Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
Minimum wage increases in 2023
From Ballotpedia
- Last updated: July 1, 2023
In 2023, the minimum wage was set to increase in 27 states and D.C.. The increases range from $0.23 in Michigan (a 2.28% increase from 2022) to $1.50 in Nebraska (a 14.29% increase from 2022).
- one increase was set to take effect on December 31, 2022;
- 22 increases were set to take effect on January 1, 2023;
- one was set to take effect on June 1, 2023;
- three were set to take effect on July 1, 2023; and
- one was set to take effect on September 30, 2023;
Going into 2023, 20 states used the federal minimum wage rate of $7.25, and 30 states provided for state minimum wages above the federal minimum wage.
After 2023 increases, minimum wages were set to be highest in Washington, D.C., at $17.00, and Washington state at $15.74, and lowest in Georgia and Wyoming, where the states' $5.15 minimum wages are superseded by the federal government's $7.25 per hour requirement.
HIGHLIGHTS
See the sections below for further information on the following topics:
- Map of 2023 minimum wages
- Changes to state minimum wage laws in 2022
- State minimum wage rate increases in 2023
- States with varying regional minimum wages
- Ballot measures concerning minimum wage, 2016-2022
- The history of minimum wage ballot measures
- State minimum wage data, 2022-2023
2023 minimum wages
The average state minimum wage in 2023 was $10.47, up from $9.85 in 2022 and $9.59 in 2021.
The top five highest 2023 statewide minimum wages were set to be as follows:
- $17.00 in Washington, D.C.;
- $15.74 in Washington;
- $15.50 in California,
- $15.00 in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
The lowest minimum wages based on state law were $5.15 in Georgia and Wyoming, which were lower than the federal government's requirement. When the state rate is lower than the federal rate, the federal minimum wage of $7.25 supersedes state law for most types of employees. Twenty (20) states used the federal minimum wage rate of $7.25.
The map below shows state minimum wages in 2023.
Changes to state minimum wage laws in 2022
The following list details the adopted changes to state minimum wage laws in chronological order:
- Hawaii: On June 22, 2022, Hawaii Governor David Ige (D) signed House Bill 2510 into law as Act 114, raising the $10.10 per hour minimum wage to $12.00 per hour starting on October 1, 2022. Act 114 was designed to increase the minimum wage to $14.00 on January 1, 2024, to $16.00 on January 1, 2026, and $18.00 on January 1, 2028.[1]
- Nebraska: On November 8, 2022, voters approved Initiative 433, which was designed to incrementally increase the minimum wage from $9.00 per hour to $10.50 on January 1, 2023; to $12.00 on January 1, 2024; to $13.50 on January 1, 2025; and to $15.00 on January 1, 2026.[2]
- Nevada: On November, 2022, voters approved Question 2, which was designed to increase the minimum wage to $12.00 per hour by July 1, 2024.[3] On July 1, 2022, the minimum wage increased to $9.50 for employees with employer health benefits and $10.50 for employees without employer health benefits. Under Assembly Bill 456 (AB 456), which was passed in 2019, the rate was set to increase incrementally until 2024 when it would reach $11.00 and $12.00 for the respective employee tiers. After that, the minimum wage would have been adjusted annually for inflation.[4]
Increases in 2023
Effective December 31, 2022
One increase in the minimum wage was scheduled for New Year's Eve, December 31, 2022, in the following state:
- New York: On December 31, 2022, the minimum wage increased in the 54 counties composing upstate New York from $13.20 to $14.20. In New York, the minimum wage varies between regions and business sizes. The minimum wage outside of New York City, Long Island, and Westchester is $15.00. To read more about New York's regional minimum wages, see the regional minimum wages section below.
