State rankings
Minimum Wage Increases by State
Tennessee has the highest Wage Increase 2023-24 (7.25), followed by South Carolina (7.25) and Alabama (7.25). Michigan has the lowest (0.23).
EconomicsPolitics & Government51 states · 4 metricsUpdated Apr 12, 2024Original page
5 sources
- State Minimum Wage Laws - US Department of Labor
- Changes in Basic Minimum Wages in Non-Farm Employment Under State Law: Selected Years 1968 to 2022 - US Department of Labor
- Minimum Wage by State: 2023 Updates & 2024 Projections - Primepay
- 2023 / 2024 Minimum Wage Changes by State - Payday HCM
- State Minimum Wage Rates - Labor Law Center
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Wage Increase 2023-24
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Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
1
Middle half 0.5 – 1.85
Average
1.93
32 states
Highest
7.25
Tennessee
Lowest
0.23
Michigan
Data
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51 states · # = rank by Wage Increase 2023-24
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tennessee | 7.25 | — | $7.25 | No state minimum wage law. Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. |
| 1 |  South Carolina | 7.25 | — | $7.25 | No state minimum wage law. Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. |
| 1 |  Alabama | 7.25 | — | $7.25 | No state minimum wage law. Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. |
| 1 |  Louisiana | 7.25 | — | $7.25 | No state minimum wage law. Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. |
| 1 |  Mississippi | 7.25 | — | $7.25 | No state minimum wage law. Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. |
| 6 |  Georgia | 2.1 | — | $7.25 | The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act when the federal rate is greater than the State rate., Employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the current Federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. |
| 6 |  Wyoming | 2.1 | — | $7.25 | — |
| 8 |  Hawaii | 2 | — | $14.00 | An employee earning a guaranteed monthly compensation of $2,000 or more is exempt from the State minimum wage and overtime law. Domestic service workers are subject to Hawaii's minimum wage and overtime requirements. Act 248, Regular Session 2013., The State law excludes from… |
| 9 |  New York | 1.8 | 1 | $16.00 | $15.00 (Long Island, Westchester, & NYC) |
| 10 |  Maryland | 1.75 | 0.75 | $15.00 | $13.25 - Applicable to employers with 15 or more employees, $12.80 - Applicable to employers with fewer than 15 employees |
| 11 |  Nebraska | 1.5 | 1.5 | $12.00 | — |
| 11 |  Delaware | 1.5 | 1.25 | $13.25 | — |
| 13 |  West Virginia | 1.25 | — | $10.00 | — |
| 14 |  Florida | 1 | 1 | $13.00 | — |
| 14 |  Illinois | 1 | 1 | $14.00 | — |
| 14 |  New Jersey | 1 | 1.13 | $15.13 | — |
| 14 |  Rhode Island | 1 | 0.75 | $14.00 | — |
| 18 |  Alaska | 0.88 | 0.51 | $11.73 | — |
| 19 |  Colorado | 0.77 | 1.09 | $14.42 | — |
| 20 |  Nevada | 0.75 | 1.75 | $12.00 | $11.25 - If qualifying health insurance is NOT offered by the employer, $10.25 - If qualifying health insurance is offered by the employer |
| 21 |  Connecticut | 0.69 | 1 | $15.69 | — |
| 22 |  Washington | 0.54 | 1.25 | $16.28 | — |
| 23 |  California | 0.5 | 0.5 | $16.00 | — |
| 23 |  Arizona | 0.5 | 1.05 | $14.35 | — |
| 25 |  Vermont | 0.49 | 0.63 | $13.67 | — |
| 26 |  South Dakota | 0.4 | 0.85 | $11.20 | — |
| 27 |  Ohio | 0.35 | 0.8 | $10.45 | $10.10 - Employers with annual gross receipts of $372,000 or more, $7.25 - Employers with annual gross receipts under $372,000 |
| 27 |  Maine | 0.35 | 1.05 | $14.15 | — |
| 27 |  Montana | 0.35 | 0.75 | $10.30 | $9.95 - Businesses with gross annual sales of more than $110,000, $4.00 - Businesses not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less |
| 30 |  Missouri | 0.3 | 0.85 | $12.30 | — |
| 31 |  Minnesota | 0.26 | 0.23 | $10.85 | $10.59 - Large employer (enterprise with annual revenues of $500,000 or more), $8.63 - Small employer (enterprise with annual revenues of less than $500,000) |
| 32 |  Michigan | 0.23 | 0.23 | $10.33 | — |
| — |  Texas | — | — | $7.25 | — |
| — |  Pennsylvania | — | — | $7.25 | — |
| — |  North Carolina | — | — | $7.25 | — |
| — |  Virginia | — | 1 | — | — |
| — |  Massachusetts | — | 0.75 | — | — |
| — |  Indiana | — | — | $7.25 | Applicable to employers of 2 or more employees |
| — |  Wisconsin | — | — | $7.25 | — |
| — |  Kentucky | — | — | $7.25 | The 7th day overtime law, which is separate from the minimum wage law, requires employers who permit covered employees to work seven days in any one workweek to pay the employee at a rate of time and one-half for hours worked on the seventh day when employees work all seven da… |
| — |  Oregon | — | 0.7 | — | $14.20 - Standard state rate, $15.45 - Portland Metro Area+1 |
| — |  Oklahoma | — | — | $7.25 | $7.25 - Employers with ten or more full time employees at any one location or employers with annual gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number of full time employees, $2.00 - All other employers |
| — |  Utah | — | — | $7.25 | — |
| — |  Iowa | — | — | $7.25 | The Iowa minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage rate if it is set below the federal rate. |
| — |  Arkansas | — | — | $11.00 | Applicable to employers with 4 or more employees. |
| — |  Kansas | — | — | $7.25 | The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. |
| — |  New Mexico | — | 0.5 | $12.00 | — |
| — |  Idaho | — | — | $7.25 | — |
| — |  New Hampshire | — | — | $7.25 | — |
| — |  North Dakota | — | — | $7.25 | — |
| — |  District of Columbia | — | 0.9 | — | — |
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Wage Increase 2023-24?
- Tennessee has the highest Wage Increase 2023-24, at 7.25, followed by South Carolina (7.25) and Alabama (7.25).
- Which state has the lowest Wage Increase 2023-24?
- Michigan has the lowest Wage Increase 2023-24, at 0.23.
- What is the median Wage Increase 2023-24 across US states?
- The median is 1 across the 32 US states with data.
- Where does this minimum wage increases by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: State Minimum Wage Laws - US Department of Labor; Changes in Basic Minimum Wages in Non-Farm Employment Under State Law: Selected Years 1968 to 2022 - US Department of Labor; Minimum Wage by State: 2023 Updates & 2024 Projections - Primepay; 2023 / 2024 Minimum Wage Changes by State - Payday HCM.