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Minimum Wages as of January 1, 2025

Higher minimum wages went into effect on January 1, 2025. These changes will impact numerous business owners and employees across the United States.

Minimum Wages by State

We understand that it can be difficult to keep up with these changes. Below is a list of all the current minimum wages. We hope this eliminates the time and effort it takes to find your updated legal requirements. 

Minimum Wages by State List

The states that had minimum wage changes made effective in 2025 are marked with a red bullet point to the left. 

Alabama

No Statewide Minimum Wage

$7.25 - Federal Minimum Wage 

Alaska

$11.91 - Statewide Minimum Wage

Arizona

$14.70 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$11.70 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

$17.85 - Flagstaff, AZ Minimum Wage

$15.00 - Tucson, AZ Minimum Wage

Arkansas

$11.00 - Statewide Minimum Wage

California

$16.50 - Statewide Minimum Wage (outside of other jurisdiction)

$20.00 - Fast Food Workers Minimum Wage

$17.00 - Alameda, CA Minimum Wage

$17.35 - Belmont, CA Minimum Wage

$18.67 - Berkeley, CA Minimum Wage

$17.03 - Burlingame, CA Minimum Wage

$17.75 - Cupertino, CA Minimum Wage

$16.62 - Daly City, CA Minimum Wage

$17.00 - East Palo Alto, CA Minimum Wage

$17.92 - El Cerrito, CA Minimum Wage

$19.36 - Emeryville, CA Minimum Wage

$17.00 - Foster City, CA Minimum Wage

$17.30 - Fremont, CA Minimum Wage

$17.01 - Half Moon Bay, CA Minimum Wage

$16.90 - Hayward, CA Minimum Wage

$16.00 - Long Beach CA, Minimum Wage

$17.75 - Los Altos, CA Minimum Wage

$17.28 - Los Angeles (City), CA Minimum Wage

$17.27 - Los Angeles (County- Unincorporated), CA Minimum Wage

$17.27 - Malibu, CA Minimum Wage

$16.70 - Menlo Park, CA Minimum Wage

$17.70 - Milpitas, CA Minimum Wage

$18.75 - Mountain View, CA Minimum Wage

$16.86 - Novato, CA Minimum Wage ( More than 100 Employees, inc. Employees outside city)

$16.60 - Novato, CA Minimum Wage (26 - 99 Employees) 

$16.04 - Novato, CA Minimum Wage  (1 - 25 Employees) 

$16.50 - Oakland, CA Minimum Wage

$17.80 - Palo Alto, CA Minimum Wage

$17.50 - Pasadena, CA Minimum Wage

$17.45 - Petaluma, CA Minimum Wage

$17.70 - Redwood City, CA Minimum Wage

$17.20 - Richmond, CA Minimum Wage

$16.87 - San Carlos, CA Minimum Wage

$16.85 - San Diego, CA Minimum Wage

$18.67 - San Francisco, CA Minimum Wage

$17.55 - San Jose, CA Minimum Wage

$16.00 - San Leandro, CA Minimum Wage

$17.35 - San Mateo, CA Minimum Wage

$17.75 - Santa Clara, CA Minimum Wage

$17.27 - Santa Monica, CA Minimum Wage

$17.45 - Santa Rosa, CA Minimum Wage

$17.60 - Sonoma, CA Minimum Wage (More than 25 Employees, inc. Employees out of city)

$16.56 - Sonoma, CA Minimum Wage (1 - 25 Employees)

$18.55 - Sunnyvale, CA Minimum Wage

$19.08 - West Hollywood, CA Minimum Wage

Colorado

$14.81 - Statewide Minimum Wage 

$11.79 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Conneticut

$16.35 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$6.38 - Statewide Minimum Wage (Hotel, Restaurant)

$8.23 - Statewide Minimum Wage (Tipped Bartenders)

$16.00 - Other Tipped Employees Minimum Wages

District of Columbia

$17.50 - Districtwide Minimum Wage 

$10.00 - Districtwide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Delaware

$15.00 - Statewide Minimum Wage 

$2.23 - Statewide for Tipped Employees

Florida

$13.00 - Statewide Minimum Wage 

$9.98 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

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*New Minimum Wages will be active on 9/30/2025 and 9/30/2026.