Effective January 1, 2023
Twenty-three increases were set to take effect on January 1, 2023, in the following states:
- Alaska: Voters approved Ballot Measure 3 in 2014 that increased the state's minimum wage from $7.75 per hour to $8.75 beginning January 1, 2015. It increased again on January 1, 2016, to $9.75 per hour. From that point on, the minimum wage is set to be adjusted based on inflation, or to remain $1 higher than the federal minimum wage, whichever amount is greater.[5][6]
- Arizona: Arizona's minimum wage increased from $12.80 to $13.25 on January 1, 2023. In 2016, voters approved Proposition 206, which was designed to increase the minimum wage each year until reaching $12.00 in 2020 and index the wage to inflation beginning in 2021.[7]
- Arkansas: Arkansas voters approved Issue 5 in 2018 that incrementally raised the minimum wage in Arkansas to $11 an hour by 2021. The law was not set to index the wage to inflation thereafter.
- California: California's minimum wage increased from $15.00 to $15.50 on January 1, 2023. In 2015, the California State Legislature passed Senate Bill 3 as a compromise with the labor union behind a citizen-initiated measure that would have increased the minimum wage faster. SB 3 was set to increase the minimum wage each year until reaching $15.00 in 2022 and tie the minimum wage to inflation thereafter.[8]
- Colorado: Colorado's minimum wage increased from $12.56 to $13.65 on January 1, 2023. Amendment 70, approved by voters in 2016, was designed to increase the state's minimum wage to $12 by January 1, 2020, and to index it to the CPI thereafter.
- Delaware: On July 19, 2021, Delaware Governor John Carney (D) signed Senate Bill 15 into law. The bill increased the state's minimum wage from $10.50 per hour to $11.75 on January 1, 2023. The bill was designed to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025.[9]
- Maine: Maine's minimum wage increased from $12.75 to $13.80 on January 1, 2023. Question 4 was designed to increase the minimum wage until reaching $12.00 in 2020 and index the wage to inflation beginning in 2021.[10]
- Maryland: Maryland's minimum wage increased from $12.50 to $13.25 on January 1, 2023, for employers with 15 or more employees. Employers with 14 or fewer employees must pay a minimum wage of $12.80 per hour in 2023. On March 28, 2019, the state legislature overruled Republican Governor Larry Hogan's veto to enact a law designed to raise the state minimum wage to $15.00 per hour by 2025.[11]
- Massachusetts: Massachusetts' minimum wage increased from $14.25 to $15.00 on January 1, 2023. In 2018, the Massachusetts State Legislature passed House Bill 4640 (HB 4640) as a compromise with the organization Raise Up Massachusetts to keep a citizen-initiated measure off the ballot. HB 4940 was set to increase the minimum wage each year until reaching $15.00 in 2023 but did not tie the minimum wage to inflation thereafter.[12]
- Michigan: Michigan's minimum wage increased from $9.87 to $10.10 on January 1, 2023. Under Senate Bill 1171 of 2018, the then-current general minimum wage of $9.25 an hour was set to increase to $9.45 beginning January 1, 2019, and then increase by a prescribed amount every following January 1 until reaching $12.05 beginning January 1, 2030. There were no further increases after the wage reaches $12.05.[13]
- Minnesota: Minnesota's minimum wage increased from $10.22 to $10.59 per hour for large companies. The wage for small companies in Minnesota was set to rise from $8.42 to $8.63. Passed in 2014, the state's law increased the minimum wage to $9.50 in 2017 and indexed increases to annual changes in inflation after that.[14]
- Missouri: Missouri's minimum wage increased from $11.15 to $12.00 on January 1, 2023. Voters in Missouri approved Proposition B on November 6, 2018. Proposition B was designed to increase the minimum each year until reaching $12 in 2023 and index the wage to inflation beginning in 2024.[15]
- Montana: Montana's minimum wage increased from $9.20 to $9.95 on January 1, 2023. In 2006, voters approved Initiative 151, which increased the minimum wage to $6.15 in 2007 and indexed the minimum wage to inflation beginning in 2008.[16]
- Nebraska: Initiative 433 approved by voters in 2022 was designed to increase the minimum wage to $10.50 on January 1, 2023, until reaching $15.00 on January 1, 2026.
