This is the final week of 2023, and the first payday of 2024 is just around the corner.
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour for non-exempt employees and has been since 2009. That represents the longest stretch the federal minimum wage has remained unchanged since it was established in 1938, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor.
At the state level, there are 20 states as of this year that are subject to the federal minimum wage: Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
It will be the same next year — none of those states are implementing minimum wage increases in 2024.
Other states and the District of Columbia have laws that have increased the minimum wage.
Massachusetts has among the highest minimum wage in the country at $15 per hour, but the state’s minimum wage is not among those increasing in 2024.
Washington state has the highest minimum wage for any U.S. state. In 2023, it increased from $14.49 to $15.74 per hour. It’s adjusted annually based on a set formula, which means it’ll increase to $16.28 on Jan. 1, 2024.
Below is a full list of which states are increasing minimum wages across the country.
Alaska
- Alaska’s minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula. Bloomberg Tax estimates the minimum wage to be $11.73 in 2024.
Arizona
- Arizona’s minimum wage will increase from $13.85 to $14.35 per hour on Jan. 1, 2024.
California
- California’s minimum wage will increase to $16 per hour for all employers on Jan. 1, 2024. However, some cities and counties have a local minimum wage that is higher than the state rate.
Colorado
- Colorado’s minimum wage will increase to $14.42 in 2024.
Connecticut
- Connecticut increased its minimum wage from $14 to $15 on June 1. It will increase it again to $15.69 per hour as a result of the state’s first-ever economic indicator adjustment.
Delaware
- Delaware’s minimum hourly wage will increase on January 1 to $13.25. It’ll increase to $15 in 2025.
Florida
- Florida’s minimum wage increases by $1 every September 30 until reaching $15.00 on September 30, 2026. It will be $13 on Sept. 30, 2024.
Hawaii
- Hawaii’s minimum wage increases to $14 in 2024.
Illinois
- Illinois minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour on Jan. 1, 2024.
Maine
- Starting Jan. 1, 2024, minimum wage will increase from $13.80 to $14.15 per hour.
Maryland
- Starting Jan. 1, 2024, minimum wage rate will increase to $15.00 for all employers, regardless of size.
Michigan
- Starting on Jan. 1, 2024, minimum wage will increase from $10.10 to $10.33 per hour.
Minnesota
- Starting on Jan. 1, 2024, minimum wage will increase to $10.85 an hour for large employers and $8.85 an hour for small employers.
Missouri
- In 2024, Missouri’s minimum wage will increase from $12 per hour to $12.35 per hour.
Montana
- Starting on Jan. 1, 2024, minimum wage will increase from $9.95 to $10.30 per hour.
Nebraska
- Minimum wage will increase on Jan. 1, 2024 to $12 per hour.
New Jersey
- Minimum wage will increase by $1 to $15.13 per hour for most employees starting on Jan. 1, 2024.
Nevada
- Minimum wage will increase to $12.00 starting July 1, 2024.
New York
- Minimum wage will increase Jan. 1, 2024 to $16.00 per hour for New York City and Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, and to $15.00 per hour for the rest of the state.
Ohio
- Minimum wage will increase Jan. 1, 2024 to $10.45 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.25 per hour for tipped employees.
Oregon
- Minimum wage will increase on July 1, 2024. However, calculations for the increase aren’t made until April 30 of each year.
Rhode Island
- Minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour.
South Dakota
- Starting Jan. 1, 2024, the minimum wage for non-tipped employees in South Dakota will be $11.20 per hour.
Vermont
- Minimum wage will increase to 13.67 per hour on Jan. 1, 2024.
Washington
- Minimum wage will increase to $16.28 on Jan. 1, 2024.
Reporting from Heather Morrison was used in this story.
