81 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $15.79 per hour. **Edgewater** Edgewater’s minimum wage will increase to $16.52 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $13.50 per hour. **Boulder County** Unincorporated Boulder County’s minimum wage will increase to $16.57 per hour. The minimum base wage for tipped employees will increase to $13.55 per hour. For a list of unincorporated areas that the minimum wage law applies to, see Boulder County’s [website](https://u4664138.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.-2BvR921dwSdNdTO8WsXTOoDn3PRY0CTgX9jT-2FSIVwJxYWt4fRQYr-2B9AmEXIYuSwshKuMv24jDHDS9-2FbfEpZW6HTuV1OFMWofg23b7Fkvp0WllLPqPE2kvUzDCn0TMv7w61I-2FQgiM026S67Sgk1orEqn12LC2OWF9g7tV3ifNHGe3vnFqOMEaebuhOPpXymWRPd-2BAjtYpvIEr8tBZ87n9rsgHGn0SKPDdMvi3W9N0i4OqqdcBepNZJH9icKGxJCNETyWGs44HpY3yO9zpEpE5CWQ-3D-3D_d0v_hOBiMWNh2TFuQE1uFxXErSTpa3SKO423yIhM5Nd-2FV-2F2Ocdv0peSyW1zqVfa8jQXT6V9l2MXxitm0NkrYfUco0x6y4q7a0cccF29O7ab-2FX3IN2cSq6l6c9iDNP6YEg3qSbCRAFhJLUN2lpht4iQNCPNJ0tCu5Q9Yl9vBo6sS-2BM4PEdxzwQ44iq6E3PwGRZXUgrRZEXhrLUOJYdznoi-2BLjTJtpCqIAfnNv6dyYlzDt4O3aUSJT7TOKWfWrN0k0-2FiVN).   | | Connecticut | $15.69 (All employers) | $16.35 (All employers, January 1, 2025) | As of 2023, annual adjustments are tied to the consumer price index. Connecticut's expanded paid sick leave law takes effect on January 1. | | Delaware | $13.25 (All employers) | $15.00 (January 1, 2025) | Paid leave withholding reminder! Employers that are sharing the cost with employees need to begin withholding employee contributions for the Paid Leave Program as of January 1. | | District of Columbia | $17.00 (All employers) |   | As of 2021, annual adjustments are tied to consumer price index. | | Florida | $13.00 (All employers) | $14.00 (All employers, September 30, 2025) $15.00 (All employers, September 30, 2026) | Beginning September 30, 2027, rate increases will be tied to the consumer price index. | | Georgia | Federal minimum wage applies. |   | Georgia’s state minimum wage rate is $5.15. As the state’s minimum wage is lower than federal minimum wage, the federal rate applies. | | Hawaii | $14.00 (All employers) | $16.00 (January 1, 2026) $18.00 (January 1, 2028) |   | | Idaho | Federal minimum wage applies. |   | State minimum wage will automatically follow federal minimum wage. | | Illinois | $14.00 (All employers) | $15.00 (All employers, January 1, 2025) | Chicago's and Cook County's rates differ from the state minimum wage; please refer to the Illinois Minimum Wage entry in our Laws library for details. | | Indiana | Federal minimum wage applies. |   | State minimum wage will automatically follow federal minimum wage. | | Iowa | Federal minimum wage applies. |   |   | | Kansas | Federal minimum wage applies. |   |   | | Kentucky | Federal minimum wage applies. |   |   | | Louisiana | Federal minimum wage applies. |   |   | | Maine | $14.15 (All employers) | $14.65 (All employers, January 1, 2025) | - As of 2021, annual adjustments are tied to the consumer price index. - Portland and Rockland have rates that differ from the state minimum wage; see the Maine Minimum Wage and Overtime page for details. | | Maryland | $15.00 (All employers) | $16.00 (Howard County, January 1, 2025)  | Rates in some Maryland localities differ from the state minimum wage; see the Maryland Minimum Wage and Overtime page for details. | | Massachusetts | $15.00 (All employers) | | Massachusetts Blue Laws require some employers to pay premium pay for Sundays and certain holidays. | | Michigan | $10.33 (All employers) | $10.56 (All employers, January 1, 2025) $12.48 (All employers, February 21, 2025) $13.29 (All employers, February 21, 2026) $14.16 (All employers, February 21, 2027) $14.97 (All employers, February 21, 2028) | In July 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court determined that it was unconstitutional for the legislature to adopt *and* amend a voter-initiated petition in the same legislative session. As a result, the *original* minimum wage and sick leave laws, proposed and approved by the voters of Michigan back in 2018, will take effect on **February 21, 2025.