- New Jersey: New Jersey's minimum wage increased from $13.00 to $14.13 per hour on January 1, 2023. In February 2019, New Jersey passed a bill (A15) that raises the state minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024.[17]
- New Mexico: New Mexico's minimum wage increased from $11.50 to $12.00 per hour on January 1, 2023, under a state law passed on April 1, 2019. The law did not tie the wage to inflation.[18]
- Ohio: Ohio's minimum wage increased from $9.30 to $10.10 on January 1, 2023. In 2006, voters approved Amendment 2, which increased the minimum wage to $6.85 in 2007 and indexed the minimum wage to inflation beginning in 2008.[19]
- Rhode Island: Rhode Island's minimum wage increased from $12.25 to $13.00 per hour on January 1, 2023. On May 20, 2021, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee (D) signed a bill into law that was designed to raise the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour by 2025.[20]
- South Dakota: South Dakota's minimum wage increased from $9.95 to $10.80 on January 1, 2023. In 2014, voters approved Measure 18, which increased the minimum wage to $8.50 in 2015 and indexed the minimum wage to inflation beginning in 2016.[21]
- Vermont: The Vermont State Legislature overrode Governor Phil Scott's (R) veto of Act 86 in February 2020. The bill was designed to increase the state's minimum wage. On January 1, 2023, the wage was set under the bill to increase by either 5% or by a percentage increase based on changes to the consumer price index.[22]
- Virginia: Virginia's minimum wage increased from $11.00 to $12.00 per hour on January 1, 2023. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) signed HB 395 into law on April 22, 2020, which was designed to increase the state minimum wage from the federal minimum wage ($7.25) to $15.00 by 2026. On January 1, 2027, and going forward, the minimum wage was set under the bill to be adjusted based on the consumer price index.[23]
- Washington: Initiative 1433, approved by voters in 2016, was designed to increase the state's minimum wage to $13.50 per hour by January 1, 2020, and to index the minimum wage to the CPI every year after. Initiative 1433 increased the state's minimum wage from $14.49 to $15.74 per hour on January 1, 2023.
Effective June 1, 2023
- Connecticut: Connecticut's minimum wage increased from $14.00 to $15.00 per hour on July 1, 2023. On May 28, 2019, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law an incremental increase to the state minimum wage, designed to reach $15.00 by 2023 and then adjust based on the U.S. Department of Labor's employment cost index thereafter.[24]
Effective July 1, 2023
- Oregon: On July 1, 2023, the standard minimum wage increased in Oregon from $13.50 to $14.20. Passed in 2016, the legislation for the state's minimum wage divided the state into three regions, which get different rate increases. On July 1, 2023, the minimum wage in portions of the three counties classified as the metropolitan Portland urban growth area increased from $14.75 to $15.45 — $1.25 above the standard minimum wage. The minimum wage increased in the 15 counties classified as standard from $13.50 to an amount based on changes to the Consumer Price Index. The minimum wage increased in the 18 counties classified as nonurban from $12.50 to $13.20 — $1.00 less than the standard minimum wage. To read more about Oregon's regional minimum wages, see the regional minimum wages section below.[25]
- Nevada: Legislation passed in 2019 provided for increases to the state's two-tiered minimum wage. Employees who receive employer health benefits were set to receive $10.25 while those who did not receive employer health benefits were set to receive $11.25. Nevada Question 2 of 2022 increased the minimum wage for all employees in Nevada to $12 per hour by July 1, 2024, removing the two-tiered wage system.[26]
- Washington, D.C.: On July 1, 2023, the minimum wage in Washington, D.C., increased from $16.10 to $17.00 for non-tipped employees and from $6.00 to $8.00 for tipped employees.[27]
Effective September 30, 2023
- Florida: Florida's minimum wage increased from $11.00 per hour to $12.00 per hour. On November 3, 2020, voters approved Amendment 2 by a vote of 60.82% to 39.18%. The initiative was designed to increase the state's minimum wage, which was $8.56 in 2020, to $15.00 per hour by September 2026.[28]
States with regional minimum wages
In 2016, both New York and Oregon passed laws increasing state minimum wages. Both states divided counties between categories and gave them each a different minimum wage rate. In New York, there were two different categories: one that applied to New York City, Long Island, and Westchester counties; and one that applied to update counties.[29] In Oregon, the counties were divided between the metropolitan Portland, standard, and nonurban.[30]
New York
In New York, the minimum wage varied between counties classified as New York City, Long Island and Westchester, and upstate. On December 31, 2022, the minimum wage increased in the 54 counties composing upstate New York from $13.20 to $14.20. In New York, the minimum wage varies between regions and business sizes. The minimum wage outside of New York City, Long Island, and Westchester is $15.00.[29]
Oregon
In Oregon, the minimum wage varied between counties classified as metropolitan Portland, standard, and nonurban. On July 1, 2023, the minimum wage increased in Oregon based on legislation passed in 2016. Metropolitan Portland's minimum wage increased to $1.25 more than standard minimum wage, the nonurban counties changed to $1 less than the standard minimum wage, and standard counties were adjusted based on Consumer Price Index.[30]
Recent and proposed ballot measures
In 2022, voters in Washington, D.C. and Inglewood City approved local minimum wage ballot measures.
