Minimum wage: the lowest wage permitted by law or by a special agreement (such as one with a labor union). Fact: the federal minimum wage has not been changed since July, 2009.
Data source: United States Department of Labor, state and local web sites.
Minimum wage by US state as of July 1, 2018:
Alabama none
Alaska $9.80
Arizona 10.50*
Arkansas 8.50*
California 11.00
Colorado 10.20*
Connecticut 10.10*
Delaware 8.25*
Florida 8.10*
Georgia 5.15*
Hawaii 10.10*
Idaho 7.25*
Illinois 8.25*
Indiana 7.25*
Iowa 7.25*
Kansas 7.25*
Kentucky 7.25*
Louisiana none
Maine 10.00*
Maryland 10.10*
Massachusetts 11.00*
Michigan 9.25*
Minnesota 9.50
Mississippi none
Missouri 7.75*
Montana 8.15
Nebraska 9.00*
Nevada 8.25
New Hampshire 7.25*
New Jersey 8.44*
New Mexico 7.50*
New York 10.40*
North Carolina 7.25*
North Dakota 7.25*
Ohio 8.30*
Oklahoma 7.25*
Oregon 10.75
Pennsylvania 7.25*
Rhode Island 10.10*
South Carolina none
South Dakota 8.65*
Tennessee none
Texas 7.25*
Utah 7.25*
Vermont 10.50*
Virginia 7.25*
Washington 11.50
West Virginia 8.75*
Wisconsin 7.25*
Wyoming 5.15*
*Minimum wage for tipped professions and/or small businesses is less.
Some local minimum wage rates:
Portland, OR $12.00
Berkeley, CA 15.00
Portland, ME 10.68
Washington DC 13.25
Santa Fe 11.09
Oakland 12.86
Los Angeles 13.25
NYC 13.00
San Jose 12.00
San Francisco 15.00