** | | Minnesota | $10.85 (Employers that gross $500,000 or more annually) $8.85 (Employers that gross less than $500,000 annually) | $11.13 (All employers, January 1, 2025) | - Rate increases are tied to the consumer price index. - Minneapolis and St. Paul's rates differ from the state minimum wage; see the Minnesota Minimum Wage and Overtime page for details. | | Mississippi | Federal minimum wage applies. |   |   | | Missouri | $12.30 (All employers) | $13.75 as of January 1, 2025. Retail and service employers with less than $500,000 in gross income are exempt from state minimums and may pay at least federal minimum wage. | Starting in 2024, annual adjustments are tied to the consumer price index. | | Montana | $10.30 (All employers) | $10.55 (All employers, January 1, 2025) Employers will annual gross sales of $110,000 or less can pay federal minimum wage. | Rate increases are tied to the consumer price index and adjusted no later than September 30 every year. | | Nebraska | $12.00 (All employers) | $13.50 (All employers, January 1, 2025) $15.00 (All employers, January 1, 2026) |   | | Nevada | $12.00 (All employers) | |   | | New Hampshire | Federal minimum wage applies. | |   | | New Jersey | $15.13 (Employers with 6 or more employees) $13.93 (Employers with 5 or fewer employees) | $15.49 (Employers with 6 or more employees, January 1, 2025) $14.53 (Employers with 5 or fewer employees, January 1,2025) $13.40 (Agricultural employers, January 1, 2025) $18.49 (Direct care employees (at long-term care facilities), January 1, 2025) | Starting in 2025, annual adjustments for employers with 6 or more employees are tied to the consumer price index. | | New Mexico | $12.00 (All employers) | Las Cruces will increase to $12.65 on 1/1/2025. | Many city rates differ from state minimum wage, including: Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, and Santa Fe County. See the New Mexico Minimum Wage and Overtime page for details. | | New York | $15.00 (Upstate) $16.00 (New York City) $16.00 (Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties) | | - Some cities and industries have higher minimum wages than the state rates. See the New York Minimum Wage and Overtime page for more information. - For all regions, once the local wage reaches $15 the rate increase is tied to the consumer price index. | | North Carolina | Federal minimum wage applies. | |   | | North Dakota | Federal minimum wage applies. | |   | | Ohio | $7.25 (Employers that gross less than $385,000 annually) $10.45 (Employers that gross $385,000 or more annually) | $10.70 (Employers that gross $394,000 or more annually, January 1, 2025) | - Rate increases tied to the consumer price index. - Employers grossing less than $385,000 annually may pay the federal minimum wage. | | Oklahoma | Federal minimum wage applies. | | State minimum wage will automatically follow federal minimum wage. | | Oregon | $15.95 (Employers inside Portland's Urban Growth Boundary) $14.70 (Employers in Standard Counties) $13.70 (Employers in Nonurban Counties) | | - As of July 2023, increases to the "standard rate" of mid-sized cities will be tied to the consumer price index. Rates for employers inside Portland's Urban Growth Boundary will always be $1.25 over the standard rate and rates for employers in nonurban counties will always be $1 less. - Nonurban counties include Baker, Coos, Crook, Curry, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, and Wheeler. | | Pennsylvania | Federal minimum wage applies. | |   | | Rhode Island | $14.00 (All employers) | $15.00 (January 1, 2025) |   | | South Carolina | Federal minimum wage applies. | |   | | South Dakota | $11.20 (All employers) | $11.50 (All employers, January 1, 2025) | Rate increases tied to the consumer price index. [Temporary Caregiver Insurance](https://dlt.ri.gov/individuals/temporary-disability-caregiver-insurance) Benefit Increase begins 1/1/2025.  | | Tennessee | Federal minimum wage applies. | |   | | Texas | Federal minimum wage applies. | | State minimum wage will automatically follow federal minimum wage. | | Utah | Federal minimum wage applies. | | State minimum wage will automatically follow federal minimum wage and is reviewed at least every 3 years. | | Vermont | $13.67 (All employers) | $14.01 (All employers, January 1, 2025) | Rate increases tied to the consumer price index. | | Virginia | $12.00 (All employers) | $12.41 (All employers, January 1, 2025) | Virginia's minimum wage applies to employers with 4 or more employees. | | Washington | $16.28 (All employers) | | - As of 2021, annual adjustments are tied to the consumer price index. - Some city rates differ from state minimum wage, including Seattle and Tacoma. See the Washington Minimum Wage and Overtime page for details. | | West Virginia | $8.75 (Employers with 6 or more nonexempt employees at one location) $7.25 (Employers with fewer than 6 nonexempt employees at any one location) | |   | | Wisconsin | Federal minimum wage applies. | |   | | Wyoming | Federal minimum wage applies. | | The state minimum wage rate is $5.15. As the state’s minimum wage is lower than the federal minimum wage, the federal rate applies. | ### Stop stressing about minimum wage laws—get the latest info and let us help you stay compliant. 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