Oct 1, 2024 · Minimum Hourly Wage Rate Effective Jan. 1, through Feb. 20, 2025: The minimum hourly wage will increase from $10.33 to $10.56 per hour. The 85% rate for minors under the age of 18 will increase from $8.78 to $8.98 per hour.

The table below lists the current prevailing 2025 minimum wage rates for every state in the United States. Click any state for details about the minimum wage, exemptions, and other state labor laws. You can find a list of highest and lowest minimum wage rates here .

Dec 9, 2024 · On New Year’s Day, three states – Illinois, Delaware and Rhode Island – will reach a $15 pay base for the first time, joining seven states already there or above it. Two states, California and...

Jan 1, 2025 · If the highest federal minimum wage is increased in excess of the State minimum wage in effect, then the State minimum wage will increase to the same amount, effective on the same date as the increase in the federal minimum wage. The minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula.

Dec 31, 2024 · Nearly half of U.S. states are set to raise their minimum wage at the outset of 2025, boosting pay for millions of workers stretching from California to Maine. In all, 21 states will raise their wage floors on Jan. 1 in keeping with inflation-adjusted increases or as part of scheduled hikes that take effect at the beginning of each calendar year.

Jul 24, 2024 · A proposal introduced in the Senate last year called the Raise the Wage Act of 2023 that would increase the federal hourly minimum wage to $17 over five years has not advanced.

Jan 2, 2025 · Hourly minimum wages increased in 21 states in 2025, mostly due to ongoing efforts to have pay keep up with the rising cost of living. The corks have been popped, the calendar pages turned...

Jan 1, 2002 · In the absence of action at the national level, many states and localities have raised their own minimum wages. Explore the map to see how these rapidly changing laws differ across the country. Updated January 1, 2025. Related: Why the U.S. needs a $17 minimum wage • Why eliminate the tipped minimum wage.

Dec 30, 2024 · Millions of low-wage earners are getting a raise in 2025 as 21 states are slated to hike their minimum pay starting Jan. 1. State laws that index the minimum wage to inflation are behind...

Jan 1, 2024 · Higher minimum wages will go into effect on Jan. 1 across 22 states, giving an economic boost to almost 10 million workers, according to a recent estimate. The higher baseline wages will...