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Minimum wage by state
Every state's minimum wage from the U.S. Department of Labor table updated 2026-07-01. The federal minimum is $7.25 an hour.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division — State Minimum Wage Laws (updated 2026-07-01), checked 2026-10-20.
All states
| State | Minimum wage per hour | Overtime |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | No state minimum wage law · federal $7.25 applies to covered employers | Not set in the state table |
| Alaska | $14.00 | After 8 hours a day and 40 a week |
| Arizona | $15.15 | Not set in the state table |
| Arkansas | $11.00 (employers with 4 or more employees) | After 40 hours a week |
| California | $16.90 | Time and a half after 8 hours a day or 40 a week, and for the first 8 hours on the 7th day; double time after 12 hours a day or after 8 hours on the 7th day |
| Colorado | $15.16 | After 12 hours a day and 40 a week |
| Connecticut | $16.94 | After 40 hours a week |
| Delaware | $15.00 | Not set in the state table |
| District of Columbia | $18.40 | After 40 hours a week |
| Florida | $14.00 | Not set in the state table |
| Georgia | $5.15 (employers of 6 or more employees not covered by the federal law) · federal $7.25 applies to covered employers | Not set in the state table |
| Hawaii | $16.00 | After 40 hours a week |
| Idaho | $7.25 | Not set in the state table |
| Illinois | $15.00 (employers of 4 or more employees, excluding family members) | After 40 hours a week |
| Indiana | $7.25 (employers of 2 or more employees) | After 40 hours a week |
| Iowa | $7.25 | Not set in the state table |
| Kansas | $7.25 | Not set in the state table |
| Kentucky | $7.25 | After 40 hours a week, and on the 7th day when an employee works all seven days |
| Louisiana | No state minimum wage law · federal $7.25 applies to covered employers | Not set in the state table |
| Maine | $15.10 | After 40 hours a week |
| Maryland | $15.00 | After 40 hours a week |
| Massachusetts | $15.00 | After 40 hours a week |
| Michigan | $13.73 (employers of 2 or more employees) | After 40 hours a week |
| Minnesota | $11.41 | After 48 hours a week |
| Mississippi | No state minimum wage law · federal $7.25 applies to covered employers | Not set in the state table |
| Missouri | $15.00 | After 40 hours a week (52 in seasonal amusement or recreation businesses) |
| Montana | $10.85 (businesses with gross annual sales over $110,000); $4.00 (businesses not covered by the federal law with sales of $110,000 or less) | After 40 hours a week |
| Nebraska | $15.00 (employers of 4 or more employees) | Not set in the state table |
| Nevada | $12.00 | After 8 hours a day or 40 a week for employees earning under 1.5 times the state minimum; after 40 a week otherwise |
| New Hampshire | $7.25 | After 40 hours a week |
| New Jersey | $15.92; $15.23 (employers of fewer than 6 people, and seasonal employment) | After 40 hours a week |
| New Mexico | $12.00 | After 40 hours a week |
| New York | $17.00 (New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties); $16.00 (rest of the state) | After 40 hours a week (44 for live-in residential workers) |
| North Carolina | $7.25 | After 40 hours a week (45 in seasonal amusement or recreation) |
| North Dakota | $7.25 | After 40 hours a week |
| Ohio | $11.00 (employers with annual gross receipts of $405,000 or more); $7.25 (employers with annual gross receipts under $405,000) | After 40 hours a week |
| Oklahoma | $7.25 (employers with 10 or more full-time employees at one location, or gross sales over $100,000); $2.00 (all other employers) | Not set in the state table |
| Oregon | $15.55 (standard state rate); $16.80 (Portland metro area); $14.55 (non-urban counties) | After 40 hours a week (10 a day in certain canneries, mills and factories) |
| Pennsylvania | $7.25 | After 40 hours a week |
| Rhode Island | $16.00 | After 40 hours a week |
| South Carolina | No state minimum wage law · federal $7.25 applies to covered employers | Not set in the state table |
| South Dakota | $11.85 | Not set in the state table |
| Tennessee | No state minimum wage law · federal $7.25 applies to covered employers | Not set in the state table |
| Texas | $7.25 | Not set in the state table |
| Utah | $7.25 | Not set in the state table |
| Vermont | $14.42 (employers of 2 or more employees) | After 40 hours a week |
| Virginia | $12.77 | Not set in the state table |
| Washington | $17.13 | After 40 hours a week |
| West Virginia | $8.75 (employers of 6 or more employees at one location) | After 40 hours a week |
| Wisconsin | $7.25 | After 40 hours a week |
| Wyoming | $5.15 · federal $7.25 applies to covered employers | Not set in the state table |
Local (city or county) minimum wages, and lower rates for minors, students or trainees, are not in the Department of Labor table, so they are not shown here.
General information, not legal advice. For official answers, contact your state labor office .