US State Minimum Wage Links

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Thirty-four states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands have minimum wage provisions that set rates equal to or higher than the Federal rate. Four individual city governments and three federally-recognised Indian tribes also set minimum rates that exceed the relevant federal or state minimum rate. The minimum hourly rate shown below for each of these states is the highest applicable rate. Note, however, that workers in some occupations and industries have a different rate or are exempt from the minimum rate(s) for the state. If no higher state minimum rate applies, the Federal minimum rate applies. For State links relating to labor standards other than the minimum wage, see US State Labor Standards Links Please note that this listing is provided for reference purposes only. Employers must ensure that any information that is available through these links is current. While we make every effort to keep this listing up to date, PayPerShop cannot accept any liability for the use of out-of-date information.
Federal	Alaska	American Samoa
Arizona	Arkansas	California
Colorado	Connecticut	Delaware
District of Columbia	Florida	Hawaii
Illinois	Indiana	Iowa
Kentucky	Maine	Maryland
Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota
Missouri	Montana	Nevada
New Hampshire	New Jersey	New Mexico
New York	North Carolina	Ohio
Oklahoma	Oregon	Rhode Island
South Dakota	Vermont	US Virgin Islands
Washington	West Virginia	Wisconsin

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Federal
$5.15

$5.85 from July 24, 2007

$6.55 from July 24, 2008

$7.25 from July 24, 2009

Additional Information

(August 22, 2008)

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Alaska
$7.15 from January 1, 2003

(August 22, 2008)

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American Samoa
(The federal minimum rate does not apply. Minimum rates are set instead for government employees and some private sector industries)

$2.57 to $4.09 according to industry, from October 1, 2003

$2.63 to $4.09 according to industry, from October 18, 2005

$2.70 to $4.09 according to industry, from October 1, 2006

(August 22, 2008)

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Arizona
$6.75 from January 1, 2007

$6.90 from January 1, 2008

$7.25 from January 1, 2009

Annual index-linked increases

(September 25, 2008)

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Arkansas
$6.25 from October 1, 2006

(August 22, 2008)

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California
$6.75 from January 1, 2002

$7.50 from January 1, 2007

$8.00 from January 1, 2008

San Francisco
$8.62 from January 1, 2005

$8.82 from January 1, 2006

$9.14 from January 1, 2007

$9.36 from January 1, 2008

$9.79 from January 1, 2009

(October 19, 2008)

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Colorado
$6.85 from January 1, 2007

$7.02 from January 1, 2008

$7.28 from January 1, 2009

Annual index-linked increases

(October 8, 2008)

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Connecticut
$7.10 from January 1, 2004

$7.40 from January 1, 2006

$7.65 from January 1, 2008

$8.00 from January 1, 2009

$8.25 from January 1, 2010

(August 22, 2008)

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Delaware
$6.15 from October 1, 2000

$7.15 from January 1, 2008

(August 22, 2008)

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District of Columbia
$6.60 from January 1, 2005

$7.00 from January 1, 2006

$7.55 from July 24, 2008

$8.25 from July 24, 2009

(September 18, 2008)

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Florida
$6.67 from January 1, 2007

$6.79 from January 1, 2008

Annual index-linked increases

(August 22, 2008)

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Guam
$5.75 from July 1, 2007

(August 22, 2008)

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Hawaii
$6.25 from January 1, 2003

$6.75 from January 1, 2006

$7.25 from January 1, 2007

Additional Information...

(August 22, 2008)

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Illinois
$6.50 from January 1, 2005

$7.50 from July 1, 2007

$7.75 from July 1, 2008

$8.00 from July 1, 2009

$8.25 from July 1, 2010

(August 22, 2008)

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Indiana
$5.85 from July 24, 2007

$6.55 from July 24, 2008

$7.25 from July 24, 2009

(August 22, 2008)

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Iowa
$6.20 from April 1, 2007

$7.25 from January 1, 2008

(August 22, 2008)

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Kentucky
$5.85 from July 1, 2007

$6.55 from July 1, 2008

$7.25 from July 1, 2009

(August 22, 2008)

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Maine
$7.00 from October 1, 2007

$7.25 from October 1, 2008

$7.50 from October 1, 2009

Additional Information

(September 25, 2008)

