AL
Alabama
Federal floor applies
$7.25 per hour
Federal minimum wage for covered employers
Alabama has no state minimum wage law. Employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay at least the federal minimum wage.
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Minimum Wage by State and City
Look up current statewide minimum wage baselines for 50 states and DC from a timestamped federal source, then review evidence backed state and local guides.
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122 policy guides51 state and district jurisdictions33 city or special rules
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Look up a statewide wage baseline
Use the source dates with every rate, then check the detailed guides and responsible agency for local or worker specific rules.
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Compare 50 states and DC
Find the statewide baseline recorded in the federal consolidated table. City, county, industry, and worker rules may require a higher rate.
51 of 51 jurisdictions
Rates shown are hourly baselines
AK
Alaska
State rate above federal
$14.00 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
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Arizona
State rate above federal
$15.15 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
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Arkansas
State rate above federal
$11.00 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideCA
California
State rate above federal
$16.90 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideCO
Colorado
State rate above federal
$15.16 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideCT
Connecticut
State rate above federal
$16.94 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideDE
Delaware
State rate above federal
$15.00 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideDC
District of Columbia
State rate above federal
$18.40 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideFL
Florida
State rate above federal
$14.00 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideGA
Georgia
Federal floor applies
$7.25 per hour
Federal minimum wage for covered employers
The state has no minimum wage or has a rate below the federal minimum. Employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay at least the federal minimum wage.
Open guideHI
Hawaii
State rate above federal
$16.00 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideID
Idaho
State rate equals federal
$7.25 per hour
State and federal minimum wage
The state minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage. Local rules and coverage exceptions can still change the applicable rate.
Open guideIL
Illinois
State rate above federal
$15.00 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideIN
Indiana
State rate equals federal
$7.25 per hour
State and federal minimum wage
The state minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage. Local rules and coverage exceptions can still change the applicable rate.
Open guideIA
Iowa
State rate equals federal
$7.25 per hour
State and federal minimum wage
The state minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage. Local rules and coverage exceptions can still change the applicable rate.
Open guideKS
Kansas
State rate equals federal
$7.25 per hour
State and federal minimum wage
The state minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage. Local rules and coverage exceptions can still change the applicable rate.
Open guideKY
Kentucky
State rate equals federal
$7.25 per hour
State and federal minimum wage
The state minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage. Local rules and coverage exceptions can still change the applicable rate.
Open guideLA
Louisiana
Federal floor applies
$7.25 per hour
Federal minimum wage for covered employers
The state has no minimum wage or has a rate below the federal minimum. Employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay at least the federal minimum wage.
Open guideME
Maine
State rate above federal
$15.10 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideMD
Maryland
State rate above federal
$15.00 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideMA
Massachusetts
State rate above federal
$15.00 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideMI
Michigan
State rate above federal
$13.73 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideMN
Minnesota
State rate above federal
$11.41 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideMS
Mississippi
Federal floor applies
$7.25 per hour
Federal minimum wage for covered employers
The state has no minimum wage or has a rate below the federal minimum. Employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay at least the federal minimum wage.
Open guideMO
Missouri
State rate above federal
$15.00 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideMT
Montana
State rate above federal
$10.85 per hour
State minimum wage
A business not covered by the FLSA with annual gross sales of $110,000 or less may use a $4.00 rate.
Open guideNE
Nebraska
State rate above federal
$15.00 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideNV
Nevada
State rate above federal
$12.00 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideNH
New Hampshire
State rate equals federal
$7.25 per hour
State and federal minimum wage
The state minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage. Local rules and coverage exceptions can still change the applicable rate.
Open guideNJ
New Jersey
State rate above federal
$15.92 per hour
State minimum wage
The rate is $15.23 for employers with fewer than six workers and for seasonal employment.
Open guideNM
New Mexico
State rate above federal
$12.00 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideNY
New York
State rate above federal
$16.00 or $17.00 per hour
State minimum wage
The $17.00 rate applies in New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County, and Westchester County. The rest of the state uses $16.00.
Open guideNC
North Carolina
State rate equals federal
$7.25 per hour
State and federal minimum wage
The state minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage. Local rules and coverage exceptions can still change the applicable rate.
Open guideND
North Dakota
State rate equals federal
$7.25 per hour
State and federal minimum wage
The state minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage. Local rules and coverage exceptions can still change the applicable rate.
Open guideOH
Ohio
State rate above federal
$11.00 or $7.25 per hour
State minimum wage
Employers with annual gross receipts below $405,000 use the $7.25 federal rate.
Open guideOK
Oklahoma
State rate equals federal
$7.25 per hour
State and federal minimum wage
The state minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage. Local rules and coverage exceptions can still change the applicable rate.
Open guideOR
Oregon
State rate above federal
$14.55 to $16.80 per hour
State minimum wage
The Portland metro rate is $16.80, the standard rate is $15.55, and the nonurban county rate is $14.55.
Open guidePA
Pennsylvania
State rate equals federal
$7.25 per hour
State and federal minimum wage
The state minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage. Local rules and coverage exceptions can still change the applicable rate.
Open guideRI
Rhode Island
State rate above federal
$16.00 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideSC
South Carolina
Federal floor applies
$7.25 per hour
Federal minimum wage for covered employers
The state has no minimum wage or has a rate below the federal minimum. Employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay at least the federal minimum wage.
