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 July 3, 2020
| [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% of the city’s regular minimum wage. | |||
| Alaska | $10.19 | $9.89 to $10.19, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the CPI-U for the Anchorage metropolitan area. | 2014, by ballot measure | $10.19 | $9.89 to $10.19, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | 2014, by ballot measure | Same as regular minimum wage. | ||
| Arizona | $12.00 | $11.00 to $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 | $9.00 | $8.00 to $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 | $13.00 | $12.00 to $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. | $10.00 | $9.00 to $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 | $10.00 | $9.25 to $10.00, effective 1-1-2020 | $11.00, effective 1-1-2021 | 2018, by ballot measure | $2.63 | |||||||
| California | $13.00 | $12.00 to $13.00, effective 1-1-2020 | $14.00, effective 1-1-2021 / $15.00, effective 1-1-2022 / Annual indexing 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% of annual revenue, or due to an economic downturn. Inflation indexing cannot go beyond 3.5% in any given year. Small businesses (those with 25 or fewer employees) will have an extra year to comply. | $13.00 | $12.00 to $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 | Alameda | $15.00 | $13.50 to $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2022 | Annual increases based on the lesser of 5% or the February-to-February percentage change in the CPI-U for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area. | Alameda enacted its own minimum wage in 2018 by city council ordinance. | $15.00 | $13.50 to $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2022 | Alameda enacted its own minimum wage in 2018 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| California | Belmont | $15.00 | $13.00 to $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% 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 for a business that is subject to the Belmont Business License Tax OR that maintains a facility in Belmont. | $15.00 | $13.00 to $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 | $16.07 | $15.59 to $16.07, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective July 1 | Annual increases based on the calendar year percentage change in the CPI-U for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area. | The Berkeley City Council revised its minimum wage ordinance in 2016. | $16.07 | $15.59 to $16.07, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective July 1 | The Berkeley City Council revised its minimum wage ordinance in 2016. | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| California | Cupertino | $15.35 | $15.00 to $15.35, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 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. | 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. | $15.35 | $15.00 to $15.35, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Cupertino enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | El Cerrito | $15.37 | $15.00 to $15.37, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | 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. | $15.37 | $15.00 to $15.37, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | El Cerrito enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| California | Emeryville | $16.84 | $16.30 to $16.84, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective July 1 | 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. | $16.84 | $16.30 to $16.84, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective July 1 | Emeryville enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| California | Fremont | $15.00 | $13.50 to $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2021 | Annual increases based on the February-to-February change in the CPI-W for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area. | Fremont enacted its own minimum wage in 2019 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 a minimum wage of $13.50. Beginning July 1, 2022, the larger-business minimum wage will apply to all businesses. Nonprofit corporations are exempt from the city’s minimum wage law. | $15.00 | $13.50 to $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2021 | Fremont enacted its own minimum wage in 2019 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Hayward | $13.00 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2021 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2022 | Annual increases based on the lesser of 5.0% or the annual percentage change in the CPI. | Hayward enacted its own minimum wage in 2020 by city council ordinance. | The minimum wage as listed applies to businesses with 26 or more employees. Employers with fewer than 26 employees will be subject to a minimum wage of $14.00, effective 1-1-2021. On January 1, 2022, the small employer minimum wage will be increased by the percentage change in the CPI. Beginning January 1, 2023, the state minimum wage of $15 will apply to small employers. | $13.00 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2021 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2022 | Hayward enacted its own minimum wage in 2020 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. | ||
