Here’s a look at what employees earn per hour across America from highest to lowest.
Hourly Minimum Wages By State
District of Columbia minimum wage: $12.50 ($1.00 increase)
Massachusetts minimum wage: $11.00 ($1.00 increase)
Washington minimum wage: $11.00 ($1.53 increase)
Connecticut minimum wage: $10.10 ($0.50 increase)
California minimum wage: $10.00 for small employers until 2018 (1-25 employees); $10.50 for larger employers ($0.50 increase).
Arizona minimum wage: $10.00 ($1.05 increase)
Vermont minimum wage: $10.00 ($0.40 increase)
Oregon minimum wage: $10.25
Alaska minimum wage: $9.80 ($0.05 increase)
New York minimum wage: $9.70 ($0.70 increase)
Rhode Island minimum wage: $9.60
Minnesota minimum wage: For large employers, with an annual sales volume of $500,000 or more, the minimum wage is $9.50; for small employers, with an annual sales volume of less than $500,000, the minimum wage is $7.75.
Colorado minimum wage: $9.30 ($0.99 increase)
Hawaii minimum wage: $9.25 ($0.75 increase)
Maryland minimum wage: $9.25 ($0.50 increase)
Nebraska minimum wage: $9.00
Maine minimum wage: $9.00 ($1.50 increase)
Michigan minimum wage: $8.90 ($0.40 increase)
West Virginia minimum wage: $8.75
South Dakota minimum wage: $8.65 ($0.10 increase)
Arkansas minimum wage: $8.50 ($0.50 increase)
New Jersey minimum wage: $8.44 ($0.06 increase)
Delaware minimum wage: $8.25
Illinois minimum wage: $8.25
Nevada minimum wage: $8.25 without health benefits; $7.25 with health benefits.
Ohio minimum wage: $8.15 ($0.05 increase)
Montana minimum wage: $8.05 ($1.10 increase)
Florida minimum wage: $8.10 ($0.05 increase)
Missouri minimum wage: $7.70 ($0.05 increase)
New Mexico minimum wage: $7.50
Oklahoma minimum wage: $7.25
Idaho minimum wage: $7.25
Indiana minimum wage: $7.25
Iowa minimum wage: $7.25
Kansas minimum wage: $7.25
Kentucky minimum wage: $7.25
North Carolina minimum wage: $7.25
North Dakota minimum wage: $7.25
Pennsylvania minimum wage: $7.25
Texas minimum wage: $7.25
Utah minimum wage: $7.25
Virginia minimum wage: $7.25
Wisconsin minimum wage: $7.25
Georgia minimum wage: $7.25
Wyoming minimum wage: $7.25
New Hampshire minimum wage: $7.25
Alabama minimum wage: $7.25
Louisiana minimum wage: $7.25
Mississippi minimum wage: $7.25
South Carolina minimum wage: $7.25
Tennessee minimum wage: $7.25