2023 Competitiveness Redbook 2023

Source : U . S . Department of Labor TABLE 27

State Minimum Wage ( January 1 , 2022 )

	Rank	Minimum Wage
1	Washington	$ 15.74
2	California	$ 15.50
3	New York	$ 15.00 /$ 14.20	***
3	Massachusetts	$ 15.00
5	Oregon	$ 14.75 /$ 13.50 /$ 12.50	***
5	Connecticut	$ 14.00
7	Arizona	$ 13.85
8	Maine	$ 13.80
9	Colorado	$ 13.65
10	Maryland	$ 13.25 /$ 12.80	***
11	Vermont	$ 13.18
12	New Jersey	$ 13.00 /$ 11.90 /$ 10.90	***
12	Rhode Island	$ 13.00
12	Illinois	$ 13.00
15	New Mexico	$ 12.00
15	Virginia	$ 12.00
15	Hawaii	$ 12.00
18	Delaware	$ 11.75
19	Missouri	$ 12.00 /$ 7.25	***
20	Arkansas	$ 11.00
20	Florida	$ 11.00
22	Alaska	$ 10.85
23	South Dakota	$ 10.80
24	Nevada	$ 10.50 /$ 9.50	**
24	Nebraska	$ 10.50
26	Ohio	$ 10.10 /$ 7.25
27	Minnesota	$ 10.59 /$ 8.63	***
28	Michigan	$ 9.87
29	Montana	$ 9.95 /$ 7.25	***
30	West Virginia	$ 8.75
31	Alabama	$ 7.25	*
31	Georgia	$ 7.25	**
31	Idaho	$ 7.25
31	Indiana	$ 7.25
31	Iowa	$ 7.25
31	Kansas	$ 7.25
31	Kentucky	$ 7.25
31	Louisiana	$ 7.25	*
31	Mississippi	$ 7.25	*
31	New Hampshire	$ 7.25
31	North Carolina	$ 7.25
31	North Dakota	$ 7.25
31	Oklahoma	$ 7.25
31	Pennsylvania	$ 7.25
31	South Carolina	$ 7.25	*
31	Tennessee	$ 7.25	*
31	Texas	$ 7.25
31	Utah	$ 7.25
31	Wisconsin	$ 7.25
31	Wyoming	$ 7.25	**
	Dist . of Columbia	$ 16.10
	Federal Minimum Wage	$ 7.25

Washington ’ s $ 15.74 is the highest standard minimum wage . ^* No state minimum wage law ; adheres to federal minimum wage . ^** State has more than one minimum wage , depending on factors including company size ( via revenue , sales , or number of employees ), benefits provided , industry , geography , etc . In these states , the highest wage is cited here . ^*** State minimum varies based on location , size of employer or industry .

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