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State Minimum Wage

The chart below lists the most up-to-date minimum wage rate per state. Employers are required to post the minimum wage as determined by the state and federal laws at all times for their employees. Minimum wage rates will increase as a result of CPI, Federal wage increase or cost-of-living accommodation.

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Note: The rates below are for general informational purposes only and should not be used as legal or professional advice. Please contact your local state agency for more information regarding your State Minimum Wage.

Federal Minimum Wage Info

$5.15 - Sept. 1, 1997
$5.85 - July 24, 2007
$6.55 - July 24, 2008
$7.25 - July 24, 2009

State Minimum Wage Rates

State	Minimum Wage
	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	*2013*
Alabama	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Alaska	$7.15	$7.25	$7.75	$7.75	$7.75	$7.75
Arizona	$6.90	$7.25	$7.25	$7.35	$7.65	$7.80⁵
Arkansas	$6.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
California	$8.00	$8.00	$8.00	$8.00	$8.00	$8.00
Colorado	$7.02	$7.28	$7.24	$7.36	$7.64	$7.78⁶
Connecticut	$7.65	$8.00	$8.25	$8.25	$8.25	$8.25
Delaware	$7.15	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
District of Columbia	$7.55	$8.25	$8.25	$8.25	$8.25	$8.25
Florida	$6.79	$7.25	$7.25	$7.31	$7.67	$7.79⁷
Georgia	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Hawaii	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Idaho	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Illinois	$7.75	$8.00	$8.25	$8.25	$8.25	$8.25
Indiana	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Iowa	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Kansas ⁴	$6.55	$2.65	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Kentucky	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Louisiana	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Maine	$7.25	$7.25	$7.50	$7.50	$7.50	$7.50
Maryland	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Massachusetts	$8.00	$8.00	$8.00	$8.00	$8.00	$8.00
Michigan	$7.40	$7.40	$7.40	$7.40	$7.40	$7.40
Minnesota ¹	$6.15	$6.15	$6.15	$6.15	$6.15	$6.15
Mississippi	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Missouri	$6.65	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.35⁸

State	Minimum Wage
	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	*2013*
Montana	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.35	$7.65	$7.80⁹
Nebraska	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Nevada ²	$6.85	$7.55	$8.25	$8.25	$8.25	TBD
New Hampshire	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
New Jersey	$7.15	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
New Mexico	$6.50	$7.50	$7.50	$7.50	$7.50	$7.50
New York	$7.15	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
North Carolina	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
North Dakota	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Ohio	$7.00	$7.30	$7.30	$7.40	$7.70	$7.85¹⁰
Oklahoma	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Oregon	$7.95	$8.40	$8.40	$8.50	$8.80	$8.95¹¹
Pennsylvania ³	$7.15	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Puerto Rico	$6.55	$6.55	$6.55	$6.55	$6.55	$6.55
Rhode Island	$7.40	$7.40	$7.40	$7.40	$7.40	$7.75¹²
South Carolina	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
South Dakota	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Tennessee	$5.58	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Texas	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Utah	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Vermont	$7.68	$8.06	$8.06	$8.15	$8.46	$8.60¹³
Virginia	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Washington	$8.07	$8.55	$8.55	$8.67	$9.04	$9.19¹⁴
West Virginia	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Wisconsin	$6.50	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25
Wyoming	$6.55	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25	$7.25

¹ Listed rate is for companies w/more than $625,000 gross annual volume of sales or business. Businesses with less than $625,000 gross annual volume of sales or business will have a minimum wage rate of $5.25.
² Listed rate is for businesses that do not offer health insurance coverage to employees and $7.25 for businesses that offer health insurance.
³ Listed rate is for businesses that employ less than 10 full-time employees.
⁴ $2.65 rate is for businesses with gross revenue less than $500,000. Any businesses that have a higher gross will pay the current Federal minimum wage rate.
⁵Arizona 2013 state minimum wage rate is set to go into effect 01/01/2013.
⁶Colorado 2013 state minimum wage rate is set to go into effect 01/01/2013.
⁷Florida 2013 state minimum wage rate is set to go into effect 01/01/2013.
⁸Missouri 2013 state minimum wage rate is set to go into effect 01/01/2013.
⁹Montana 2013 state minimum wage rate is set to go into effect 01/01/2013.
¹⁰Ohio 2013 state minimum wage rate is set to go into effect 01/01/2013.
¹¹Oregon 2013 state minimum wage rate is set to go into effect 01/01/2013.
¹²Rhode Island 2013 state minimum wage rate is set to go into effect 01/01/2013.
¹³Vermont 2013 state minimum wage rate is set to go into effect 01/01/2013.
¹⁴Washington 2013 state minimum wage rate is set to go into effect 01/01/2013.

* Based on information gathered from the Department of Labor.

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