| California | Los Altos | $15.40 | $15.00 to $15.40, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 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. | 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. | $15.40 | $15.00 to $15.40, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Los Altos enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Los Angeles | $15.00 | $14.25 to $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. | $15.00 | $14.25 to $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 | $15.00 | $14.25 to $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. | $15.00 | $14.25 to $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 | $15.00 | $14.25 to $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. | $15.00 | $14.25 to $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 | $15.40 | $15.00 to $15.40, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective July 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. | 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. | $15.40 | $15.00 to $15.40, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective July 1 | Milpitas enacted its own minimum wage in 2017 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Mountain View | $16.05 | $15.65 to $16.05, effective 1-1-2020 | 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, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | Mountain View updated its minimum wage law on November 10, 2015, by city council ordinance. | $16.05 | $15.65 to $16.05, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Mountain View updated its minimum wage law on November 10, 2015, by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| California | Novato | $15.00 | $13.00 to $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2021 | The lesser of 3.5% or the annual increase in the CPI-W for the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward metropolitan area. | Novato enacted its own minimum wage in 2019 by city council ordinance. | The minimum wage as listed applies to businesses with 100 or more employees. Businesses with 26-99 employees are subject to a minimum wage of $14.00 currently; $15.00, effective January 1, 2021; and annual indexing each January 1 thereafter. Businesses with fewer than 26 employees are subject to a minimum wage of $13.00, currently; $14.00, effective January 1, 2021; $15.00, effective January 1, 2022; and annual indexing each January 1 thereafter. | $15.00 | $13.00 to $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2021 | Novato enacted its own minimum wage in 2019 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Oakland | $14.14 | $13.80 to $14.14, effective 1-1-2020 | 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. | $14.14 | $13.80 to $14.14, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Oakland enacted its own minimum wage in 2014 by ballot measure. | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| California | Palo Alto | $15.40 | $15.00 to $15.40, effective 1-1-2020 | 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. | Palo Alto updated its minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | $15.40 | $15.00 to $15.40, effective 1-1-2020 | 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 | $15.00 | $14.25 to $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. | $15.00 | $14.25 to $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 | Petaluma | $15.00 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2020 | 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. | Petaluma enacted its own minimum wage in 2019 by city council ordinance. | The minimum wage as listed applies to businesses with 26 or more employees. Businesses with fewer than 26 employees have a minimum wage of $14.00, effective January 1, 2020; and $15.00, effective January 1, 2021. Both minimum wages will be automatically adjusted for inflation in each subsequent year. | $15.00 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Petaluma enacted its own minimum wage in 2019 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Redwood City | $15.38 | $13.50 to $15.38, 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 per 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 set at $15.00 plus the prior year’s increase in the cost of living for the region. | $15.38 | $13.50 to $15.38, 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 | $15.00 | $13.41 to $15.00, effective 1-1-2019 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020* | Annual increases based on the calendar year percentage change in the CPI-W for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area. | 2017, 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. *Richmond’s ordinance specifies that annual adjustment would take effect on January 1, 2020; however, the city has not announced any increase for 2020. | $15.00 | $13.41 to $15.00, effective 1-1-2019 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2020* | 2017, by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. *Richmond’s ordinance specifies that annual adjustment would take effect on January 1, 2020; however, the city has not announced any increase for 2020. |