2024 measures
| State | Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | Ballot Measure 1 | Increase the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour and require employers to provide earned paid sick leave for employees |
|
183,744 (58%) |
133,162 (42%) |
|
| AZ | Proposition 138 | Allow for tipped workers to be paid 25% less per hour than the minimum wage provided that the worker's total compensation was not less than the minimum wage plus $2 |
|
792,557 (25%) |
2,348,023 (75%) |
|
| CA | Proposition 32 | Increase the state's minimum wage to $18 per hour |
|
7,469,803 (49%) |
7,686,126 (51%) |
|
| MA | Question 5 | Increase the minimum wage for tipped employees to meet the state's standard minimum wage |
|
1,200,980 (36%) |
2,147,245 (64%) |
|
| MO | Proposition A | Increase the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour and require employers to provide earned paid sick leave for employees |
|
1,693,064 (58%) |
1,247,658 (42%) |
2022 measures
| State | Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE | Initiative 433 | Increase the minimum wage from $9 to $15 by 2026 |
|
386,756 (59%) |
272,603 (41%) |
|
| NV | Question 2 | Increase the minimum wage to $12 by July 1, 2024 |
|
545,828 (55%) |
443,318 (45%) |
2020 measures
| State | Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | Amendment 2 | Increase the state minimum wage to $15 by 2026 |
|
6,391,753 (61%) |
4,117,815 (39%) |
2018 measures
| State | Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | Issue 5 | Incrementally increase the minimum wage in Arkansas to $11 an hour by 2021 |
|
605,784 (68%) |
279,046 (32%) |
|
| MO | Proposition B | Increase the state's minimum wage each year until reaching $12 in 2023 |
|
1,499,002 (62%) |
905,647 (38%) |
2016 measures
| State | Type | Title | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | Proposition 206 | Increase the minimum wage to $10 in 2017, and then incrementally to $12 by 2020, and create a right to paid sick time off from employment |
|
1,465,639 (58%) |
1,046,945 (42%) |
|
| SD | Referred Law 20 | Uphold or repeal Senate Bill 177 (SB 177), a law decreasing the minimum wage for workers under age 18 from $8.50 to $7.50 |
|
104,185 (29%) |
256,686 (71%) |
|
| WA | Initiative 1433 | Incrementally increase the state's minimum wage from $9.47 to $13.50 by 2020 and mandating employers to offer paid sick leave |
|
1,848,583 (57%) |
1,370,907 (43%) |
|
| CO | Amendment 42 | Set the minimum wage for workers, set the minimum wage for tipped workers, and adjust the minimum wages annually based on inflation. |
|
823,526 (53%) |
721,531 (47%) |
The history of minimum wage ballot measures
- See also: Minimum wage laws ballot measures
From 1996 to 2024, there were 32 ballot measures to increase state minimum wages. Voters approved 28 (87.50%) and rejected four (12.50%).[31] In 2024, California and Massachusetts became the first states to reject minimum wage increase ballot measures since 1996. The other two defeated measures were on the ballot in 1996 in Missouri and Montana.
