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Nearly half the states in the U.S. are raising their minimum wages in 2025, meaning pay hikes for more than 9 million workers, according to a new report.
The minimum wage is going up in a record 23 states and 65 cities and counties in 2025. More areas are adopting $15 an hour - or higher - as pay floor ... Minimum wage 2025: The pay floor is rising ...
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.
The other states with minimum wage increases put into effect by their own residents were New York, which now has a $15.50 hourly rate — $16.50 for those working in New York City, Long Island ...
In the United States, each state is allowed to set its minimum wage independently of the federal government. Where the state and federal minimum wage differ, the higher wage prevails. As of August 2022, 30 states had a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum. [8] Washington, D.C. has the highest minimum wage at $17.50 per hour. [1]
There is no official state minimum wage in Louisiana, so the federal minimum wage of $7.25 is the default standard. ... An effort to boost the state’s minimum wage to $12 by 2025 didn’t make ...
Alaska: $10.85. In Alaska, the minimum cash wage payment is $10.85 per hour. The state requires employers to pay tipped employees the full state minimum wage before tips.
Although the federal minimum wage will remain the same, workers across 25 states will receive more money in their paychecks this year thanks to an increase in their state's minimum wage. See:...