Here is an overview of the minimum hourly wage rates by state.
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, but many states have introduced legislation that requires employers to pay their workers (sometimes far) above that federal standard, and there are states that have set no minimum wage requirements.
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In these states, the federal minimum wage requirement counts, of course. Employees are entitled to make whichever of those minimum wages is highest.
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State Minimum Wage Rates |
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| State | 2023 |
| Alabama | $7.25 |
| Alaska | $10.85 |
| Arizona | $13.85 |
| Arkansas | $11.00 |
| California | $15.50 |
| Colorado | $13.65 |
| Connecticut | $14.00 – from 6/1: $15.00 |
| Delaware | $11.75 |
| District of Columbia | $16.10 |
| Florida | $11.00 – from 9/30: $12.00 |
| Georgia | $7.25 |
| Hawaii | $12.00 |
| Idaho | $7.25 |
| Illinois | $13.00 |
| Indiana | $7.25 |
| Iowa | $7.25 |
| Kansas | $7.25 |
| Kentucky | $7.25 |
| Louisiana | $7.25 |
| Maine | $12.75 |
| Maryland | $13.25 |
| Massachusetts | $15.00 |
| Michigan | $12.00 effective 3/19 |
| Minnesota | $10.59 |
| Mississippi | $7.25 |
| Missouri | $12.00 |
| Montana | $9.95 |
| Nebraska | $9.00 |
| Nevada | $11.25 |
| New Hampshire | $7.25 |
| New Jersey | $14.13 |
| New Mexico | $12.00 |
| New York | $15.00 |
| North Carolina | $7.25 |
| North Dakota | $7.25 |
| Ohio | $10.10 |
| Oklahoma | $7.25 |
| Oregon | $13.50 |
| Pennsylvania | $7.25 |
| Puerto Rico | $8.50 – from 8/1: $9.50 |
| Rhode Island | $13.00 |
| South Carolina | $7.25 |
| South Dakota | $10.80 |
| Tennessee | $7.25 |
| Texas | $7.25 |
| Utah | $7.25 |
| Vermont | $12.55 |
| Virginia | $13.00 |
| Washington State | $15.74 |
| West Virginia | $8.75 |
| Wisconsin | $7.25 |
| Wyoming | $7.25 |