The following chart shows election outcomes for minimum wage increase ballot measures from 1996 to 2024.
| Measures to increase state minimum wages (1996-2024) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | State | Measure | Wage | Type | Yes votes (%) | No votes (%) | Outcome |
| 2024 | California | Proposition 32 | $18.00 (2026) | Initiative | N/A | N/A | 
|
| 2024 | Massachusetts | Question 5 | $15.00 (2029) for Tipped Employees[32] | Initiative | N/A | N/A |
|
| 2024 | Missouri | Proposition A | $15.00 (2026) | Initiative | N/A | N/A | 
|
| 2024 | Alaska | Ballot Measure 1 | $15.00 (2027) | Initiative | N/A | N/A |
|
| 2022 | Nebraska | Initiative 433 | $15.00 (2026) | Initiative | 58.66% | 41.34% |
|
| 2022 | Nevada | Amendment 2 | $12.00 (2024) | Referral | 55.18% | 44.82% |
|
| 2020 | Florida | Amendment 2 | $15.00 (2026) | Initiative | 60.82% | 39.18% |
|
| 2018 | Arkansas | Issue 5 | $11.00 (2021) | Initiative | 68.46% | 31.54% |
|
| 2018 | Missouri | Proposition B | $12.00 (2023) | Initiative | 62.34% | 37.66% |
|
| 2016 | Arizona | Proposition 206 | $12.00 (2020) | Initiative | 58.33% | 41.67% |
|
| 2016 | Colorado | Amendment 70 | $12.00 (2020) | Initiative | 55.36% | 44.64% |
|
| 2016 | Maine | Question 4 | $12.00 (2020) | Initiative | 55.50% | 44.50% |
|
| 2016 | Washington | Initiative 1433 | $13.50 (2020) | Initiative | 57.42% | 42.58% |
|
| 2014 | Alaska | Measure 3 | $9.75 (2016) | Initiative | 69.35% | 30.65% |
|
| 2014 | Arkansas | Issue 5 | $8.50 (2017) | Initiative | 65.94% | 34.06% |
|
| 2014 | Nebraska | Initiative 425 | $9.00 (2016) | Initiative | 59.47% | 40.53% |
|
| 2014 | South Dakota | Measure 18 | $8.50 (2015) | Initiative | 55.05% | 44.95% |
|
| 2013 | New Jersey | Question 2 | $8.25 (2014) | Referral | 61.26% | 38.74% |
|
| 2006 | Arizona | Proposition 2022 | $6.75 (2007) | Initiative | 65.37% | 34.63% |
|
| 2006 | Colorado | Initiative 42 | $6.85 (2007) | Initiative | 53.30% | 46.70% |
|
| 2006 | Missouri | Proposition B | $6.50 (2007) | Initiative | 75.94% | 24.06% |
|
| 2006 | Montana | I-151 | $6.50 (2007) | Initiative | 72.69% | 27.31% |
|
| 2006 | Nevada | Question 6 | $6.15 (2006)[33] | Initiative | 68.71% | 31.29% |
|
| 2006 | Ohio | Amendment 2 | $6.85 (2007) | Initiative | 56.65% | 43.35% |
|
| 2004 | Florida | Amendment 5 | $6.15 (2005) | Initiative | 71.25% | 28.75% |
|
| 2004 | Nevada | Question 6 | $6.15 (2006)[33] | Initiative | 68.4% | 31.6% |
|
| 2002 | Oregon | Measure 25 | $6.90 (2003) | Initiative | 51.3% | 48.7% |
|
| 1998 | Washington | Initiative 688 | $6.50 (2000) | Initiative | 66.1% | 33.9% |
|
| 1996 | California | Proposition 210 | $5.75 (1998) | Initiative | 61.45% | 38.55% |
|
| 1996 | Missouri | Proposition A | $6.75 (1999)[34] | Initiative | 28.70% | 71.30% |
|
| 1996 | Montana | I-121 | $6.25 (2000) | Initiative | 43.53% | 56.47% |
|
| 1996 | Oregon | Measure 36 | $6.50 (1999) | Initiative | 56.85% | 43.15% |
|
State minimum wage data, 2022-2023
