Information may also be found at the US Department of Labor‘s website.

Consolidated State Minimum Wage Update Table (Effective Date: 10/01/2020)

State or Territory	2020	2021
Alabama	No MW Required	$7.25 (Federal, no state minimum)
Alaska	$10.19	$10.34
Arizona	$12.00	$12.15
Arkansas	$10.00	$11.00
California	$12.00	$14.00*
Colorado	$12.00	$12.32
Connecticut	$12.00	$13.00 (effective 8/1/21)
Delaware	$9.25	$9.25
Florida	$8.56	$10.00 (effective 9/30/21)
Georgia	Equals federal MW of $7.25	$5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 Federal minimum wage)
Hawaii	$10.10	$10.10
Idaho	Equals federal MW of $7.25	$7.25
Illinois	$10.00	$11.00
Indiana	Equals federal MW of $7.25	$7.25
Iowa	Equals federal MW of $7.25	$7.25
Kansas	Equals federal MW of $7.25	$7.25
Kentucky	Equals federal MW of $7.25	$7.25
Louisiana	No MW Required	$7.25 (Federal, no state minimum)
Maine	$12.00	$12.15
Maryland	$11.00	$11.75**
Massachusetts	$12.75	$13.50
Michigan	$9.65	$9.87
Minnesota	$10.00	$10.08***
Mississippi	No MW Required	$7.25 (Federal, no state minimum)
Missouri	$9.45	$10.30
Montana	$8.65	$8.75
Nebraska	$9.00	$9.00
Nevada	$9.00/8.002	$8.75 (effective 7/1/21)****
New Hampshire	Equals federal MW of $7.25	$7.25
New Jersey	$11.00	$12.00*****
New Mexico	$9.00	$10.50
New York	$11.80	$12.50******
North Carolina	Equals federal MW of $7.25	$7.25
North Dakota	Equals federal MW of $7.25	$7.25
Ohio	$8.70	$8.80
Oklahoma	Equals federal MW of $7.25	$7.25
Oregon	$12.00	$12.75 (effective 7/1/21)******
Pennsylvania	Equals federal MW of $7.25	$7.25
Rhode Island	$11.50	$11.50
South Carolina	No MW Required	$7.25 (Federal, no state minimum)
South Dakota	$9.30	$9.45
Tennessee	No MW Required	$7.25 (Federal, no state minimum)
Texas	Equals federal MW of $7.25	$7.25
Utah	Equals federal MW of $7.25	$7.25
Vermont	$10.96	$11.75
Virginia	Equals federal MW of $7.25	$7.25
Washington D.C.	$15.00	$15.00
Washington	$13.50	$13.69
West Virginia	$8.75	$8.75
Wisconsin	Equals federal MW of $7.25	$7.25
Wyoming	Equals federal MW of $7.25	$5.15 (Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the $7.25 Federal minimum wage)

*14.00 rate is for California employers with 26 or more employees. Employers in California with 25 or less employees have a minimum wage of $13.00 per hour. For local minimum wage rules, see our guide to California Minimum Wage by City.

**$11.75 applies to Maryland employers with 15 or more employees. Employers in Maryland with 14 of fewer employees must pay a minimum wage of $11.60 per hour.

***$10.08 rate is for large employers in Minnesota (with annual gross revenues of at least $500,000). Small employers have a minimum wage of $8.21 per hour.

****$8.75 is for Nevada employees who are offered health insurance. Nevada employees who are not offered health insurance must receive $9.75 per hour.

*$12.00 applies to New Jersey employers who are non-seasonal and with 6 or more employees. Seasonal employees and those working for business who employ 5 or fewer employees must receive $11.00 per hour.

The increased New York State minimum wage is effective 12/31/2020. Statewide minimum wages apply in areas that are not governed by a higher, local minimum wage ordinance. New York City and Portland Metro are examples of areas—like California—which have local minimum wage rates that exceed the statewide minimum.
* For any Arizona employee who customarily and regularly receives tips or gratuities, an employer may pay tipped employees a maximum of $3.00 per hour less than the minimum wage.

To discover minimum wages for tipped employees, look up the local state agency in responsible for governing this faire wage and labor.

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