| California | San Diego | $13.00 | $12.00 to $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 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 was superseded by the state minimum wage in 2019, when the state minimum wage rose above the level set by the San Diego ordinance. | $13.00 | $12.00 to $13.00, effective 1-1-2020 | $14.00, effective 1-1-2021 / $15.00, effective 1-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2023 | San Diego enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | San Francisco | $16.07 | $15.59 to $16.07, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective July 1 | Annual increases based on the calendar year percentage change in the CPI-W for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area. | 2014, by ballot measure | $16.07 | $15.59 to $16.07, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective July 1 | 2014, by ballot measure | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| California | San Jose | $15.25 | $15.00 to $15.25, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | 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% in any given year. | $15.25 | $15.00 to $15.25, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | 2016, by city council ordinance | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | San Leandro | $15.00 | $14.00 to $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. | $15.00 | $14.00 to $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 | $15.38 | $15.00 to $15.38, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose metropolitan area. | San Mateo enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | The city’s ordinance set an initial lower minimum wage for nonprofit organizations, but as of January 1, 2020, the same minimum wage applies to all employers. | $15.38 | $15.00 to $15.38, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | San Mateo enacted its own minimum wage in 2016 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Santa Clara | $15.40 | $15.00 to $15.40, effective 1-1-2020 | 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. | $15.40 | $15.00 to $15.40, effective 1-1-2020 | 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 | $15.00 | $14.25 to $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., $14.25 in July 2020 and reaching $15.00 in July 2021). | $15.00 | $14.25 to $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 | Santa Rosa | $15.00 | $13.00 to $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2021 | Annual increases based on the lesser of 3.5% or the annual percentage change in the CPI-W, U.S. city average, rounded to the nearest 10 cents. | Santa Rosa enacted its own minimum wage in 2019 by city council ordinance. | The minimum wage as listed applies to businesses with 26 or more employees. Businesses with fewer than 26 employees have a minimum wage of $14.00, effective July 1, 2020; same as the large business minimum wage, effective January 1, 2021. | $15.00 | $13.00 to $15.00, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2021 | Santa Rosa enacted its own minimum wage in 2019 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Sonoma | $13.50 | $13.50, effective 1-1-2020 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2021 / $16.00, effective 1-1-2022 / $17.00, effective 1-1-2023 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2024 | Annual increases based on the lesser of 3.5% or the annual percentage change in a CPI index chosen by the Sonoma City Council. | Sonoma enacted its own minimum wage in 2019 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 a minimum wage equal to $1 less than the large business minimum wage through 2023. Beginning January 1, 2024, the large business minimum wage will apply to all businesses. | $13.50 | $13.50, effective 1-1-2020 | $15.00, effective 1-1-2021 / $16.00, effective 1-1-2022 / $17.00, effective 1-1-2023 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2024 | Sonoma enacted its own minimum wage in 2019 by city council ordinance. | Same as regular minimum wage. |
| California | Sunnyvale | $16.05 | $15.65 to $16.05, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | 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. | $16.05 | $15.65 to $16.05, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | The Sunnyvale City Council updated its minimum wage ordinance in 2016. | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| Colorado | $12.00 | $11.10 to $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 | $8.98 | $8.08 to $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. | ||