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Maryland
$6.15 from February 16, 2006

$6.55 from July 24, 2008

$7.25 from July 24, 2009

(August 22, 2008)

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Massachusetts
$6.75 from January 1, 2001

$7.50 from January 1, 2007

$8.00 from January 1, 2008

(August 22, 2008)

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Michigan
$6.95 from October 1, 2006

$7.15 from July 1, 2007

$7.40 from July 1, 2008

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
$6.95 from October 1, 2006

(August 22, 2008)

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Minnesota
$6.15 from August 1, 2005

(August 22, 2008)

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Missouri
$6.50 from January 1, 2007

$6.65 from January 1, 2008

$7.05 from January 1, 2009

Annual index-linked increases

(September 16, 2008)

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Montana
$6.15 from January 1, 2007

Further Information

$6.25 from January 1, 2008

$6.90 from January 1, 2009

Annual index-linked increases

(October 8, 2008)

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Nevada
Employees receiving qualified health benefits

$5.30 from July 1, 2007

Employees not receiving qualified health benefits

$6.15 from November 29, 2006

$6.33 from July 1, 2007

State of Nevada Minimum Wage 2007 Annual Bulletin

(August 22, 2008)

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New Hampshire
$6.50 from September 1, 2007

$7.25 from September 1, 2008

(August 22, 2008)

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New Jersey
$6.15 from October 1, 2005

$7.15 from October 1, 2006

(August 22, 2008)

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New Mexico
$6.50 from January 1, 2008

$7.50 from January 1, 2009

Albuquerque
$8.50 from January 1, 2004

$9.50 from January 1, 2006

$10.50 from January 1, 2008 (subject to vote)

Bernalillo County
$6.75 from January 13, 2007 (without health care and/or childcare benefits, otherwise $5.75)

Santa Fe
$8.50 from January 1, 2004

$9.50 from January 1, 2006

$10.50 from January 1, 2008 (subject to vote)

Pueblo of Sandia
$8.00 from March 22, 2006

(August 22, 2008)

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New York
$6.00 from January 1, 2005

$6.75 from January 1, 2006

$7.15 from January 1, 2007

(August 22, 2008)

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North Carolina
$6.15 from January 1, 2007

$7.25 from July 24, 2009

(August 22, 2008)

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Ohio

$6.85 from January 1, 2007

$7.00 from January 1, 2008

$7.30 from January 1, 2009

Further Information

Annual index-linked increases

(October 4, 2008)

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Oklahoma

Cherokee Nation
$7.50 from January 1, 2007

$8.25 from October 14, 2007

$9.00 from January 1, 2008

Further Information

(October 8, 2006)

Creek Nation
$7.67 from (October 2006)

(Press reports only - not confirmed in official sources)

$9.25 from (October 2008)

(Press reports only - not confirmed in official sources)

(October 8, 2008)

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Oregon
$7.25 from January 1, 2005

$7.50 from January 1, 2006

$7.80 from January 1, 2007

$7.95 from January 1, 2008

$8.40 from January 1, 2009

Additional Information

Annual index-linked increases

(September 25, 2008)

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Rhode Island
$6.75 from January 1, 2004

$7.10 from March 1, 2006

$7.40 from January 1, 2007

(August 22, 2008)

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South Dakota
$5.85 from later of federal increase and July 1, 2007

$6.55 one year later

$7.25 one year later

(August 22, 2008)

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Vermont
$7.00 from January 1, 2005

$7.25 from January 1, 2006

$7.53 from January 1, 2007

$7.68 from January 1, 2008

$8.06 from January 1, 2009

Annual index-linked increases

(October 8, 2008)

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US Virgin Islands
$5.65 from January 1, 2006

$6.15 from January 1, 2007

(August 22, 2008)

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Washington
$7.35 from January 1, 2005

$7.63 from January 1, 2006

$7.93 from January 1, 2007

$8.07 from January 1, 2008

$8.55 from January 1, 2009

Further Information

Annual index-linked increases

(September 25, 2008)

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West Virginia
$5.85 from July 1, 2006

$6.55 from July 1, 2007

$7.25 from July 1, 2008

(August 22, 2008)

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Wisconsin
$5.70 from June 1, 2005

$6.50 from June 1, 2006

(August 22, 2008)

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