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2018 Minimum Wage Rates By State
The minimum wage rate is the lowest hourly pay that can be given to employees and is set by US Labor Law. The Fair Labor Standards Act determines the minimum wage for employees in private and public sectors, in both federal and state governments.
Current Federal Wage
The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, and has not increased since July 2009. However, some states, cities, and counties have a higher minimum wage rate. When the state, city or county minimum wage rate is higher than the federal rate, employers are required to pay workers the higher amount.
Minimum Wages By State
Right now, 29 states and D.C. have a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage including Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, Washington D.C., and West Virginia.
State Minimum Wage Rates
| State | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Alabama | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Alaska | $7.15 | $7.25 | $7.75 | $7.75 | $7.75 | $7.75 | $7.75 | $8.75 | $9.75 | $9.80 | $9.84 | Buy Now |
| Arizona | $6.90 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.35 | $7.65 | $7.80 | $7.90 | $8.05 | $8.05 | $10.00 | $10.50 | Buy Now |
| Arkansas | $6.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.50 | $8.00 | $8.50 | $8.50 | Buy Now |
| California | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $10.00 | $10.50 | $11.001 | Buy Now |
| Colorado | $7.02 | $7.28 | $7.24 | $7.36 | $7.64 | $7.78 | $8.00 | $8.23 | $8.31 | $9.30 | $10.20 | Buy Now |
| Connecticut | $7.65 | $8.00 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.70 | $9.15 | $9.60 | $10.10 | $10.10 | Buy Now |
| Delaware | $7.15 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.75 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | Buy Now |
| District of Columbia | $7.55 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $9.50 | $10.50 | $11.50 | $12.50 | $13.25 | Buy Now |
| Florida | $6.79 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.31 | $7.67 | $7.79 | $7.93 | $8.05 | $8.05 | $8.10 | $8.25 | Buy Now |
| Georgia | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Hawaii | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.75 | $8.50 | $9.25 | $10.10 | Buy Now |
| Idaho | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Illinois | $7.75 | $8.00 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | Buy Now |
| Indiana | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Iowa | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Kansas | $6.55 | $2.65 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Kentucky | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Louisiana | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Maine | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $9.00 | $10.00 | Buy Now |
| Maryland | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $8.00 | $8.75 | $9.25 | $10.10 | Buy Now |
| Massachusetts | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $9.00 | $10.00 | $11.00 | $11.00 | Buy Now |
| Michigan | $7.40 | $7.40 | $7.40 | $7.40 | $7.40 | $7.40 | $8.15 | $8.15 | $8.50 | $8.90 | $9.25 | Buy Now |
| Minnesota | $6.15 | $6.15 | $6.15 | $6.15 | $6.15 | $6.15 | $8.00 | $9.00 | $9.50 | $9.50 | $9.654 | Buy Now |
| Mississippi | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Missouri | $6.65 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.35 | $7.50 | $7.65 | $7.65 | $7.70 | $7.85 | Buy Now |
| Montana | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.35 | $7.65 | $7.65 | $7.90 | $8.05 | $8.05 | $8.15 | $8.30 | Buy Now |
| Nebraska | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $8.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | Buy Now |
| Nevada | $6.85 | $7.55 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $8.25 | Buy Now |
| New Hampshire | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| New Jersey | $7.15 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $8.25 | $8.38 | $8.38 | $8.44 | $8.60 | Buy Now |
| New Mexico | $6.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | $7.50 | TBD | Buy Now |
| New York | $7.15 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $8.00 | $8.75 | $9.00 | $9.70 | $10.402 | Buy Now |
| North Carolina | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| North Dakota | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Ohio | $7.00 | $7.30 | $7.30 | $7.40 | $7.70 | $7.85 | $7.95 | $8.10 | $8.10 | $8.15 | $8.30 | Buy Now |
| Oklahoma | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Oregon | $7.95 | $8.40 | $8.40 | $8.50 | $8.80 | $8.95 | $9.10 | $9.25 | $9.75 | $10.25 | $10.753 | Buy Now |
| Pennsylvania | $7.15 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Puerto Rico | $6.55 | $6.55 | $6.55 | $6.55 | $6.55 | $6.55 | $6.55 | $6.55 | $6.55 | $6.55 | $6.55 | Buy Now |
| Rhode Island | $7.40 | $7.40 | $7.40 | $7.40 | $7.40 | $7.75 | $8.00 | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.60 | $10.10 | Buy Now |
| South Carolina | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| South Dakota | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.65 | $8.65 | Buy Now |
| Tennessee | $5.58 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Texas | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Utah | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Vermont | $7.68 | $8.06 | $8.06 | $8.15 | $8.46 | $8.60 | $8.73 | $9.15 | $9.60 | $10.00 | $10.50 | Buy Now |
| Virginia | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Washington | $8.07 | $8.55 | $8.55 | $8.67 | $9.04 | $9.19 | $9.32 | $9.47 | $9.47 | $11.00 | $11.50 | Buy Now |
| West Virginia | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $8.00 | $8.75 | $8.75 | $8.75 | Buy Now |
| Wisconsin | $6.50 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
| Wyoming | $6.55 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | $7.25 | Buy Now |
1 Listed rate is for employers in California with 26 or more employees. Employers in California with 25 or less employees have a minimum wage of $10.50 per hour.
2 Listed rate is for most employers in New York State. The minimum wage for New York City is $13.00 for large employers and $12.00 for small employers. The minimum wage for Long Island and Westchester Counties is $11.00.
3 Listed rate is the standard minimum wage. Portland Metro region minimum wage is $11.25 per hour and Nonurban Counties have a minimum wage of $10.00 per hour.
4 Listed rate is for large employers. Small employers will have a minimum wage of $7.87 per hour. The 90-day training wage and youth wage will also be $7.87 per hour.
* Based on information gathered from the Department of Labor.
Minimum Wages By City
Not all cities have their own rates, but there is a growing trend in the numbers of cities that are opting to determine their own minimum rates. Check out this list of mandatory city and county minimum wage updates for 2018 to keep to date.
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