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.

How APS can help

The APS report manager makes it easy to determine if any employees are below the minimum wage rate so you are always complaint.

2021 Minimum wage Rates States A-L

2021 Minimum wage Rates States M-N

2021 Minimum wage Rates States O-W

Updated: 10/14/2020

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 for employers with 26 or more employees; adjunct faculty members at colleges and universities are classified as professional employees exempt from state wage and hour laws)

Colorado: $12.00
($8.98 for tipped employees)

Connecticut: $12.00
($13.00 as of August 1, 2021; $14.00 as of July 1, 2022; $15.00 as of October 15, 2023)

Delaware: $9.25
District of Columbia: $15.00
Florida: $8.56
($5.54 for tipped employees)
Georgia: $5.15
(If covered by Fair Labor Standards - $7.25)
Hawaii: $10.10
Idaho: $7.25
Illinois: $11.00
($5.54 for tipped employees)
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
($6.00 for tipped employees)
Maryland: $11.60-$11.75
($11.60 for employers with 14 or fewer employees; $11.75 for employers with 15 or more employees)
Massachusetts: $13.50
($4.95 for tipped employees)
Michigan: $9.87
($3.67 for tipped employees; the hourly minimum wage is to rise in 2022 to $10.10; in 2023 to $10.33; in 2024 to $10.56; in 2025 to $10.80; in 2026 to $11.04; in 2027 to $11.29; in 2028 to $11.54; in 2029 to $11.79; and in 2030 to $12.05)
Minnesota: $8.15-$10.00
($8.15 for employers and certain hotels who gross less than $500,000 annually; $10.00 for employers who gross more than $500,000 annually)
Mississippi: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
Missouri: $10.30
($4.73 for tipped employees)
Montana: $8.65
($4.00 for businesses not covered by FLSA; no separate minimum cash wage for tipped employees)
Nebraska: $9.00
(Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees; $6.00 for tipped employees)
Nevada: $8.00-$9.00
($8.00 for employers who provide qualifying health benefits; $9.00 for employers who do not provide qualifying health benefits)
New Hampshire: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
New Jersey: $11.10-$12.00
($11.10 for employes with 5 or fewer employees; $12.00 for employers with 6 or more employees; $3.13 for tipped employees)
New Mexico: $10.50
($2.35 for tipped employees)
New York: $11.80-$15.00
($15.00 for New York City; $13.00 for Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties; $11.80 for all other New York employees)
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 $319,000 annually; $8.80 for employers who gross more than $319,000 annually; $4.40 for tipped employees)
Oklahoma: $7.25
Oregon: $11:50-$13.25
($11.50 for employers in non-urban counties; $12.00 for employers in mid-sized cities; $13.25 for employers inside Portland’s Urban Growth Boundary; as of July 1, 2021, rates will increase to $12.00, $12.75, and $14.00, respectively)
Pennsylvania: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
Rhode Island: $10.50
South Carolina: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
South Dakota: $9.45
(Employees under 18 may be paid no less $7.50 per hour; $4.725 for tipped employees)
Tennessee: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
Texas: $7.25
Utah: $7.25
(Federal Minimum Wage, no state minimum)
Vermont: $10.96
($5.48 for tipped employees)
Virginia: $7.25
Washington: $13.50
West Virginia: $$7.25-8.75
($7.25 for employers with fewer than 6 non-exempt employees at any one location; $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
Federal Contractors: $10.95