It’s been more than a decade since the federal minimum wage was increased. First enacted by Congress in 1938 at 25 cents per hour, the minimum wage last received a boost in 2009 when it went from $6.55 to $7.25.
Despite calls to raise it to $15 per hour, the national minimum wage seems unlikely to change in 2024.
While the federal minimum wage has been stagnant for more than a decade, many states have enacted their own higher minimum wage requirements. More than half of states have a minimum wage that is greater than the federal one, and workers in 25 states will see that wage increase further in 2024.
A handful of states either have no minimum wage of their own or have one that is below the federal level. In those places, any employer subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act — which includes public agencies, health care facilities, schools and businesses with annual gross revenues of at least $500,000 — must comply with federal minimum wage requirements.
Curious where your state stands? Keep reading to see the current minimum wage in every state and the District of Columbia, as well as whether that figure will be going up in 2024. Wage data comes from Paycor, a human resources and payroll service provider.
Washington, D.C.
2024 minimum wage: $17.00
2023 minimum wage: $15.20
2022 minimum wage: $15.20
In the District of Columbia, as in most states, an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Washington
2024 minimum wage: $16.28
2023 minimum wage: $15.74
2022 minimum wage: $14.49
Washington is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
New York
2024 minimum wage: $16.00 (NYC, Long Island and Westchester County) and $15.00 (rest of the state)
2023 minimum wage: $15 and $14.20
2022 minimum wage: $15 and $13.20
New York is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
California
2024 minimum wage: $16.00
2023 minimum wage: $15.50
2022 minimum wage: $15.00
In 2022, California was the first state in the nation to reach a $15 minimum wage, joining the District of Columbia, which hit that milestone in 2020. However, only businesses with 26 or more employees needed to pay $15 per hour in 2022, while those with 25 or fewer employees paid $14 per hour. That distinction was removed in 2023, when all employers paid the new minimum wage of $15.50 per hour. Many cities in the state have their own higher minimum wage requirements, up to $19.08 per hour for 2024 in West Hollywood.
Also, California is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate up to 12 hours in day and double after.
Connecticut
2024 minimum wage: $15.69
2023 minimum wage: $15.00
2022 minimum wage: $14.00
Connecticut is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Additionally, in restaurants, the premium rate applies for the seventh consecutive day of work.
New Jersey
2024 minimum wage: $15.13
2023 minimum wage: $14.13
2022 minimum wage: $13.00
Only New Jersey businesses that are non-seasonal and have six or more employees need to pay $15.13 per hour in 2024. Seasonal and smaller businesses can pay as low as $13.73 per hour.
Also, New Jersey is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Maryland
2024 minimum wage: $15.00
2023 minimum wage: $13.25
2022 minimum wage: $12.50
Maryland is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Massachusetts
2024 minimum wage: $15.00
2023 minimum wage: $15.00
2022 minimum wage: $14.25
Massachusetts is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Colorado
2024 minimum wage: $14.42 (statewide) and $18.29 (Denver)
2023 minimum wage: $13.65 and $17.39
2022 minimum wage: $12.56 and $15.87
Colorado is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it applies to the retail and service, commercial support service, food and beverage, and health and medical industries.
Arizona
2024 minimum wage: $14.35
2023 minimum wage: $13.85
2022 minimum wage: $12.80
Oregon
2024 minimum wage: $14.20
2023 minimum wage: $13.50
2022 minimum wage: $13.50
For the first half of 2024, employers in the Portland metro area pay $1.25 over the state minimum wage ($15.45 per hour) while employers in nonurban counties pay $1.00 less than the state ($13.20 an hour). Oregon increases its minimum wage every July 1 based on increases to the U.S. Consumer Price Index.
Oregon is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Additionally, the premium rate applies after 10 hours per day in “nonfarm canneries, driers, or packing plants and in mills, factories or manufacturing establishments (excluding sawmills, planning mills, shingle mills, and logging camps),” the DOL notes.
Maine
2024 minimum wage: $14.15
2023 minimum wage: $13.80
2022 minimum wage: $12.75
Maine is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Hawaii
2024 minimum wage: $14.00
2023 minimum wage: $10.10
2022 minimum wage: $10.10
Hawaii is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week. However, employees who earn guaranteed pay of at least $2,000 per month are exempt from the overtime law.
Illinois
2024 minimum wage: $14.00
2023 minimum wage: $13.00
2022 minimum wage: $12.00
Illinois is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Rhode Island
2024 minimum wage: $14.00
2023 minimum wage: $13.00
2022 minimum wage: $12.25
Rhode Island is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Additionally, the premium rate applies for work on Sundays and holidays in retail and certain other businesses.