| State | 2022 minimum wage | 2023 minimum wage | Percentage increase | Dollar amount increase | Effective date | Year passed | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Georgia | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Idaho | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Indiana | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Iowa | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Kansas | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Kentucky | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Louisiana | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mississippi | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| New Hampshire | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| North Carolina | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| North Dakota | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Oklahoma | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Pennsylvania | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| South Carolina | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Tennessee | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Texas | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Utah | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Wisconsin | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Wyoming | $7.25 | $7.25 | 0.00% | $0.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| West Virginia | $8.75 | $8.75 | 0.00% | $0.00 | 1/1/2016 | 2014 | Billl |
| Montana | $9.20 | $9.95 | 7.54% | $0.75 | 1/1/2023 | 2006 | Initiative |
| Michigan | $9.87 | $10.10 | 2.28% | $0.23 | 1/1/2023 | 2018 | Initiative |
| Ohio | $9.30 | $10.10 | 7.92% | $0.80 | 1/1/2023 | 2006 | Initiative |
| Nebraska | $9.00 | $10.50 | 14.29% | $1.50 | 1/1/2023 | 2022 | Initiative |
| Nevada | $9.50 | $10.25 | 9.52% | $0.25 | 7/1/2023 | 2019 | Bill |
| Minnesota | $10.33 | $10.59 | 2.46% | $0.26 | 1/1/2023 | 2014 | Bill |
| South Dakota | $9.95 | $10.80 | 7.87% | $0.85 | 1/1/2023 | 2014 | Initiative |
| Alaska | $10.34 | $10.85 | 4.70% | $0.51 | 1/1/2023 | 2014 | Initiative |
| Arkansas | $11.00 | $11.00 | 0.00% | $0.00 | 1/1/2023 | 2018 | Initiative |
| Delaware | $10.50 | $11.75 | 10.64% | $1.25 | 1/1/2023 | 2021 | Bill |
| Florida | $11.00 | $12.00 | 8.33% | $1.00 | 9/30/2023 | 2020 | Initiative |
| Hawaii | $12.00 | $12.00 | 0.00% | $0.00 | 10/1/2022 | 2022 | Bill |
| Missouri | $11.15 | $12.00 | 7.08% | $0.85 | 1/1/2023 | 2018 | Initiative |
| New Mexico | $11.50 | $12.00 | 4.17% | $0.50 | 1/1/2023 | 2019 | Bill |
| Virginia | $11.00 | $12.00 | 8.33% | $1.00 | 1/1/2023 | 2020 | Bill |
| Illinois | $12.00 | $13.00 | 7.69% | $1.00 | 1/1/2023 | 2019 | Bill |
| Rhode Island | $12.25 | $13.00 | 5.77% | $0.75 | 1/1/2023 | 2021 | Bill |
| Vermont | $12.55 | $13.18 | 4.78% | $0.63 | 1/1/2023 | 2020 | Bill |
| Maryland | $12.50 | $13.25 | 5.66% | $0.75 | 1/1/2023 | 2019 | Bill |
| Colorado | $12.56 | $13.65 | 7.99% | $1.09 | 1/1/2023 | 2016 | Initiative |
| Maine | $12.75 | $13.80 | 7.61% | $1.05 | 1/1/2023 | 2016 | Initiative |
| Arizona | $12.80 | $13.85 | 7.58% | $1.05 | 1/1/2023 | 2016 | Initiative |
| New Jersey | $13.00 | $14.13 | 8.00% | $1.13 | 1/1/2023 | 2019 | Bill (2019) and Referral (2013) |
| New York | $13.20 | $14.20 | 7.04% | $1.00 | 12/31/2022 | 2016 | Bill |
| Oregon | $13.50 | $14.20 | 5.19% | $0.70 | 7/1/2023 | 2016 | Bill |
| Connecticut | $14.00 | $15.00 | 6.67% | $1.00 | 6/1/2023 | 2019 | Bill |
| Massachusetts | $14.25 | $15.00 | 5.00% | $0.75 | 1/1/2023 | 2018 | Bill |
| California | $15.00 | $15.50 | 3.23% | $0.50 | 1/1/2023 | 2016 | Bill |
| Washington | $14.49 | $15.74 | 7.94% | $1.25 | 1/1/2023 | 2016 | Initiative |
| District of Columbia | $16.10 | $17.00 | 5.59% | $1.10 | 6/1/2022 | 2016 | Bill |
See also
- Minimum wage laws ballot measures
- Minimum wage by state in the United States
- Minimum wage increases in 2022
- Minimum wage increases in 2021
- Minimum wage increases in 2020
- Minimum wage increases in 2019
