Minimum wages in the United States
1)*The federal rate applies here because it is greater.
2)**The state has no minimum wage, so the federal rate applies.
| 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* |