Vermont
2024 minimum wage: $13.67
2023 minimum wage: $13.18
2022 minimum wage: $12.55
Vermont is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Delaware
2024 minimum wage: $13.25
2023 minimum wage: $11.75
2022 minimum wage: $10.50
Florida
2024 minimum wage: $13.00 (effective Sept. 30, 2024)
2023 minimum wage: $12.00
2022 minimum wage: $11.00
Missouri
2024 minimum wage: $12.30
2023 minimum wage: $12.00
2022 minimum wage: $11.15
Missouri is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week, with certain exemptions.
Nebraska
2024 minimum wage: $12.00
2023 minimum wage: $10.50
2022 minimum wage: $9.00
New Mexico
2024 minimum wage: $12.00
2023 minimum wage: $12.00
2022 minimum wage: $11.50
New Mexico is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Virginia
2024 minimum wage: $12.00
2023 minimum wage: $12.00
2022 minimum wage: $11.00
Alaska
2024 minimum wage: $11.73
2023 minimum wage: $10.85
2022 minimum wage: $10.34
Alaska is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate. This requirement does not apply to businesses with fewer than four employees.
Nevada
2024 minimum wage: $12.00 (effective July 1, 2024)
2023 minimum wage: $11.25
2022 minimum wage: $9.50
Nevada companies that provide qualifying health insurance to employees can pay $1.00 per hour less until July 1, 2024, when the two-tier system is eliminated and the minimum wage raised to $12.00.
South Dakota
2024 minimum wage: $11.20
2023 minimum wage: $10.80
2022 minimum wage: $9.95
Arkansas
2024 minimum wage: $11.00
2023 minimum wage: $11.00
2022 minimum wage: $11.00
Arkansas is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Minnesota
2024 minimum wage: $10.85 (large employers) and $8.85 (small employers)
2023 minimum wage: $10.59 and $8.63
2022 minimum wage: $10.33 and $8.32
Minnesota is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 48 hours per week. Small employers can pay a minimum rate up to $2 lower per hour.
Ohio
2024 minimum wage: $10.45
2023 minimum wage: $10.10
2022 minimum wage: $9.30
Small employers can pay an hourly wage that is no less than the current federal minimum wage rate of $7.25.
Ohio is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Michigan
2024 minimum wage: $10.33
2023 minimum wage: $10.10
2022 minimum wage: $9.87
Michigan is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Montana
2024 minimum wage: $10.30
2023 minimum wage: $9.95
2022 minimum wage: $9.20
Small employers not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act can pay as little as $4 per hour.
Montana is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
West Virginia
2024 minimum wage: $8.75
2023 minimum wage: $8.75
2022 minimum wage: $8.75
West Virginia is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Alabama
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Alabama is among the states that have no state minimum wage laws, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. So employers that are subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour.
Georgia
2024 minimum wage: $5.15
2023 minimum wage: $5.15
2022 minimum wage: $5.15
Although Georgia’s state minimum wage is $5.15, employers who are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
Idaho
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Indiana
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Indiana is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Iowa
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Kansas
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Kentucky
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Kentucky is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week or if a worker works a seventh consecutive day in one week.
Louisiana
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Louisiana is among the states that have no state minimum wage laws, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. So employers that are subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour.
Mississippi
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Mississippi is among the states that have no state minimum wage laws, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. So employers that are subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour.
New Hampshire
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
New Hampshire is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
North Carolina
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
North Carolina is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it usually kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week (45 hours in the case of workers at seasonal amusements or recreational establishments).
North Dakota
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
North Dakota is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Oklahoma
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Pennsylvania
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Pennsylvania is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
South Carolina
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
South Carolina is among the states that have no state minimum wage laws, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. So employers that are subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour.
Tennessee
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Tennessee is among the states that have no state minimum wage laws, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. So employers that are subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour.
Texas
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Utah
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Wisconsin
2024 minimum wage: $7.25
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Wisconsin is among the states where an overtime premium rate applies after a worker has put in a certain number of hours, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Here, that rate is 1.5 times the worker’s regular rate, and it kicks in after a worker has put in 40 hours per week.
Wyoming
2024 minimum wage: $5.15
2023 minimum wage: $5.15
2022 minimum wage: $5.15
Although Wyoming’s state minimum wage is $5.15, employers who are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
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