This is a list of the official minimum wage rates of the 50 US states and the federal district of Washington, D.C. For comparisons to other countries see: List of countries by minimum wage.
Table, 2022–2024
See minimum wage in the United States for much more info, including detailed state-by-state and city-by-city breakdown of the facts and numbers, and more info on US territories. Some of the sources list many more exceptions to the main rate in each state (both lower or higher than the statewide rate). The main source for the 2024 info is the U.S. Department of Labor.
Notes:
Bolding indicates an increase from last year.
TBD means "to be determined" on that date. Table does not include info on pay for tipped, part-time, overtime, or underage employees.
State links below are "Economy of STATE" links.
Table, 2019–2021
Notes
This section breaks it down further by state. These are the main exceptions to the main rates in some states. There are many more exceptions in the sources.
Consolidated minimum wage table
Below is a compact table of the minimum wages by U.S. state, U.S. territory, and the District of Columbia. This table is an exact duplicate of the Department of Labor source page ("Consolidated Minimum Wage Table"). So it may be out of date at times. See date on table at source. The federal minimum wage applies in states with no state minimum wage or a minimum wage lower than the federal rate (column titled "No state MW or state MW is lower than $7.25."). Some of the state rates below are higher than the rate on the main table above. That is because the main table does not use the rate for cities or regions. See the main U.S. Department of Labor source for details.
Notes:
See abbreviations list. Go to source for more details by state.
Territories listed in this table (see bottom of columns too):
AS = American Samoa. CNMI = Northern Mariana Islands. GU = Guam. PR = Puerto Rico. VI = U.S. Virgin Islands.
Map of state minimum wages
See the date at the top of the map.
Graphic showing yearly increases by year by state
See also
Timeline of federal minimum hourly wage for the United States (including inflation-adjusted)
Average worker's wage
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
History of labor law in the United States
Income inequality in the United States
List of countries by minimum wage
Living wage
Maximum wage
Minimum Wage Fixing Convention 1970
Minimum wage law
Price/wage spiral
United States labor law
Wage slavery
Wage theft (Act by employer of failing to pay wage per contract or legal required)
Working poor
List of countries by average wage
List of countries by median wage
List of countries by wealth per adult
List of minimum wages in Canada
List of minimum wages in China (PRC)
The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
List of European countries by minimum wage
List of European Union member states by minimum wage
List of European countries by average wage
List of European countries by GNI (nominal) per capita
List of countries by GDP (nominal)
List of U.S. states and territories by median wage and mean wage
References
Further reading
State Minimum Wages: An Overview (Report). Congressional Research Service. March 2, 2023. R43792.
External links
List of US states by minimum wage at Curlie
Federal Minimum Wage. United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.
Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees. United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.
Inflation Adjusted Minimum Wage by Year. Compares minimum wage adjusted for inflation by year.
History of Federal Minimum Wage United States Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.
Maps and charts of minimum wage vs. housing costs – National Low Income Housing Coalition (advocacy group).