For the first time ever, more Americans will live in states with at least a $15 minimum wage than in those tied to the $7.25 ...

Key Takeaways In 2026, 19 states will raise their minimum wage on January 1, and three others will make an increase later in ...

Fortunately it only applies in states that have no minimum-wage law of their own or a minimum wage below the federal minimum ...

Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase Jan. 1, 2026, to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 per hour for tipped employees. This adjustment represents a 2.8% increase from the current ...

California's minimum wage is adjusted every year for inflation and an increase will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026. Some cities ...

Millions of low-wage earners are getting a raise in 2025 as 21 states are slated to hike their minimum pay starting Jan. 1. State laws that index the minimum wage to inflation are behind 13 of the ...

In the states where a minimum wage job will get you closest to paying your bills, you’ll still come up about $14,000 short each year. In another state, the gap is $73,000 and you would have to work 2 ...

Right now, the minimum wage in New Jersey is $14.53, but that will change on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. On the first day of the ...

Between 2015 and 2019, Missouri’s minimum wage rose just under a dollar, from $7.65 to $8.60. Since 2019, the increase has ...

Connecticut Labor Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo reports that the employment cost index increased by 3.6% over the 12-month period ending on June 30, 2025, accounting for a $0.59 increase to the ...

The state's minimum wage is set to increase at the start of the year, going up 40 cents from $16.50 to $16.90, according to ...