| Colorado | Denver | $12.85 | 12.85, effective 1-1-2020 | $14.77, effective 1-1-2021 / $15.87, effective 1-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2023 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the CPI-W for the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood region, beginning 1-1-2023. | Denver enacted its own minimum wage in 2019 by city council ordinance. | Workers under the age of 18 may be paid 15% less than the full minimum wage. | $9.83 | $9.83, effective 1-1-2020 | $11.75, effective 1-1-2021 / $12.85, effective 1-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2023 | Denver enacted its own minimum wage in 2019 by city council ordinance. | Denver’s tipped minimum wage is set at $3.02 less than the regular minimum wage. |
| Connecticut | $11.00 | $10.10 to $11.00, effective 10-1-2019 | $12.00, effective 9-1-2020 / $13.00, effective 8-1-2021 / $14.00, effective 7-1-2022 / $15.00, effective 6-1-2023 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2024 | Annual increases based on the June-to-June change in the employment cost index for wages and salaries of all civilian workers. | 2019, by legislation | Beginning 10-1-2019, workers age 17 and younger may be paid $10.10 per hour or 85% of the state minimum wage, whichever is greater, for the first 90 days of their employment. The governor may recommend suspending increases in the minimum wage if the state experiences two consecutive quarters of negative growth in the states’s real domestic gross product. | $6.38 | $6.07 to $6.38, effective 1-1-2018 | 2019, by legislation | Hotel workers and restaurant waitstaff are subject to a tipped minimum wage of $6.38 per hour. Bartenders have a separate minimum wage equal to $8.23. Prior to July 1, 2019, these tipped minimums were set as percentages of the regular minimum. The 2019 legislation that will raise the regular minimum wage to $15.00 froze these tipped minimum wages at their existing dollar amounts. | ||
| Delaware | $9.25 | $8.75 to $9.25, effective 10-1-2019 | 2018, by legislation | $2.23 | $2.23, effective 10-1-1996 | |||||||
| Washington D.C. | $15.00 | $14.00 to $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. | $5.00 | $4.45 to $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 would have gradually raised the tipped minimum wage until it was equal to the regular minimum wage in 2026. However, in October 2018, the D.C. City Council overruled the voter-approved measure, returning the tipped minimum wage to the original increase schedule in the 2016 ordinance. | |
| Florida | $8.56 | $8.46 to $8.56, effective 1-1-2020 | 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 | $5.54 | $5.44 to $5.54, effective 1-1-2020 | 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 | $10.00 | $9.25 to $10.00, effective 7-1-2020 | $11.00, effective 1-1-2021 / $12.00, effective 1-1-2022 / $13.00, effective 1-1-2023 / $14.00, effective 1-1-2024 / $15.00, effective 1-1-2025 | 2019, by legislation | Illinois’s minimum wage law sets a lower minimum wage for workers under age 18 for their first 650 hours of work with any employer. The minimum wage for these workers is: $8.00, effective 1-1-2020; $8.50, effective 1-1-2021; $9.25, effective 1-1-2022; $10.50, effective 1-1-2023; $12.00, effective 1-1-2024; and $13.00, effective 1-1-2025. | $6.00 | $5.55 to $6.00, effective 7-1-2020 | $6.60, effective 1-1-2021 / $7.20, effective 1-1-2022 / $7.80, effective 1-1-2023 / $8.40, effective 1-1-2024 / $9.00, effective 1-1-2025 | 2019, by legislation | Illinois’s tipped minimum wage is set at 60% of the regular minimum wage. | ||
| Illinois | Chicago | $14.00 | $13.00 to $14.00, effective 7-1-2020 | $15.00, effective 7-1-2021 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2022 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the CPI-U beginning July 1, 2022, capped at 2.5%, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | Chicago amended its minimum wage ordinance in 2019. | The minimum wage listed applies to employers with 21 or more employees. Employers with 20 or fewer employees have a minimum wage of $13.50. The minimum wage will not increase when Chicago’s unemployment rate is greater than 8.5% for the preceding year. | $8.40 | $6.40 to $8.40, effective 7-1-2020 | $9.00, effective 7-1-2021 / Annual indexing, beginning 7-1-2022 | Chicago’s tipped minimum wage ordinance was amended in 2019. | Chicago’s tipped minimum wage is set at 60% of the regular minimum wage. |
| Illinois | Cook County | $13.00 | $12.00 to $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%, 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% for the preceding year. | $5.30 | $5.25 to $5.30, effective 7-1-2020 | Annual indexing, effective July 1 | 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% 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 | $12.00 | $11.00 to $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 | $6.00 | $5.50 to $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% of the regular minimum wage. | ||
