As of October 18, 2026
The minimum wage, right now, everywhere in the U.S.
31 states pay more than the federal $7.25, 20 do not, and 82 cities and counties set their own rate. Every figure here is read from the agency that sets it.
- The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour and has not changed since .
- 31 states and DC require more than the federal rate; the highest state minimum wage is $18.40 in District of Columbia.
- 20 states use the federal floor: Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
- The highest local minimum wage is $25.00 in Los Angeles: hotel workers, CA.
- On , 76 jurisdictions raise their minimum wage.
- 7 states allow no tip credit; tipped workers there get the full minimum in cash.
Minimum wage by state
Shaded by the rate an employee is owed under state law or the federal floor. Click a state.
Coming raises
The next scheduled changes, from the raises calendar.
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By state
All 50 states and DC
Rate, tipped and youth wages, tiers, next change, local ordinances.
By city
82 local rates
City, county, and sector ordinances with every tier and its source.
Tipped
Tip credit by state
Cash wage and maximum credit, and where no credit is allowed.
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Ranked, highest to lowest
Every state on one table, with what changes next.
Calculator
What is that per year?
Hourly to weekly, monthly, and annual pay for any rate.
2027 outlook
What is official so far?
Every announced increase and every indexed rate still awaiting an agency notice.
Federal
The FLSA floor
$7.25 since 2009, tipped and youth rates, contractor rules, history.
Highest state minimum wages
Compare local rates in one state
2 local rules
Arizona
City, county, regional, and sector wages with their next official change.
47 local rules
California
City, county, regional, and sector wages with their next official change.
4 local rules
Colorado
City, county, regional, and sector wages with their next official change.
2 local rules
Illinois
City, county, regional, and sector wages with their next official change.
2 local rules
Maine
City, county, regional, and sector wages with their next official change.
2 local rules
Maryland
City, county, regional, and sector wages with their next official change.
2 local rules
Minnesota
City, county, regional, and sector wages with their next official change.
5 local rules
New Mexico
City, county, regional, and sector wages with their next official change.
3 local rules
New York
City, county, regional, and sector wages with their next official change.
3 local rules
Oregon
City, county, regional, and sector wages with their next official change.
8 local rules
Washington
City, county, regional, and sector wages with their next official change.
Guides
Guide
Which minimum wage applies: federal, state, or city?
When more than one minimum wage covers a job, the highest one governs. How the layers stack and the exceptions.
Guide
Tipped minimum wage and the tip credit
How the cash wage, the tip credit, and the make-up rule work, and which states allow no tip credit at all.
Guide
Youth, training, and student minimum wages
The federal 90-day youth wage, state training rates, and how the sub-minimum tiers work.
Guide
How minimum wage indexing works
Why many minimum wages now change every year, which index they follow, and when the new amount is announced.
Guide
Minimum wage poster requirements
Employers must post the federal minimum wage notice and, in most states, a state notice; what changes when a rate changes.