Cost-of-living adjustments mean dozens of states and cities are seeing wages rise further above the $7.25 federal minimum in 2026.

Washington has the highest state minimum wage in the nation. And the hourly rate is about to go up.

Despite the fact 19 states increased their minimum wage in 2026, Indiana still matches the federal minimum wage, which was set back in 2009.

With the $15 target met, Florida returns to the old way it handled minimum wage increases. When is the next one?

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Starting next month, Florida's minimum wage is bumping up again to $15 an hour, thanks to a constitutional amendment voters narrowly passed in 2020. That will put Florida's minimum wage more than ...

In the United States, states have the authority to set their own minimum wage rates. Currently, the District of Columbia and 30 states have minimum wages that exceed the federal rate of $7.25 per hour ...

Find out when the new wage takes effect, how much you'll earn, and when future paycheck increases could arrive.

The minimum wage in Seattle will rise to $22.14 per hour at the start of next year, the Office of Labor Standards announced ...