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The Raise the Wage Act of 2017, which was simultaneously introduced in the House of Representatives with 166 Democratic cosponsors, would raise the minimum wage to $9.25 per hour immediately, and then gradually increase it to $15 per hour by 2024, while simultaneously raising the minimum wage for tipped workers and phasing it out. [174]
In 2024, the state minimum wage in Washington is $16.28 per hour — the highest in the country. Some cities in Washington have higher minimum wages. ... California also has plans to raise the ...
The federal minimum wage applies in states with no state minimum wage or a minimum wage lower than the federal rate (column titled "No state MW or state MW is lower than $7.25."). Some of the state rates below are higher than the rate on the main table above. That is because the main table does not use the rate for cities or regions.
As 2024 kicks off, many employees across the country were given raises because 22 states increased the minimum wage. Texas was not one of the states to increase the minimum wage.
Illinois’ minimum wage is rising from $14 per hour to $15 on Jan 1, the final increase in a series of annual increases from a law Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed in February of 2019.
In California, the state minimum wage as of January 1, 2024 was $16 per hour. [6] [note 1] As of July 2024, California had the highest minimum wage of any state and was the highest in the country except for some part of New York (which also have a $16/hour minimum wage) and the District of Columbia (which has a minimum wage of $17.50/hour). [9]
New York's minimum wage will increase to $16 in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County in January, following a series of increases across the state since 2016.. The minimum wage will ...
Increases the minimum wage to $18/hr (currently $16/hr) by 2026, subject to annual increase based on inflation. Nov 5 >50% TBD: Massachusetts: Citizens On ballot Question 5: Increases the minimum wage for tipped employees (currently $6.75/hr) to the state minimum wage of $15/hr by 2029 while continuing to permit tipping. Nov 5 >50% TBD ...