Most states, 31 in fact, have created - and continue to create - laws to update the minimum wage throughout the state above and beyond the federal minimum wage required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The federal minimum wage and FLSA require that the vast majority of employees regardless of state (with few exceptions), make a minimum of $7.25 an hour. If a state has no minimum wage requirement or law, or the minimum wage the state requires is lower than the federal minimum wage, then the federal minimum wage typically always applies.
Below is a table outlining state-by-state minimum wages and wage requirements to make compliance simpler for employers.
STATE | MINIMUM WAGE | TIPPED WAGES | NOTES & STIPULATIONS |
Alabama | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) |
$2.13 | N/A |
Alaska |
$10.34 (Until 12/31/2022) $10.85 (Effective 1/1/23) |
$10.34 (Until 12/31/2022) $10.85 (Effective 1/1/23) |
Employers using a voluntary flexible work hour plan approved by the Alaska Department of Labor, who schedule employees for a 10-hour day, 40-hour workweek may be eligible for premium pay after 10 hours a day instead of after 8 hours. The premium overtime pay requirement on either a daily or weekly basis is not applicable to employers with fewer than 4 employees |
Arizona |
$12.80 (Until 12/31/2022) $13.85 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$9.80 (Until 12/31/2022) $10.85 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
N/A |
Arkansas |
$7.25 $11.00 |
$2.63 | N/A |
California |
$14.00 (Until 12/31/2022) $15.00 (Until 12/31/2022) $15.50 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$14.00 (Until 12/31/2022) $15.00 (Until 12/31/2022) $15.50 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
Many cities have varying minimum wages. |
Colorado |
$12.56 (Until 12/31/2022) $13.65 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$9.54 (Until 12/31/2022) $10.63 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
N/A |
Connecticut |
$14.00 (Until 5/31/2023) $15.00 (Effective 6/1/2023) |
$6.38 (Until 5/31/2023) $7.62 (Effective 6/1/2023) |
Restaurant and hotel workers working a 7th day consecutively will have those hours treated as overtime. Minors (Under 18) may be paid 85% of the minimum wage for their first 90 days of employment. |
Delaware |
$10.50 (Until 12/31/2022) $11.75 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$2.23 | N/A |
District of Columbia (D.C.) |
$16.10 (Until 12/31/2022) $16.50 (Effective 1/1/2023) $17.00 (Effective 7/1/2023) |
$5.35 (Until 12/31/2022) $6.00 (Effective 1/1/2023) $8.00 (Effective 7/1/2023) |
If an employee’s hourly tip earnings (averaged weekly) added to the base minimum wage do not equal the District’s full minimum wage, the employer must pay the difference. |
Florida |
$11.00 (Until 9/29/2022) $13.65 (Effective 9/30/2023) |
$7.98 (Until 9/29/2022) $8.98 (Effective 9/30/2023 |
N/A |
Georgia |
$7.25 $5.15 |
$2.13 | N/A |
Hawaii | $10.10 | $9.35 | Any employees that earn a guaranteed monthly compensation of $2,000 or more are exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements. |
Idaho | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) |
$3.35 | N/A |
Illinois |
$12.00 (Until 12/31/2022) $13.00 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$7.20 (Until 12/31/2022) $7.80 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
N/A |
Indiana | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) |
$2.13 | N/A |
Iowa | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) |
$4.35 | N/A |
Kansas | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) |
$2.13 | N/A |
Kentucky | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) |
$2.13 | N/A |
Louisiana | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) |
$2.13 | N/A |
Maine |
$12.75 (Until 12/31/2022) $13.80 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$6.38 (Until 12/31/2022) $7.00 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
N/A |
Maryland |
$12.20 (Until 12/31/2022) $12.50 (Until 12/31/2022) $13.25 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$3.63 | N/A |
Massachusetts |
$14.25 (Until 12/31/2022) $15.00 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$6.15 (Until 12/31/2022) $6.75 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
N/A |
Michigan |
$9.87 (Until 12/31/2022) $10.10 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$3.75 (Until 12/31/2022) $3.84 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