| Maine | Portland | $12.00 | $11.11 to $12.00, effective 1-1-2020 | 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. | On July 1, 2019, the Portland minimum wage was increased from $11.00 to $11.11. Because the state minimum wage rose to $12.00 on January 1, 2020, it superseded the Portland minimum. *Although Portland’s ordinance specifies an annual adjustment each July 1, no increase was made on July 1, 2020. | $6.00 | $5.50 to $6.00, effective 1-1-2020 | 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. The higher state tipped minimum wage applies. | |
| Maryland | $11.00 | $10.10 to $11.00, effective 1-1-2020 | $11.75, effective 1-1-2021 / $12.50, effective 1-1-2022 / $13.25, effective 1-1-2023 / $14.00, effective 1-1-2024 / $15.00, effective 1-1-2025 | 2019, by legislation | Amusement parks and recreational establishments are required to pay only 85% of the regular minimum wage. Employers with fewer than 15 employees are subject to a separate increase schedule: $11.00, effective 1-1-2020; $11.60, effective 1-1-2021; $12.20, effective 1-1-2022; $12.80, effective 1-1-2023; $13.40, effective 1-1-2024; $14.60, effective 1-1-2025; $15.00, effective 1-1-2026. | $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% 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 | $14.00 | $13.00 to $14.00, effective 7-1-2020 | $15.00, effective 7-1-2021 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2022 | Annual increases based on the calendar-year increase in the CPI-W for the Washington-Baltimore region, beginning July 1, 2022. | 2017, by county ordinance | Employers with fewer than 51 employees are subject to a separate increase schedule. For businesses with 11 to 50 employees: $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: $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% 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% 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% 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% 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 | $12.75 | $12.00 to $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. | $4.95 | $4.35 to $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 | $9.65 | $9.45 to $9.65, effective 1-1-2020 | $9.87, effective 1-1-2021* / $10.10, effective 1-1-2022 / $10.33, effective 1-1-2023 / $10.56, effective 1-1-2024 / $10.80, effective 1-1-2025 / $11.04, effective 1-1-2026 / $11.29, effective 1-1-2027 / $11.54, effective 1-1-2028 / $11.79, effective 1-1-2029 / $12.05, effective 1-1-2030 | 2018, by legislation | *In September 2018, the Michigan legislature adopted an initiative scheduled to be on the November ballot that would have raised the state minimum wage to $12.00 by 2022 and set it to be adjusted for inflation every year thereafter. By adopting the initiative, the legislature removed the measure from the ballot. Subsequently, after the November election, the legislature amended the legislation so that the minimum wage will reach $12 by 2030—eight years more slowly—with no further automatic inflation adjustments. No increase is made if the state unemployment rate in the preceding year is 8.5% or higher. | $3.67 | $3.59 to $3.67, effective 1-1-2020 | $3.75, effective 1-1-2021* / $3.84, effective 1-1-2022 / $3.93, effective 1-1-2023 / $4.01, effective 1-1-2024 / $4.10, effective 1-1-2025 / $4.20, effective 1-1-2026 / $4.29, effective 1-1-2027 / $4.39, effective 1-1-2028 / $4.48, effective 1-1-2029 / $4.58, effective 1-1-2030 | 2018, by legislation | Tipped employees must be paid 38% of the regular state minimum wage. *In September 2018, the Michigan legislature adopted an initiative scheduled to be on the November ballot that would have raised the state tipped minimum wage to be equal to the regular minimum wage by 2024. By adopting the initiative, the legislature removed the measure from the ballot. Subsequently, after the November election, the legislature amended the legislation so that the tipped minimum wage would remain equal to 38% of the regular minimum wage. | ||
| Minnesota | $10.00 | $9.86 to $10.00, effective 1-1-2020 | 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%, beginning January 1, 2018. | 2014, by legislation | Employers with less than $500,000 in annual sales volume and workers under 18 years of age are subject to a minimum wage of $8.15. | $10.00 | $9.86 to $10.00, effective 1-1-2020 | 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 and workers under 18 years of age are subject to a minimum wage of $8.15. | |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | $13.25 | $12.25 to $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%. | 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: $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. | $13.25 | $12.25 to $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: $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. |
