US minimum wage 2026: For workers earning the lowest wages, 2026 will bring very different outcomes depending on where they live. In some states, pay will go up as soon as the new year begins. In ...

Workers in 22 states and 66 cities across the United States will get a boost in pay in 2026 as minimum wage hikes take effect. The minimum wage is set to increase in 19 states and 49 cities and ...

Several states set their own minimum wage standards, but others follow the Fair Labor Standards Act; a law passed in 1938 ...

For workers in 19 states, the new year brought with it a pay bump in the form of increases to the minimum wage. According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), more than 8.3 million U.S. workers ...