N/A |
Minnesota |
$8.42 $8.63 (Companies earning gross revenue less than 500k) (Effective 1/1/2023) $10.33 $10.59 (Companies earning gross revenue of more than 500k (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$8.42 $10.33 |
N/A |
Mississippi | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) |
$2.13 | N/A |
Missouri |
$11.15 (Until 12/31/2022) $12.00 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$5.58 (Until 12/31/2022) $6.00 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
Retail or Service businesses earning less than $500,000 a year are not covered by the state minimum. |
Montana |
$9.20 (Until 12/31/2022) $9.95 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$9.95 $4.00 |
Businesses that are not covered by the FLSA with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less are subject to a minimum wage of $4.00 per hour. |
Nebraska |
$7.25 (Until 12/31/2022) $9.00 (Until 12/31/2022) $10.50 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$2.13 |
N/A |
Nevada |
$9.50 (Until 6/30/2022) $10.25 (Effective 7/1/2023) $10.50 (Until 6/30/2022) $11.25 (Effective 7/1/2023) |
$9.50 (Until 6/30/2022) $10.25 (Effective 7/1/2023) $10.50 (Until 6/30/2022) $11.25 (Effective 7/1/2023) |
N/A |
New Hampshire | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) |
$3.26 | N/A |
New Jersey |
$13.00 (Until 12/31/2022) $14.00 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$5.13 (Until 12/31/2022) $5.26 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
For seasonal and small employers (with fewer than 6 employees), the minimum wage is $11.90 per hour (Until 12/31/2022) and then $12.70 per hour (Effective 1/1/2023). |
New Mexico |
$11.50 (Until 12/31/2022) $12.00 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$2.80 (Until 12/31/2022) $3.00 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
N/A |
New York |
$13.20 (Until 12/30/2022) $14.20 (Effective 12/31/2022) $15.00 |
Varies | N/A |
North Carolina | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) |
$2.13 | N/A |
North Dakota | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) |
$4.86 | N/A |
Ohio |
$9.30 (Until 12/31/2022) $10.10 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$4.65 (Until 12/31/2022) $5.05 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
Employers with gross revenue or receipts of $372,000 or less are permitted to pay employees the federal minimum wage. |
Oklahoma | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) [10 or more full-time same location employees or employer grosses more than 100k per year] |
$2.13 | All other employees are subject to a minimum wage of $2.00, except those covered by FLSA, who are subject to federal minimum wage. |
Oregon |
$13.50 Standard $14.75 (Portland) $12.50 (Non-Urban Counties) Annual Index TBD |
$13.50 Standard $14.75 (Portland) $12.50 (Non-Urban Counties) Annual Index TBD |
N/A |
Pennsylvania | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) |
$2.83 | N/A |
Rhode Island |
$12.25 (Until 12/31/2022) $13.00 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$3.89 | N/A |
South Carolina | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) |
$2.13 | N/A |
South Dakota |
$9.95 (Until 12/31/2022) $10.80 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$4.98 (Until 12/31/2022) $5.40 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
N/A |
Tennessee | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) |
$2.13 | N/A |
Texas | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) |
$2.13 | With specified restrictions, employers may count tips and the value of meals and lodging toward the minimum wage |
Utah | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) |
$2.13 | N/A |
Vermont |
$12.55 (Until 12/31/2022) $13.18 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$6.28 | Employers with 2 or more employees qualify for overtime, except for some industry-specific exemptions. |
Virginia |
$11.00 (Until 12/31/2022) $12.00 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$2.13 | N/A |
Washington |
$14.49 (Until 12/31/2022) $15.74 (Effective 1/1/2023) $17.27 (Effective 1/1/2023) $17.54 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
$14.49 (Until 12/31/2022) $ 15.74 (Effective 1/1/2023) |
N/A |
West Virginia |
$7.25 $8.75 |
$2.62 | N/A |
Wisconsin |
$7.25 |
$2.33 |
N/A |
Wyoming | $7.25 (Federal Minimum) $5.15 (If not covered by FLSA) |
$2.13 | N/A |
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