Reference

2026 Minimum Wage by State

Current 2026 state minimum-wage figures, primary-source-cited from each state's DOL or legislature. Federal floor is $7.25/hr (since 2009). Many states publish a January 1, 2026 update; we re-verified each row before launch.

Last verified May 8, 2026

State	2026 min wage	Effective	Tipped	Statute
District of Columbia DC	$17.95	July 1, 2025	$10.00	DC Code §32-1003 (Minimum Wage Revision Act)
Washington WA	$17.13	January 1, 2026	$17.13	RCW 49.46.020
Connecticut CT	$16.94Partial	January 1, 2026	$6.38	Conn. Gen. Stat. §31-58
California CA	$16.50	January 1, 2026	—	Cal. Lab. Code §1182.12
Hawaii HI	$16.00	January 1, 2026	$14.75	HRS §387-2
Rhode Island RI	$16.00	January 1, 2026	$3.89	R.I. Gen. Laws §28-12-3
New Jersey NJ	$15.92Partial	January 1, 2026	—	N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a4
Maine ME	$15.10	January 1, 2026	$7.55	26 MRS §664
Delaware DE	$15.00	January 1, 2025	$2.23	19 Del. C. §902
Illinois IL	$15.00	January 1, 2025	$9.00	820 ILCS 105/4 (Illinois Minimum Wage Law)
Maryland MD	$15.00	January 1, 2024	$3.63	MD Code, LE §3-413
Missouri MO	$15.00	January 1, 2026	$7.50	RSMo §290.502 (Proposition A 2024)
Nebraska NE	$15.00	January 1, 2026	$2.13	Neb. Rev. Stat. §48-1203
Vermont VT	$14.42	January 1, 2026	$7.21	21 V.S.A. §384
Florida FL	$14.00	September 30, 2025	$10.98	Fla. Const. Art. X §24; Fla. Stat. §448.110
Alaska AK	$13.00Partial	July 1, 2025	$13.00	AS §23.10.065
Virginia VA	$12.41Partial	January 1, 2025	$2.13	Va. Code §40.1-28.10
Nevada NV	$12.00	July 1, 2024	$12.00	Nev. Const. Art. 15 §16; NRS 608.250
New Mexico NM	$12.00	January 1, 2023	$3.00	NMSA §50-4-22
South Dakota SD	$11.85	January 1, 2026	$5.93	SDCL §60-11-3
Minnesota MN	$11.41	January 1, 2026	$11.41	Minn. Stat. §177.24
Arkansas AR	$11.00Partial	January 1, 2021	$2.63	Ark. Code §11-4-210
Ohio OH	$11.00	January 1, 2026	$5.50	Ohio Constitution Art. II, §34a; ORC Ch. 4111
Montana MT	$10.85	January 1, 2026	$10.85	MCA §39-3-409
West Virginia WV	$8.75	January 1, 2016	$2.62	WV Code §21-5C-2
Alabama AL	$7.25Partial	July 24, 2009	$2.13	No state minimum wage law; FLSA 29 U.S.C. §206 applies
Idaho ID	$7.25	July 24, 2009	$3.35	Idaho Code §44-1502
Indiana IN	$7.25	July 24, 2009	$2.13	IC 22-2-2
Iowa IA	$7.25	January 1, 2008	$4.35	Iowa Code §91D.1
Kansas KS	$7.25	January 1, 2010	$2.13	KSA §44-1201 et seq.
Kentucky KY	$7.25	July 24, 2009	$2.13	KRS §337.275
Louisiana LA	$7.25	July 24, 2009	$2.13	No state minimum wage; FLSA 29 U.S.C. §206 applies
Mississippi MS	$7.25Partial	July 24, 2009	$2.13	No state minimum wage; FLSA 29 U.S.C. §206 applies
New Hampshire NH	$7.25	July 24, 2009	$3.27	RSA §279:21 (tied to federal FLSA rate)
North Carolina NC	$7.25Pending	July 24, 2009	$2.13	N.C.G.S. 95-25.3
North Dakota ND	$7.25	July 24, 2009	$4.86	NDCC §34-06-22; NDAC 46-02-07
Oklahoma OK	$7.25	July 24, 2009	$2.13	40 OS §197.1 et seq. (Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act)
Pennsylvania PA	$7.25Pending	July 24, 2009	$2.83	43 P.S. §333.104
South Carolina SC	$7.25	July 24, 2009	$2.13	No state minimum wage; FLSA 29 U.S.C. §206 applies
Tennessee TN	$7.25Partial	July 24, 2009	$2.13	No state minimum wage law; FLSA 29 U.S.C. §206 applies
Texas TX	$7.25	July 24, 2009	$2.13	Tex. Lab. Code §62.051 (matches federal FLSA)
Utah UT	$7.25	July 24, 2009	$2.13	Utah Code §34-40-103
Wisconsin WI	$7.25	July 24, 2009	$2.33	Wis. Stat. Ch. 104; DWD 272.03
Wyoming WY	$7.25	July 24, 2009	$2.13	W.S. §27-4-202 (state $5.15) — federal FLSA $7.25 governs FLSA-covered employers
Georgia GA	$5.15Pending	January 1, 2026	—	O.C.G.A. 34-4-3

Local minimum-wage callouts

Many cities post a higher minimum wage than the state. Seattle, NYC (large employers), Chicago, San Francisco, Denver, Minneapolis, and Portland-OR are common high-watermarks. Tap a state to see local callouts on its detail page.

Tipped & youth wages

The federal tipped minimum wage is $2.13/hr cash wage, with the employer required to make up the difference if tips don't bring total compensation to the federal $7.25/hr floor. Several states (CA, NV, MN, MT, OR, WA, AK) prohibit tip credits entirely. Federal youth minimum wage is $4.25/hr for employees under 20 during the first 90 consecutive days of employment.