Open guideSD
South Dakota
State rate above federal
$11.85 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideTN
Tennessee
Federal floor applies
$7.25 per hour
Federal minimum wage for covered employers
The state has no minimum wage or has a rate below the federal minimum. Employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay at least the federal minimum wage.
Open guideTX
Texas
State rate equals federal
$7.25 per hour
State and federal minimum wage
The state minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage. Local rules and coverage exceptions can still change the applicable rate.
Open guideUT
Utah
State rate equals federal
$7.25 per hour
State and federal minimum wage
The state minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage. Local rules and coverage exceptions can still change the applicable rate.
Open guideVT
Vermont
State rate above federal
$14.42 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideVA
Virginia
State rate above federal
$12.77 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideWA
Washington
State rate above federal
$17.13 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideWV
West Virginia
State rate above federal
$8.75 per hour
State minimum wage
This is the current state baseline in the federal consolidated table. A city, county, industry, or worker specific rate may be higher.
Open guideWI
Wisconsin
State rate equals federal
$7.25 per hour
State and federal minimum wage
The state minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage. Local rules and coverage exceptions can still change the applicable rate.
Open guideWY
Wyoming
Federal floor applies
$7.25 per hour
Federal minimum wage for covered employers
The state has no minimum wage or has a rate below the federal minimum. Employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay at least the federal minimum wage.
Open guideScope: this lookup is a point in time reference to the cited federal table. It does not include every local rate, exemption, tipped wage, scheduled increase, or change history. Confirm the responsible state or local agency before setting pay.
Detailed guides
Review state and local records
Only evidence backed records appear here. Each guide has its own source scope and update date.
122 matching guides in 51 jurisdictions
State and local coverage
AL
Alabama
2 guides
AK
Alaska
1 guide
AZ
Arizona
4 guides
AR
Arkansas
2 guides
CA
California
4 guides
CO
Colorado
4 guides
CT
Connecticut
2 guides
DE
Delaware
1 guide
DC
District Of Columbia
2 guides
FL
Florida
2 guides
GA
Georgia
2 guides
HI
Hawaii
2 guides
ID
Idaho
2 guides
IL
Illinois
4 guides
IN
Indiana
2 guides
IA
Iowa
2 guides
KS
Kansas
2 guides
KY
Kentucky
2 guides
LA
Louisiana
2 guides
ME
Maine
3 guides
MD
Maryland
2 guides
MA
Massachusetts
3 guides
MI
Michigan
2 guides
MN
Minnesota
4 guides
MS
Mississippi
1 guide
MO
Missouri
2 guides
MT
Montana
1 guide
NE
Nebraska
2 guides
NV
Nevada
2 guides
NH
New Hampshire
2 guides
NJ
New Jersey
2 guides
NM
New Mexico
4 guides
NY
New York
3 guides
NC
North Carolina
2 guides
ND
North Dakota
2 guides
OH
Ohio
2 guides
OK
Oklahoma
2 guides
OR
Oregon
4 guides
PA
Pennsylvania
2 guides
RI
Rhode Island
2 guides
SC
South Carolina
2 guides
SD
South Dakota
2 guides
TN
Tennessee
2 guides
TX
Texas
2 guides
UT
Utah
2 guides
VT
Vermont
2 guides
VA
Virginia
2 guides
WA
Washington
9 guides
- Bellingham Minimum WageCity or special Record updated Open guide
- Burien Minimum WageCity or special Record updated Open guide
- Everett Minimum WageCity or special Record updated Open guide
- Minimum WageStatewide Record updated Open guide
- Renton Minimum WageCity or special Record updated Open guide
- Seatac Minimum WageCity or special Record updated Open guide
- Seattle Minimum WageCity or special Record updated Open guide
- State Minimum WageStatewide Record updated Open guide
- Tukwila Minimum WageCity or special Record updated Open guide
WV
West Virginia
2 guides
WI
Wisconsin
2 guides
WY
Wyoming
2 guides
What the rule means
The short answer
The applicable minimum wage can depend on the state, city, employer size, occupation, age, and effective date. When more than one rule applies, employers generally need to identify the rule that provides the greater protection.
Compare these fields
- Current base rate and effective date
- City or county rules above the state rate
- Employer size, age, occupation, and industry coverage
- Scheduled increases and inflation adjustments
Operations checklist
Put the rule into practice
- 01Map every work location to the correct jurisdiction.
- 02Keep effective dates beside each approved rate.
- 03Review mobile workers who cross city or state boundaries.
- 04Route rate exceptions for payroll review before approval.
Official sources
Confirm before acting
Rules and effective dates change. Check the responsible agency or counsel before making an employment decision.
Common questions
Using this directory
What does the Minimum wage index cover?
Look up current statewide minimum wage baselines for 50 states and DC from a timestamped federal source, then review evidence backed state and local guides.
How do I know which Minimum wage rules apply?
Start with the place where the employee performs work. Review the statewide rule and any city, county, industry, employer size, or worker classification rule listed for that location.
When was this directory updated?
Teambridge recorded the statewide source snapshot on September 4, 2026. The cited federal table says it is effective July 1, 2026. Individual detailed guides keep their own source scope and update date.
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