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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 highest state minimum wage in 2024 will be Washington state, at $16.28, up from $15.74. A close second is California, which is raising its minimum to $16 from $15.50 on January 1.
Additionally, Florida's minimum wage will increase by $1 to $13, effective Sept. 30, 2024. Nevada increases its minimum wage to $12 an hour from $11.25 on July 1.
The General Assembly’s Fair Wage Act of 2023 increased Maryland’s state minimum wage from $13.25 to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, 2024. Some counties in Maryland have higher minimum wages depending ...
In the United States, different states are able to set their own minimum wages independent of the federal government. When 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. [10] Washington, D.C. has the highest minimum wage at $17.50 per hour. [1]
See Wikipedia: List of US states by minimum wage. Date: ... State Sep 30, 2024 Alabama 7.25 Alaska 11.73 Arizona 14.35 Arkansas 11.00 California 16.00 Colorado
South Carolina’s lack of a state minimum wage means the $7.25 federal minimum wage applies in most cases. ... Workers will get yearly 75-cent raises until July 2024, bringing Nevada’s minimum ...
The minimum wage is a legally mandated minimum amount of money employers must pay. While most states have their minimum wage, states that have not set one, like Louisiana and Mississippi, must meet...