Citizens in the United States are battling inflation and tough economic times by seeking a higher minimum wage, and for 2025, 21 states have increased the minimum wage, while the rest have not made any changes, at least with the change of year.
In other states, such as Florida, increases are given in September thanks to a constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage each year with the mission of reaching $15 per hour, for now they started at $13.
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In total, 9.2 million people will benefit from the increase in their respective states starting in 2025. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour and entities with their own requirements can exceed the rate, with Washington, D.C. at $17.50 per hour; Washington $16.66; California, New York City, Long Island and Westchester County $16.50 as the highest in the country.
Minimum wage 2025 in each US state
State Minimum wage per hour
- Alabama $7.25
- Alaska $11.91
- Arizona $14.70
- Arkansas $11.00
- California $16.50
- Colorado $14.81
- Connecticut $16.35
- Delaware $15.00
- Florida $13.00
- Georgia $7.25
- Hawaii $14.00
- Idaho $7.25
- Illinois $15.00
- Indiana $7.25
- Iowa $7.25
- Kansas $7.25
- Kentucky $7.25
- Louisiana $7.25
- Maine $14.65
- Maryland $15.00
- Massachusetts $15.00
- Michigan $10.56
- Minnesota $11.13
- Mississippi $7.25
- Missouri $13.75
- Montana $10.55
- Nebraska $13.50
- Nevada $12.00
- New Hampshire $7.25
- New Jersey $15.49 for most employers and $14.53 for temporary employers and employers with fewer than six workers
- New Mexico $12.00
- New York $16.50 for New York City, Long Island and Westchester County and $15.50 for the rest of the state
- North Carolina $7.25
- North Dakota $7.25
- Ohio $10.70
- Oklahoma $7.25
- Oregon $14.70 basic minimum wage is; $15.95 for the Portland metropolitan area and $13.70 for non-urban counties
- Pennsylvania $7.25
- Rhode Island $15.00
- South Carolina $7.25
- South Dakota $11.50
- Tennessee $7.25
- Texas $7.25
- Utah $7.25
- Vermont $14.01
- Virginia $12.41
- Washington, D.C. $17.50
- Washington $16.66
- West Virginia $8.75
- Wisconsin $7.25
- Wyoming $7.25