Minimum Wage Rates

APS is your source for up-to-date minimum wage rates by state.

Minimum Wage Rates Explained

The minimum wage is the lowest rate that employers are required to pay their non-exempt employees. There are exceptions, however, if the employee meets certain, state-specific qualifications such as those for tipped employees.

Employers are required to comply with wage and hour laws that regulate minimum wage. In some cases, the state and federal minimum wage will differ, and whichever is higher, must be paid.

It is important to stay up-to-date on any minimum wage changes that occur in your state and ensure you are properly paying your non-exempt employees. We have provided a list of announced minimum wage rates for each state and federal contractors to date. The list also includes scheduled increases for future years.

Please Note: Some cities, counties, state governments, and companies have higher minimum wage rates than the state minimum. Make sure you check with your state department of labor for rates in locations where you conduct business.

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2021 Minimum wage Rates States A-L

2021 Minimum wage Rates States M-N

2021 Minimum wage Rates States O-W

Updated: 1/7/2021

Alabama: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
Alaska: $10.34
Arizona: $12.15
($9.00 for tipped employees)
Arkansas: $11.00
($2.63 for tipped employees)
California: $13.00-$14.00
($13.00 for employers with 25 or fewer employees; $14.00 as of 1/1/2022 and $15.00 as of 1/1/2023; $14.00 for employers with 26 or more employees; $15.00 as of 1/1/2022 and future increases will be based on CPI beginning 1/1/2023; adjunct faculty members at colleges and universities are classified as professional employees exempt from state wage and hour laws)
Colorado: $12.32
($8.98 for tipped employees)
Connecticut: $12.00
($13.00 as of 8/1/2021; $14.00 as of 7/1/2022; $15.00 as of 6/1/2023; future increases will be based on CPI beginning 1/1/2024)

Delaware: $9.25
District of Columbia: $15.00
(Future increases will be based on CPI beginning 7/1/2021)
Florida: $8.65
($10.00 as of 9/30/2021; $11.00 as of 9/30/2022; $12.00 as of 9/30/2023; $13.00 as of 9/30/2024; $14.00 as of 9/30/2025; $15.00 as of 9/30/2026; future increases will be based on annual indexed increase beginning 9/30/2027)
Georgia: $5.15
(If covered by Fair Labor Standards - $7.25)
Hawaii: $10.10
Idaho: $7.25
Illinois: $11.00
($12.00 as of 1/1/2022; $13.00 as of 1/1/2023; $14.00 as of 1/1/2024; $15.00 as of 1/1/2025)
Indiana: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
Iowa: $7.25
Kansas: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
Kentucky: $7.25
Louisiana: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)

Maine: $12.15
(Future increases based on annual cost of living adjustments as of 1/1/2022)
Maryland: $11.60-$11.75
($11.60 for employers with 14 or fewer employees; $12.20 as of 1/1/2022; $12.80 as of 1/1/2023; $13.40 as of 1/1/2024; $14.00 as of 1/1/2025; $14.60 as of 1/1/2026; $15.00 as of 7/1/2026; $11.75 for employers with 15 or more employees; $12.50 as of 1/1/2022; $13.25 as of 1/1/2023; $14.00 as of 1/1/2024; $15.00 as of 1/1/2025)
Massachusetts: $13.50
($14.25 as of 1/1/2022; $15.00 as of 1/1/2023)
Michigan: $9.65
(The hourly minimum wage will rise 1/1/2022 to $9.87; 1/1/2023 to $10.10; 1/1/2024 to $10.33; 1/1/2025 to $10.56; 1/1/2026 to $10.80; 1/1/2027 to $11.04; 1/1/2028 to $11.29; 1/1/2029 to $11.54; 1/1/2030 to $11.79; and 1/1/2031 to $12.05)
Minnesota: $8.21-$10.08
($8.21 for employers and certain hotels who gross less than $500,000 annually; $10.08 for employers who gross more than $500,000 annually)
Mississippi: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
Missouri: $10.30
($11.15 as of 1/1/2022; $12.00 as of 1/1/2023; future increases will be based on indexed annual increase beginning 1/1/2024)
Montana: $8.75
($4.00 for businesses not covered by FLSA; future increases based on annual CPI increase beginning 1/1/2022)
Nebraska: $9.00
(Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees; $6.00 for tipped employees)
Nevada: $8.00-$9.00
($8.00 for employees with benefits; $9.00 for employees without benefits)
New Hampshire: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
New Jersey: $11.10-$12.00
($11.10 for seasonal and small employers with 5 or fewer employees; $11.90 as of 1/1/2022; $12.70 as of 1/1/2023; $13.50 as of 1/1/2024; $14.30 as of 1/1/2025; $15.00 as of 1/1/2026; future increases will be based on annual CPI adjustments beginning 1/1/2027; $12.00 for employers with 6 or more employees; $13.00 as of 1/1/2022; $14.00 as of 1/1/2023; $15.00 as of 1/1/2024; future increases will be based on annual CPI adjustments beginning 1/1/2025;)
New Mexico: $10.50
($11.50 as of 1/1/2022; $12.00 as of 1/1/2023)
New York: $12.50 -$15.00
($15.00 for New York City; $13.00 for Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties; $12.50 for all other New York employees; future increases based on annual inflation increase to max target of $15.00 beginning 12/31/2021 for greater New York state)
North Carolina: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
North Dakota: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)

Ohio: $7.25- $8.80
($7.25 for employers who gross less than $323,000 annually; $8.80 for employers who gross more than $323,000 annually; future increases based on annual CPI adjustments beginning 1/1/2022)
Oklahoma: $7.25
($7.25 for employers with 10 or more full-time employees in one location or more than $100,000 in annual business; $2.00 for all other employers, except where federal law applies)
Oregon: $11.50-$13.25
($11.50 for employers in non-urban counties; $12.00 as of 7/1/2021; $12.50 as of 7/1/2022; future increases based on annual CPI adjustments beginning 7/1/2023; $12.00 for employers in standard cities; $12.75 as of 7/1/2021; $13.50 as of 7/1/2022; future increases will be $1.25 over the standard minimum wage beginning 7/1/2023; $13.25 for employers inside Portland metro; $14.00 as of 7/1/2021; $14.75 as of 7/1/2022; future increases will be $1.25 over the standard minimum wage beginning 7/1/2023)
Pennsylvania: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
Rhode Island: $11.50
South Carolina: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
South Dakota: $9.45
(Future increases will be based on annual indexed adjustments beginning 1/1/2022)
Tennessee: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
Texas: $7.25
Utah: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
Vermont: $11.75
($11.75 for employers with 2 or more employees; $12.55 as of 1/1/2022; future increases based on the lesser of 5% or the percentage increase of the CPI beginning 1/1/2023)
Virginia: $7.25
($7.25 for employers with 4 or more employees; $9.50 as of 5/1/2021; $11.00 as of 1/12022; $12.00 as of 1/1/2023; $13.50 as of 1/1/2025; $15.00 as of 1/1/2026; future increases based on the greater of the federal minimum wage or the adjusted state minimum wage)
Washington: $13.69
(Future increases based on the annual indexed increase beginning 1/1/2022)
West Virginia: $8.75
($8.75 for employers with 6 or more non-exempt employees at any one location)
Wisconsin: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
Wyoming: $7.25
($5.15 if not covered by the FLSA)
Federal Contractors: $10.95