No, Mississippi is not among the 19 states raising the minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour for covered nonexempt workers.

Workers in 2026 face differing minimum wage outcomes based on location. Nineteen states will see pay hikes on January 1.

Good news for minimum wage workers in Connecticut: in 2026, their paychecks will go up. Under Connecticut law, the state’s ...

After Missouri voters approved Proposition A in November 2024's general election, the minimum wage for workers is once again ...

Minimum wage will rise in dozens of states in 2026. Will Alabama see an increase? Here’s what workers need to know.

The new year will see dozens of states, cities and counties raising the minimum wage locally, helping millions of Americans offset an increasingly urgent affordability crisis. On Jan. 1, 2026, the ...

Rhode Island’s last minimum wage increase, to $15 an hour, went into effect in January 2025. McKee signed legislation in 2021 ...

While workers across many jurisdictions have already seen minimum wage increases with the start of the year, thousands more across over a dozen cities and states will see a pay bump heading into July ...

On Jan. 1, 2026, the minimum wage will increase in 19 states and 49 cities and counties, with an additional four states and 22 localities lifting their minimums later in 2026, according to an annual ...

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced back in September that the state's minimum wage will increase by $0.59 in 2026.