| Minnesota | St. Paul | $12.50 | $9.86 to $12.50, effective 1-1-2020 | $15.00, effective 7-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2023 | 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%. | St. Paul enacted its own minimum wage in 2018 by city council ordinance. | The St. Paul minimum wage ordinance establishes separate minimum wages and increase schedules for businesses of four different sizes: macro (more than 10,000 employees), large (101−10,000 employees), small (6−100 employees), and micro (five or fewer employees). The “macro” value and schedule are listed in the tracker. The large business minimum wage will be $11.50 effective 7-1-2020, with $1.00 increases every July 1 until 2024, when the macro minimum wage applies. The small business minimum wage will be $10.00, effective 7-1-2020, with $1.00 increases every July 1 until 2026, when the macro minimum wage applies. The micro business minimum wage will be $9.25, effective 7-1-2020, with $0.75 increases every July 1 until 2028, when the macro minimum wage applies. | $12.50 | $9.86 to $12.50, effective 1-1-2020 | $15.00, effective 7-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2023 | St. Paul enacted its own minimum wage in 2018 by city council ordinance. | Same as the regular minimum wage. Businesses of different sizes have different raise schedules. See the notes for the regular minimum wage for details. |
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| Missouri | $9.45 | $8.60 to $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, beginning 1-1-2024. | 2018, by ballot measure | Missouri’s minimum wage does not apply to public employees. | $4.73 | $4.30 to $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% of the regular minimum wage. | |
| Missouri | Kansas City | $9.45 | $8.60 to $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, beginning 1-1-2024.* | 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. Therefore the increases specified in the 2015 Kansas City ordinance have not gone into effect; the state minimum wage applies. The city ordinance specifies the following schedule: $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. | $4.73 | $4.30 to $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* | Kansas City enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by city ordinance.* | The Kansas City tipped minimum wage is set at 50% 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 | $9.45 | $8.60 to $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, beginning 1-1-2024.* | 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 St. Louis measure in October 2015, just before it was scheduled to take effect. In February 2017, the Missouri Supreme Court struck down the state legislature’s 2015 minimum wage preemption law, effectively overturning the circuit judge’s decision. The St. Louis ordinance went into effect on May 5, 2017, raising the city’s minimum wage to $10.00. However, the state legislature subsequently passed a new preemption law to undo the St. Louis increase. The governor allowed that bill to go into effect in July 2017, thereby lowering the city’s minimum wage back down to $7.70 until a statewide ballot measure raised the state minimum wage to $8.60 in January 2019. The city ordinance specifies the following schedule: $10.00, effective 5-5-2017; $11.00, effective 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 1-1-2019. | $4.73 | $4.30 to $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* | St. Louis enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by city ordinance.* | The St. Louis tipped minimum wage is set at 50% 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”; however, a circuit judge struck down the St. Louis measure in October 2015. In February 2017, the Missouri Supreme Court struck down the state legislature’s 2015 minimum wage preemption law, effectively overturning the circuit judge’s decision. The St. Louis ordinance went into effect on May 5, 2017, raising the city’s tipped minimum wage to $5.00. 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’s tipped minimum wage back down to $3.85 until a statewide ballot measure raised the state’s tipped minimum wage to $4.30 in January 2019. The city ordinance specifies the following schedule: $5.00, effective 5-5-2017; $5.50, effective 1-1-2018; annual indexing beginning 1-1-2019. |
| Montana | $8.65 | $8.50 to $8.65, effective 1-1-2020 | 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. | $8.65 | $8.50 to $8.65, effective 1-1-2020 | 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 | $9.00 | $8.25 to $9.00, effective 7-1-2020 | $9.75, effective 7-1-2021 / $10.50, effective 7-1-2022 / $11.25, effective 7-1-2023 / $12.00, effective 7-1-2024 | 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 may exceed 3%. | 2019, by legislation | Firms providing health insurance to their employees may pay a wage $1.00 less than the specified minimum wage. The Nevada Constitution requires that the state minimum wage be adjusted annually based upon the cumulative inflation as measured by the CPI since December 31, 2004. A bill pending in the Nevada state legislature (expected to be considered in the 2021 legislative session) would set the minimum wage for all employers–regardless of whether they provide health insurance–at $12.00, effective 7-1-2024, and eliminate the annual indexing provisions in the constitution. | $9.00 | $8.25 to $9.00, effective 7-1-2020 | $9.75, effective 7-1-2021 / $10.50, effective 7-1-2022 / $11.25, effective 7-1-2023 / $12.00, effective 7-1-2024 | 2019, by legislation | 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% of the effective regular minimum wage. | |||||||
