The minimum wage in all 50 states and DC, with the start date and source for each
Estimates only, not financial advice. What you type stays on your device. Checked against sources on 6 Oct 2026.Pick a state to see its minimum wage in force today, the date it started, any lower rate for small employers, and the source page. The District of Columbia is highest at $18.40 an hour from 1 July 2026; 20 states still pay the federal $7.25, unchanged since 24 July 2009.
2026 · Rates and rules read from the sources listed on this page (the earliest on 6 Oct 2026); they may have changed since.
Choose your state from the State list; each option shows its hourly rate.
Read the minimum wage, the date it started and any lower rate for small employers.
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This page lists the minimum wage that applies in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, with the date each rate took effect, any second rate for small or seasonal employers, the next increase where one is announced, and a link to the page it was read on. Choose a state and enter the hours you work to see that wage per week, per month and per year, or open it in the Hourly to Salary calculator.
How the figures were checked. The starting point is the US Department of Labor's "State Minimum Wage Laws" table, updated 1 July 2026. Every state with its own rate was then read on that state's labour department page, poster or statute on 6 October 2026. That check found one change the federal table had not caught: Florida rose from $14.00 to $15.00 on 30 September 2026. Where a state site refused automated reading, an archived copy of the same official page was used, and the row says so. A figure that could not be confirmed is marked "check source" rather than filled in.
Which rate applies. When a state and federal law both cover a job, the employee gets the higher rate. In states with no minimum wage law (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee) and in states whose own rate is lower than $7.25, an employer covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act pays the federal $7.25.
When rates change. Most increases start on 1 January. Alaska, the District of Columbia, Nevada and Oregon change on 1 July, and Florida on 30 September. Already announced for 1 January 2027: California $17.40, Connecticut $17.48, Maine $15.70, Michigan $15.00, Minnesota $11.87, New Jersey $16.48, Ohio $11.40, Virginia $13.75 and Washington $17.73. New York stays the same.
What is not covered. City and county minimum wages (Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Montgomery County and dozens more), tipped cash wages, youth and training wages, and industry rates such as California's fast food and health care minimums. A worker should always check the poster their employer is required to display.
The District of Columbia has the highest rate, $18.40 an hour from 1 July 2026. Among the states, Washington pays $17.13, New York $17.00 in New York City, Long Island and Westchester, and Connecticut $16.94. Several cities set higher rates of their own, which this table does not list.
Twenty states use the federal $7.25: Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Five have no minimum wage law at all, and Georgia and Wyoming set $5.15 for jobs federal law does not cover.
Multiply the hourly rate by 40 hours and 52 weeks, or 2,080 hours. At the federal $7.25 that is $15,080 a year before tax; at California's $16.90 it is $35,152; at the District of Columbia's $18.40 it is $38,272. Unpaid time off lowers the figure; enter your own hours to see yours.
An employee covered by both laws gets whichever rate is higher. Since every state rate above $7.25 is higher than the federal minimum, the state rate applies there. Where a state's rate is lower or there is no state law, an employer covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay $7.25.
Most changes start on 1 January 2027. Already announced: California $17.40, Connecticut $17.48, Maine $15.70, Michigan $15.00, Minnesota $11.87, New Jersey $16.48, Ohio $11.40, Virginia $13.75 and Washington $17.73. Alaska rises to $15.00 on 1 July 2027. Other states set their figure in the autumn, so this page is checked again after each announcement.
No. The table lists each state's general adult rate and any lower rate for small or seasonal employers. City and county rates such as Seattle, Denver or Montgomery County, tipped cash wages, youth and training wages, and industry minimums such as California fast food are left out. Check your employer's required poster for those.
Rates and rules change; check the source before you rely on a figure.
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