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In California, the state minimum wage as of January 1, 2024 was $16 per hour. [ 6 ] [ note 1 ] As of July 2024 [update] , 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 ...
On Jan. 1, 2025, the California state minimum wage, excluding fast food employers and certain healthcare facilities, will increase from $16 per hour to $16.50 for employers of all sizes.
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.
Burien, Washington, already subject to the state’s $16.28 minimum pay, will vault to $21.16 for employers with 500 or more workers in King County, making it the nation’s highest pay floor.
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.
The state minimum wage is applicable to employers of six or more employees at one location not involved in interstate commerce [1] and for tipped employees is 30% of the federal minimum wage. [200] Wisconsin: $7.25 [314] $2.33 There is a special minimum wage for golf caddies: $5.90 per 9 holes and $10.50 per 18 holes.
Meanwhile, California enacted industry-specific hourly wages in 2023: Fast-food workers now earn a minimum wage of $20 an hour starting in April, while health care workers will make at least $25 ...
Nearly half the states in the U.S. are set for minimum wage increases on Jan. 1, which will mean a pay hike for some 9.2 million workers, according to recent data. An analysis by The Economic ...