| New Jersey | $11.00 | $10.00 to $11.00, effective 1-1-2020 | $12.00, effective 1-1-2021 / $13.00, effective 1-1-2022 / $14.00, effective 1-1-2023 / $15.00, effective 1-1-2024 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2025 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W, U.S. city average. | 2019, by legislation | Businesses with fewer than six employees, and those engaged in seasonal employment, are subject to a separate increase schedule: $10.30, effective 1-1-2020; $11.10, effective 1-1-2021; $11.90, effective 1-1-2022; $12.70, effective 1-1-2023; $13.50, effective 1-1-2024; $14.30, effective 1-1-2025; $15.00, effective 1-1-2026; half the difference between $15.00 and the regular minimum wage, effective 1-1-2027; parity with the regular minimum wage, effective 1-1-2028. | $3.13 | $2.63 to $3.13, effective 1-1-2020 | $4.13, effective 1-1-2021 / $5.13, effective 1-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2025 | 2019, by legislation | From 1-1-2024 onward, the New Jersey tipped minimum wage is set at $9.87 less than the regular minimum wage. | |
| New Mexico | $9.00 | $7.50 to 9.00, effective 1-1-2020 | $10.50, effective 1-1-2021 / $11.50, effective 1-1-2022 / $12.00, effective 1-1-2023 | 2019, by legislation | Beginning 1-1-2020, New Mexico will set a lower minimum wage of $8.50 for students enrolled in secondary school. | $2.35 | $2.13 to $2.35, effective 1-1-2020 | $2.55, effective 1-1-2021 / $2.80, effective 1-1-2022 / $3.00, effective 1-1-2023 | 2019, by legislation | |||
| New Mexico | Albuquerque | $9.35 | $9.20 to $9.35, effective 1-1-2020 | 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. | 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. | $5.60 | $5.50 to $5.60, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | 2012 | The Albuquerque tipped minimum wage is set at 60% of the regular minimum wage. |
| New Mexico | Bernalillo County | $9.20 | $9.05 to $9.20, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases based on the percentage change in the 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 | $10.25 | $10.10 to $10.25, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W for the West census region, rounded to the nearest 5 cents. | Las Cruces enacted its own minimum wage in 2014 by city council ordinance. | $4.10 | $4.04 to $4.10, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Las Cruces enacted its own tipped minimum wage in 2014. | The tipped minimum wage is set at 40% of the regular city minimum wage. | |
| New Mexico | Santa Fe City | $12.10 | $11.80 to $12.10, effective 3-1-2020 | 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 | $12.10 | $11.80 to $12.10, effective 3-1-2020 | 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 | $3.63 | $3.53 to $3.63, effective 3-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective March 1 | 2014 | The Santa Fe County tipped minimum wage is set at 30% of the regular minimum wage. The county ordinance applies to businesses outside the incorporated boundaries of the City of Santa Fe. It does not supersede the city’s ordinance. | |
| New York | $11.80 | $11.10 to $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. At the same time, the fast-food minimum wage was set to increase by $1.50 per year in New York City until it reached $15 on 12-31-2018. In the rest of the state, it was set to increase by $1 each year until it reached $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. | $7.85 | $7.50 to $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 $7.85 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 | $15.00 | $13.00 to $15.00, effective 12-31-2018 | 2016, by legislation | Small businesses (those with 10 employees or fewer) have a minimum wage of $13.50. | $10.00 | $8.65 to $10.00, effective 12-31-2018 | 2016, by state legislation | New York’s tipped minimum wage is set equal to the greater of $7.85 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 | $13.00 | $12.00 to $13.00, effective 12-31-2019 | $14.00, effective 12-31-2020 / $15.00, effective 12-31-2021 | 2016, by legislation | $8.65 | $8.00 to $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 $7.85 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. | ||
| 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% of the regular minimum wage. | ||||||
