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This is a list of the minimum wages in each state of the USA and the District of Columbia for jobs covered by federal minimum wage laws [1] . Other jobs, often ones which earn tips or in small companies, are often subject to lower minimums.
In addition, some counties and/or cities within states may observe a higher minimum wage than the rest of the state in which they are located; sometimes this higher wage will apply only to businesses that are under contract to the local government itself, while in other cases the higher minimum will be enforced across the board.
- Federal $5.15 (29 USC Sec. 206)
- Alabama No state minimum wage law.
- Alaska $7.15 (will be automatically adjusted to remain at least $1.00 above federal minimum wage, should that change; first state to set minimum wage above federal minimum wage)
- Arizona No state minimum wage law.
- Arkansas $5.15, $6.25 as of October 1, 2006
- California $6.75 [2] ($8.82 in San Francisco as of January 1, 2006; will be looked at the beginning of every year) Los Angeles must pay workers at least $9.08 per hour with health benefits, or $10.33 without. Source: [NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5171687 ]
- Colorado $5.15
- Connecticut $7.40 as of January 1, 2006
- Delaware $6.15
- District of Columbia $7.00 as of January 1, 2006)
- Florida $6.40 as of January 1, 2006 (rises with inflation)
- Georgia $5.15
- Hawaii $6.75 as of January 1, 2006
- Idaho $5.15
- Illinois $6.50 ($6.00 for employees under the age of 18)
- Indiana $5.15
- Iowa $5.15
- Kansas $2.65 (for employees over the age of 18) (applies only when the federal Fair Labor Standards Act does not)
- Kentucky $5.15
- Louisiana No state minimum wage law.
- Maine $6.50 as of October 1, 2005 (rising to $6.75 in October, 2006, and $7.00 in October, 2007)
- Maryland $6.15 as of February 16, 2006
- Massachusetts $6.75 (As of January 1, 2001) ($2.63 for service (tipped) employees, $1.60 for agricultural employees)
(rising to $7.50 on Sept. 1, 2006 and to $8.25 on Sept. 1, 2007 Source: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/05/26/senate_oks_minimum_wage_hike )
- Michigan $6.95 (begin October 1, 2006) increasing to $7.15 (July 1, 2007) and to $7.40 (July 1, 2008)
- Minnesota $6.15 (began August 1, 2005)
- Mississippi No state minimum wage law.
- Missouri $5.15
- Montana $5.15
- Nebraska $5.15
- Nevada $5.15 (2004 referendum approved to create $6.15 minimum wage; requires reapproval in 2006 to become law)
- New Hampshire $5.15
- New Jersey $6.15 (Increases to $7.15 in October 2006)
- New Mexico $5.15 ($9.50 in Santa Fe, as of 2006)
- New York $6.75 as of January 1, 2006 (rising to $7.15 on January 1, 2007)
- North Carolina $5.15
- North Dakota $5.15
- Ohio $5.15
- Oklahoma $5.15 ($2.00 for work not covered by federal minimum wage) (OK Statutes 40-197.5)
- Oregon $7.50 as of January 1, 2006 (with future increases based on the inflation rate)
- Pennsylvania $5.15
- Rhode Island $7.10 as of March 1, 2006
- South Carolina No state minimum wage law.
- South Dakota $5.15
- Tennessee No state minimum wage law.
- Texas $5.15
- Utah $5.15
- Vermont $7.25 as of January 1, 2006
- Virginia $5.15
- Washington $7.63 as of January 1, 2006 (with future increases linked to inflation, as per Revised Code of Washington Sec. 49.46.020) [3]
- West Virginia $5.15 ($4.25 for tipped employees)
- Wisconsin $6.50
- Wyoming $5.15
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