- Minimum wage increases in 2018
Footnotes
- ↑ The Maui News, "Ige signs bills to raise minimum wage, offer one-time tax refunds," June 23, 2022
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Petitions in circulation," accessed August 4, 2021
- ↑ Nevada State Legislature, "AJR 10" accessed December 2, 2022
- ↑ Nevada Labor Department, "2020 Minimum Wage Bulletin," accessed December 2, 2022
- ↑ Alaska Dispatch News, "Alaska's minimum wage increase to take effect in late February, December 31, 2014
- ↑ Alaska Division of Elections, "Ballot language," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Initiatives, referendums & recalls," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ USA Today, "California reaches deal on $15 minimum wage," March 28, 2018
- ↑ Delaware Business Times, "Carney signs bill to set minimum wage to $15 by 2025," accessed December 21, 2021
- ↑ Maine Department of Labor, "New Minimum Wage Increases," December 6, 2018
- ↑ The Baltimore Sun, "Maryland's minimum wage increase, explained," March 29, 2019
- ↑ Boston.com, "What you need to know about the ‘grand bargain’ that Charlie Baker just signed into law," June 28, 2018
- ↑ Michigan State Legislature, "Senate Bill 1171," accessed November 22, 2022
- ↑ Twin Cities Pioneer Press, "Minnesota sets new minimum wage for 2019," August 23, 2018
- ↑ Springfield News-Leader, "When does the minimum wage go up in Missouri?" November 7, 2018
- ↑ KPAX, "Montana's minimum wage is scheduled to increase in January," October 1, 2019
- ↑ State of New Jersey, "Governor Murphy Signs Landmark Legislation Raising Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour," February 4, 2019
- ↑ U.S. News, "New Mexico Adopts First Minimum Wage Increase in a Decade," April 1, 2019
- ↑ NFIB, "2020 Ohio Minimum Wage To Be $8.70 Per Hour," October 2, 2019
- ↑ Business Insider, "Rhode Island just passed a law raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2025," accessed December 22, 2021
- ↑ KSFY News, "South Dakota minimum wage to increase in 2020," October 10, 2019
- ↑ StateNet, "Vermont Act 86," accessed December 10, 2020
- ↑ BillTrack50, "Virginia House Bill 395," accessed December 10, 2020
- ↑ The Office of Governor Ned Lamont, "Governor Lamont Signs Minimum Wage Increase," May 28, 2019
- ↑ Oregon, "Minimum Wage," accessed December 11, 2019
- ↑ Nevada State Legislature, "AJR 10" accessed June 4, 2019
- ↑ Washington, D.C., "Mayor Bowser Announces Minimum Wage Increase Effective July 1, 2023," June 29, 2023
- ↑ Florida Department of Elections, "Initiative Information," accessed November 21, 2022
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 NY.gov, "New York State's Minimum Wage," accessed December 6, 2022
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Oregon.gov, "Minimum wage increase schedule," accessed December 6, 2022
- ↑ Note: In 2014, voters approved an advisory question on increasing the minimum wage in Illinois. As this question was nonbinding, the measure is not counted here.
- ↑ Question 5 would have increased the minimum wage for tipped employees to match the general state minimum wage, which was $15.00 in 2024.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Question 6 required employers to compensate employees $5.15 per hour when the employer provides health benefits or $6.15 per hour when the employer does not provide health benefits.
- ↑ Proposition A would have also added 15 cents to the minimum wage each year beginning in 2000.