| Ohio | $8.70 | $8.55 to $8.70, effective 1-1-2020 | 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. | 2006, by constitutional amendment | $4.35 | $4.30 to $4.35, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Ohio’s tipped minimum wage is set at 50% 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 | $12.00 | $11.25 to $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. | $12.00 | $11.25 to $12.00, effective 7-1-2020 | $12.75, effective 7-1-2021 / $13.50, effective 7-1-2022 / Annual indexing beginning 7-1-2023 | 2016, by legislation | Same as regular minimum wage. | |
| Oregon | Portland Urban Growth Boundary | $13.25 | $12.50 to $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. | $13.25 | $12.50 to $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 | $11.50 | $11.00 to $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. | $11.50 | $11.00 to $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 | $10.50 | $10.10 to 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 | $9.30 | $9.10 to $9.30, effective 1-1-2020 | 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 | $4.65 | $4.55 to $4.65, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | 2014, by ballot measure | South Dakota’s tipped minimum wage is set at 50% 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 | $10.96 | $10.77 to $10.96, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | Annual increases of the smaller of 5% of the current minimum, or the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-U, U.S. city average. | 2014, by legislation | Vermont started indexing in January 2007. | $5.48 | $5.39 to $5.48, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing effective January 1 | 2014, by legislation | Vermont’s tipped minimum wage is set at 50% of the regular minimum wage. | |
| Virginia | $7.25 | $9.50, effective 5-1-2021 / $11.00, effective 1-1-2022 / $12.00, effective 1-1-2023 / $13.50, effective 1-1-2025 / $15.00, effective 1-1-2026 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2027 | Annual increases based on the calendar-year increase in the CPI-U, U.S. city average. | 2020, by legislation | Virginia’s minimum wage law stipulates that the increases to $13.50 and $15.00, scheduled to occur in 2025 and 2026, must be reauthorized by the legislature by July 1, 2024. If they are not reauthorized, the annual indexing provisions will take effect from the $12.00 minimum wage level established on 1-1-2023. | $2.13 | ||||||
| Washington | $13.50 | $12.00 to $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. | $13.50 | $12.00 to $13.50, effective 1-1-2020 | Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2021 | 2016, by ballot measure | Same as regular minimum wage | |
| Washington | Seattle | $16.39 | $16.00 to $16.39, effective 1-1-2020 | For employers with more than 500 employees: annual indexing effective January 1 / For employers with 500 or fewer employees: $15.75, effective 1-1-2020 / Equivalent to large employer minimum, effective 1-1-2021 / Annual indexing beginning 1-1-2022 | 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 | Small employers with 500 or fewer employees have a lower minimum wage of $15.75. They may credit a portion of employee tips or benefits paid to employee health care benefits against the required minimum wage until 2021. | $16.39 | $16.00 to $16.39, effective 1-1-2020 | For employers with more than 500 employees: annual indexing effective January 1 / For employers with 500 or fewer employees: $13.50, effective 1-1-2020 / $15.00, effective 1-1-2021 / $15.75, effective 1-1-2022 / $16.50, effective 1-1-2023 / $17.25, effective 1-1-2024 / Equivalent to large employer minimum, effective 1-1-2025 | Seattle enacted its own tipped wage in 2014 by city council ordinance. | For large employers (more than 500 employees), the regular minimum wage applies to tipped workers. Large employers are not allowed to credit tips against the city’s minimum wage. For tipped workers at small employers (500 or fewer employees), the regular minimum wage phases in gradually (see upcoming increases), and small employers may credit a portion of tips against the minimum wage, resulting in an effective tipped minimum wage of $13.50 in 2020. 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 | $16.34 | $16.09 to $16.34, effective 1-1-2020 | 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. | $16.34 | $16.09 to $16.34, effective 1-1-2020 | 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 | $13.50 | $12.35 to $13.50, effective 1-1-2020* | Annual indexing effective January 1* | Annual increases based on the August-to-August percentage change in the CPI-W, U.S. city average.* | Tacoma enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by ballot measure* | *Tacoma’s city minimum wage was superseded by the state minimum wage on 1-1-2020. | $13.50 | $12.35 to $13.50, effective 1-1-2020* | Annual indexing effective January 1* | Tacoma enacted its own minimum wage in 2015 by ballot measure.* | Same as regular minimum wage. *Tacoma’s city minimum wage was superseded by the state minimum wage on 1-1-2020. |
| 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% 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.