Minimum Wage by State (2026)

Compare minimum wage rates across all 50 states and Washington D.C. See hourly rates, tipped wages, annual earnings, and scheduled increases.

Highest

$17.50/hr

District of Columbia

Federal Rate

$7.25/hr

20 states at this rate

No State Law

5 states

federal rate applies

No Tip Credit

7 states

full wage for tipped workers

State	Min. Wage	Tipped	Annual (FT)	COL Index	Median Wage
District of Columbia	$17.50	$10.00	$36,400	152.1	$32.61
Washington	$16.66	$16.66	$34,653	110.7	$26.40
California	$16.50	$16.50	$34,320	142.2	$23.49
Connecticut	$16.35	$6.38	$34,008	112.8	$24.57
Hawaii	$16.00	$14.00	$33,280	186.6	$23.54
New York	$15.50	$10.35	$32,240	123.2	$24.82
New Jersey	$15.49	$5.62	$32,219	115.2	$24.24
Illinois	$15.00	$9.00	$31,200	93.4	$22.68
Maryland	$15.00	$3.63	$31,200	115.2	$24.38
Massachusetts	$15.00	$6.75	$31,200	131.6	$26.86
Rhode Island	$15.00	$3.89	$31,200	108.8	$23.04
Colorado	$14.81	$11.79	$30,805	105	$24.18
Oregon	$14.70	$14.70	$30,576	113	$23.28
Maine	$14.65	$7.33	$30,472	112.1	$21.33
Arizona	$14.35	$11.35	$29,848	102.2	$21.88
Vermont	$14.01	$7.01	$29,141	110.9	$21.76
Florida	$14.00	$10.00	$29,120	102.8	$19.49
Missouri	$13.75	$6.88	$28,600	89.9	$20.58
Nebraska	$13.50	$2.13	$28,080	91.8	$20.36
Delaware	$13.25	$2.23	$27,560	102.4	$22.19
Michigan	$12.48	$10.34	$25,958	91.3	$21.44
Virginia	$12.41	$2.13	$25,813	103.7	$23.43
Nevada	$12.00	$12.00	$24,960	104	$19.46
New Mexico	$12.00	$3.00	$24,960	93.4	$19.14
Alaska	$11.73	$11.73	$24,398	127.1	$25.81
South Dakota	$11.20	$5.60	$23,296	92.7	$19.75
Minnesota	$11.13	$11.13	$23,150	98.2	$23.76
Arkansas	$11.00	$2.63	$22,880	86	$17.46
Ohio	$10.70	$5.35	$22,256	90.8	$20.69
Montana	$10.55	$10.55	$21,944	99.1	$20.13
West Virginia	$8.75	$2.62	$18,200	83.8	$17.52
Alabama	$7.25	$2.13	$15,080	88.1	$17.96
Georgia	$7.25	$2.13	$15,080	91.4	$20.28
Idaho	$7.25	$3.35	$15,080	97.7	$19.59
Indiana	$7.25	$2.13	$15,080	90.1	$19.77
Iowa	$7.25	$4.35	$15,080	89.2	$20.03
Kansas	$7.25	$2.13	$15,080	88.8	$19.46
Kentucky	$7.25	$2.13	$15,080	90	$19.22
Louisiana	$7.25	$2.13	$15,080	91.1	$18.19
Mississippi	$7.25	$2.13	$15,080	83.3	$16.71
New Hampshire	$7.25	$3.26	$15,080	112.5	$22.84
North Carolina	$7.25	$2.13	$15,080	94.9	$20.45
North Dakota	$7.25	$4.86	$15,080	91.5	$21.49
Oklahoma	$7.25	$2.13	$15,080	86.6	$18.42
Pennsylvania	$7.25	$2.83	$15,080	99.2	$21.33
South Carolina	$7.25	$2.13	$15,080	93.4	$18.72
Tennessee	$7.25	$2.13	$15,080	90.5	$19.34
Texas	$7.25	$2.13	$15,080	92.1	$20.22
Utah	$7.25	$2.13	$15,080	101.3	$21.45
Wisconsin	$7.25	$2.33	$15,080	93.4	$21.36
Wyoming	$7.25	$2.13	$15,080	95.4	$20.89

States With No State Minimum Wage Law

These 5 states have no state minimum wage law. The federal minimum wage of $7.25/hr applies:

States With No Tip Credit (Full Wage for Tipped Workers)

In these 7 states, tipped employees must receive the full minimum wage from their employer:

Alaska — $11.73/hr
California — $16.50/hr
Minnesota — $11.13/hr
Montana — $10.55/hr
Nevada — $12.00/hr
Oregon — $14.70/hr
Washington — $16.66/hr

$15/hr or Higher

These states have reached or exceeded the $15/hr minimum wage:

District of Columbia — $17.50/hr
Washington — $16.66/hr
California — $16.50/hr
Connecticut — $16.35/hr
Hawaii — $16.00/hr
New York — $15.50/hr
New Jersey — $15.49/hr
Illinois — $15.00/hr
Maryland — $15.00/hr
Massachusetts — $15.00/hr
Rhode Island — $15.00/hr

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