More than 20 states will see minimum wage increases in 2025. The remaining states will keep their current rates. Additionally, the federal minimum wage will stay at $7.25, which hasn’t changed since 2009.
There are still 20 states where the minimum wage meets or falls below the federal limit, meaning those states follow the federal guideline of $7.25.
21 States with Minimum Wage increases in 2025:
- Alaska’s minimum wage will increase from $11.73 to $11.91 Alaska’s Labor Standards
- Arizona’s minimum wage of $14.35 will increase to $14.70 Arizona’s Minimum Wage Poster
- California’s minimum wage increase from $16 to $16.50 California’s Official Wage Notice
- Colorado’s minimum wage of $14.42 will increase to $14.81 Colorado’s Minimum Wage
- Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase to $16.35 from $15.69 Connecticut Wage Notice
- Delaware’s minimum wage will significantly move from $13.25 to $15 Delaware’s Min Wage
- Illinois’s minimum wage of $14 will increase to $15 Illinois’s Department of Labor
- Maine’s minimum wage will increase from $14.15 to $14.65 Main’s Gov Site
- Michigan’s state minimum wage will increase from $10.33 to $10.56 Michigan’s Gov Site
- Minnesota’s state minimum wage will increasefrom $10.85 to $11.13 Minnesota Wage
- Missouri’s minimum wage will from jump from $12.30 to $13.75 Missouri’s Wage Notice
- Montana’s minimum wage will increase to $10.55 from $10.33 Montana DOL
- Nebraska’s minimum wagewill make a big move from $12 to $13.50 Nebraska’s Wage Notice
- New Jersey’s minimum wagewill increase to $15.49 from $15.13 New Jersey’s Wage Notice
- New York’s minimum wage will increase to $16.50 up from $15.50. New Yorks Gov Site
- Ohio’s minimum wage will increase to $10.70 an hour from $10.45. Ohio’s Wage Notice
- Rhode Island’s minimum wage will increase from $14 to $15. Rhode Island’s DOL
- South Dakota’s minimum wage will increase to $11.50 from $11.20. South Dakota’s Notice
- Virginia’s minimum wage will increase from $12 to $12.4. Virginia’s Statement
- Vermont’s minimum wage will increase to $14.01 from $13.67. Vermont’s Min. Wage Notice
- Washington’s minimum wage slightly moves to $16.66 from $16.28, Washington’s Min Wage
Here is the complete list of Minimum Wage :
States that have a lower minimum wage than the federal rate, and must follow the federal $7.25 rate
| AL | GA | LA | MS | SC |
| TN | WY |
States that have the same minimum wage as the federal rate of $7.25
| IA | ID | IN | KS | KY |
| NC | ND | NH | OK | PA |
| TX | UT | WI |
States that have a higher minimum wage than the federal rate, and the state rate must be followed
| AK
$11.91 |
AR
$11.00 |
AZ
$14.70 |
CA
$16.50 or more 1 |
CO
$14.81 |
| CT
$16.35 |
DC
$17.50 |
DE
$15.00 |
FL
$13.00 |
HI
$14.00 |
| IL
$15.00 |
MA
$15.00 |
MD
$15.00 |
ME
$14.65 |
MI $10.56 ($12.48 on 2/21) |
| MN $11.13 |
MO $13.75 |
MT $10.55 or $4 2 |
NE $13.50 |
NJ $15.49 or $14.533 |
| NM $12.00 | NV $12.00 | NY $16.50 or $15.504 |
OH $10.70 or $7.25 5 |
OR $13.70 – $15.95 6 |
| PR $10.50 | RI $15.00 | SD $11.50 | VA $12.41 | VT $14.01 |
|
WA $16.66 |
WV $8.75 |
VI $10.50 |
1 California has many local minimum wages. If your business and work falls in these areas, be sure you’re following these local California minimum wage rates: Belmont: $18.30 per hour. Burlingame: $17.43 per hour. Cupertino: $18.20 per hour. Daly City: $17.07 per hour. East Palo Alto: $17.45 per hour. El Cerrito: $18.34 per hour. Foster City: $17.39 per hour. Half Moon Bay: $17.47 per hour. Hayward: $17.36 per hour for employers with 26 or more employees; $16.50 per hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees (per state law). Los Altos: $18.20 per hour. Menlo Park: $17.10 per hour. Mountain View: $19.20 per hour. Novato: $17.27 per hour for employers with 100 or more employees; $17 per hour for employers with 26-99 employees; $16.42 per hour for employers with 1-25 employees (however, small employers must pay California’s higher state minimum wage rate of $16.50 per hour). Oakland: $16.89 per hour. Palo Alto: $18.20 per hour. Petaluma: $17.97 per hour. Redwood City: $18.20 per hour. Richmond: $17.77 per hour. San Carlos: $17.32 per hour. San Diego (city): $17.25 per hour. San Jose: $17.95 per hour. San Mateo (city): $17.95 per hour. San Mateo County: $17.46 per hour. Santa Clara: $18.20 per hour. Santa Rosa: $17.87 per hour. Sonoma (city): $18.02 per hour for employers with 26 or more employees; $16.96 per hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees. South San Francisco: $17.70 per hour. Sunnyvale: $19.00 per hour. West Hollywood: $19.65 per hour.
2 A Montana business not covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act whose gross annual sales are $110,000 or less may pay $4.00 per hour.
3 The minimum wage for employers who employ fewer than 6 people and employees engaged in seasonal employment in New Jersey is $14.53 per hour.
4 The minimum wage in New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County, and Westchester County is $16.50 per hour. The minimum wage in the remainder of the state is $15.50 per hour.
5 Ohio employers with annual gross receipts under $394,000 must pay no less than $7.25 per hour.
6 The standard minimum wage in Oregon is $14.70 per hour. The minimum wage in the Portland metro area is $15.95 per hour and the minimum wage in nonurban counties is $13.70 per hour.