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Minimum Wage Fact Sheet
Latest Developments in the States
Latest Developments in the States
updated: June 23, 2007 1:47pm
| States above Federal Minimum Wage | ||
|---|---|---|
| State | Current | Future |
| Washington | $7.93 | Indexed to increase automatically each year with inflation |
| Oregon | $7.80 | Indexed to increase automatically each year with inflation |
| Connecticut | $7.65 | |
| Vermont | $7.53 | Each year, the minimum wage will increase five percent or the percentage increase of the Consumer Price Index, or city average. |
| California | $7.50 | |
| Massachusetts | $7.50 | Becomes $8.00 on 1/1/08 |
| Rhode Island | $7.40 | |
| Hawaii | $7.25 | |
| New York | $7.15 | |
| New Jersey | $7.15 | Minimum Wage Advisory Commission reviews rate annually. |
| Alaska | $7.15 | |
| Washington DC | $7.00 | Adjusts automatically to remain $1 above the federal minimum wage |
| Michigan | $6.95 | Becomes $7.15 on 7/1/07; $7.40 on 7/1/08 |
| Ohio | $6.85 | |
| Colorado | $6.85 | |
| Maine | $6.75 | Becomes $7.00 on 10/1/07 |
| Arizona | $6.75 | |
| Florida | $6.67 | Rate will increase in 2008 based on the rate of inflation. |
| Delaware | $6.65 | Becomes $7.15 on 1/1/08 |
| Illinois | $6.50 | Becomes $7.50 on 7/1/07; $7.75 on 7/1/08; $8.00 on 7/1/09; $8.25 on 7/1/10 |
| Wisconsin | $6.50 | |
| Missouri | $6.50 | |
| Arkansas | $6.25 | |
| Pennsylvania | $6.25 | Becomes $7.15 on 7/1/07 |
| Minnesota | $6.15 | |
| Maryland | $6.15 | |
| Nevada | $6.15 | Employers who offer a health insurance plan can pay $5.15 per hour. Others must pay a minimum of $6.15 per hour. |
| Montana | $6.15 | |
| North Carolina | $6.15 | |
| West Virginia | $5.85 | $6.55 on 7/1/07; $7.25 on 7/1/08 |
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