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Minimum wages in the United States

These are the minimum wages for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. Of the federal and state rates, the higher applies.

1)*The federal rate applies here because it is greater.
2)**The state has no minimum wage, so the federal rate applies.
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State Minimum wage
Alabama not required**
Alaska $7.75
Arizona $7.65
Arkansas $6.25*
California $8.00
Colorado $7.64
Connecticut $8.25
Delaware $7.25
District of Columbia $8.25
Florida $7.67
Georgia $5.15*
Hawaii $7.25
Idaho $7.25
Illinios $8.25
Indiana $7.25
Iowa $7.25
Kansas $7.25
Kentucky $7.25
Louisiana not required**
Maine $7.50
Maryland $7.25
Massachusetts $8.00
Michigan $7.40
Minnesota $6.15*
Mississippi not required**
Missouri $7.25
Montana $7.65
Nebraska $7.25
Nevada $8.25
New Hampshire $7.25
New Jersey $7.25
New Mexico $7.50
New York $7.25
North Carolina $7.25
North Dakota $7.25
Ohio $7.70
Oklahoma $7.25
Oregon $8.80
Pennsylvania $7.25
Rhode Island $7.40
South Carolina not required**
South Dakota $7.25
Tennessee not required**
Texas $7.25
Utah $7.25
Vermont $8.46
Virginia $7.25
Washington $9.04
West Virginia $7.25
Wisconsin $7.25
Wyoming $5.15*
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