Georgia

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage (if covered under FLSA)

$5.15 - Statewide Minimum Wage (if not covered under FLSA) 

$2.13 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Hawaii

$14.00 - Statewide Minimum Wage 

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Idaho

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$3.35 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees 

Illinois

$15.00 - Statewide Minimum Wage (4 or more Employees)

$9.00 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

$16.20 - Chicago, IL Minimum Wage (4+ employees)

$11.02 - Chicago, IL Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Indiana

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$2.13 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Iowa

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$4.35 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Kansas

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$2.13 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Kentucky

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$2.13 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Louisiana

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$2.13 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Maine

$14.65 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$7.33 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

$15.50 - Portland (Metro), ME Minimum Wage

$7.75 - Portland Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Maryland

$15.00 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$3.63 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

$16.70 - Montgomery County, MD Minimum Wage (51 or more Employees)

$15.00 - Montgomery County, MD Minimum Wage (11 - 50 Employees)

$15.00 - Montgomery County, MD Minimum Wage (less than 10 Employees)

$4.00 - Montgomery County, MD Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

$15.00 - Howard, MD Minimum Wage (1-14 Employees)

$15.00 - Howard, MD Minimum Wage (15 or more Employees)

Massachusetts

$15.00 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$6.75 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Michigan

$10.56 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$4.01 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Minnesota

$11.13 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$15.97 - Minneapolis, MN Minimum Wage

$15.00- St. Paul, MN Minimum Wage (6-100 Employees)

$13.25 - St. Paul, MN Minimum Wage (5 or less Employees)

Mississippi

$7.25 - Federal Minimum Wage

No State Minimum Wage Law

Missouri

$13.75 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$6.88 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Montana

$10.55 - Statewide Minimum Wage

Nebraska

$13.50 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$2.13 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees 

Nevada

$12.00 - Statewide Minimum Wage

New Hampshire

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$3.26 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

New Jersey

$15.49 - Statewide Minimum Wage (6 or more Employees)

$14.53 - Statewide Minimum Wage (less than 6 Employees)

$5.62 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

New Mexico

$12.00 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$3.00 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

$12.65 - Las Cruces, NM Minimum Wage

$14.60 - Santa Fe, NM Minimum Wage

New York

$16.50 - New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County, & Westchester County Minimum Wage

$15.50 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$10.35- Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees​

North Carolina

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$2.13 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

North Dakota

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$4.86 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Ohio

$10.70 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$5.35 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Oklahoma

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage

Oregon

$14.70 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$15.95 - Portland (Metro), OR Minimum Wage

$13.70 - Rural Counties Minimum Wage

Pennsylvania

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$2.83 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Rhode Island

$15.00 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$3.89 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

South Carolina

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage

South Dakota

$11.50 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$5.75 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Tennessee

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage

Texas

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$2.13 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Utah

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$2.13 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Vermont

$14.01 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$7.01 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Virginia

$12.41 - Statewide Minimum Wage

Washington

$16.66 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$20.76 - Seattle, WA Minimum Wage

$20.17 - Seatac, WA Minimum Wage

$20.10 - Tukwila, WA Minimum Wage

West Virginia

$8.75 - Statewide Minimum Wage (6 or more Employees) 

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage (Federal Minimum for less than 6 Employees)

Wisconsin

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage

$2.33 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

Wyoming

$5.15 - Statewide Minimum Wage (Employees not covered by FLSA)

$7.25 - Statewide Minimum Wage (Federal Minimum for Employees covered by FLSA)

$2.13 - Statewide Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees

For more information from the U.S Department of Labor on State Minimum Wage Laws, click on the link below. 

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