{"asof":"2026-10-27","federal":7.25,"federal_since":"2009-07-24","federal_tipped":2.13,
"_note":"rate2026 = DOL state table (July 1, 2026). rate2027 = announced Jan 1, 2027 rate (null = no change announced; 'indexed' states adjust on their own date). eff = effective date of the 2027 change. status: confirmed | indexed-pending | none.",
"src":[["US DOL: state minimum wage laws","https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state"],["Experian Employer Services: 2027 state and local changes","https://www.experian.com/blogs/employer-services/2027-state-by-state-local-minimum-wage-changes-and-posting-updates/"],["California DIR: 2027 rate announcement","https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_minimumwage.htm"],["Washington L&I: 2027 rate","https://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/minimum-wage/"]],
"states":[
["AL","Alabama",null,null,null,"none","No state minimum; federal $7.25 applies"],
["AK","Alaska",14.00,15.00,"2027-07-01","confirmed","Ballot Measure 1 step; indexed from 2028"],
["AZ","Arizona",15.15,15.65,"2027-01-01","confirmed","CPI-indexed; Flagstaff and Tucson higher"],
["AR","Arkansas",11.00,null,null,"none","Employers with 4+ workers"],
["CA","California",16.90,17.40,"2027-01-01","confirmed","Announced by DIR Aug 13, 2026; fast food $20+, many cities higher"],
["CO","Colorado",15.16,15.71,"2027-01-01","confirmed","Tipped $12.69; Denver higher"],
["CT","Connecticut",16.94,17.48,"2027-01-01","confirmed","Indexed to the employment cost index"],
["DE","Delaware",15.00,null,null,"none","Reached $15 in 2025"],
["DC","District of Columbia",18.40,null,"2027-07-01","indexed-pending","Adjusts each July 1 by CPI"],
["FL","Florida",14.00,null,"2026-09-30","none","$15.00 from Sept 30, 2026 under Amendment 2; indexed from 2028"],
["GA","Georgia",5.15,null,null,"none","Federal $7.25 applies to covered employers"],
["HI","Hawaii",16.00,null,null,"none","$18.00 on Jan 1, 2028"],
["ID","Idaho",7.25,null,null,"none",""],
["IL","Illinois",15.00,null,null,"none","Chicago higher"],
["IN","Indiana",7.25,null,null,"none",""],
["IA","Iowa",7.25,null,null,"none",""],
["KS","Kansas",7.25,null,null,"none",""],
["KY","Kentucky",7.25,null,null,"none",""],
["LA","Louisiana",null,null,null,"none","No state minimum"],
["ME","Maine",15.10,15.70,"2027-01-01","confirmed","Tipped $7.85; Portland higher"],
["MD","Maryland",15.00,null,null,"none",""],
["MA","Massachusetts",15.00,null,null,"none",""],
["MI","Michigan",13.73,15.00,"2027-01-01","confirmed","Tipped cash wage $6.30; indexed from 2028"],
["MN","Minnesota",11.41,11.87,"2027-01-01","confirmed","Minneapolis and St. Paul higher"],
["MS","Mississippi",null,null,null,"none","No state minimum"],
["MO","Missouri",15.00,null,"2027-01-01","indexed-pending","Prop A: CPI-indexed from 2027"],
["MT","Montana",10.85,null,"2027-01-01","indexed-pending","CPI-indexed; announced by Sept 30 each year"],
["NE","Nebraska",15.00,null,"2027-01-01","indexed-pending","CPI-indexed from 2027"],
["NV","Nevada",12.00,null,null,"none","Flat since 2024"],
["NH","New Hampshire",7.25,null,null,"none",""],
["NJ","New Jersey",15.92,16.48,"2027-01-01","confirmed","Small and seasonal employers lower"],
["NM","New Mexico",12.00,null,null,"none","Santa Fe and Albuquerque higher"],
["NY","New York",17.00,null,"2027-01-01","indexed-pending","$17.00 NYC/LI/Westchester, $16.00 upstate; CPI-indexed from 2027"],
["NC","North Carolina",7.25,null,null,"none",""],
["ND","North Dakota",7.25,null,null,"none",""],
["OH","Ohio",11.00,11.40,"2027-01-01","confirmed","Tipped $5.70; small employers at $7.25"],
["OK","Oklahoma",7.25,null,null,"none",""],
["OR","Oregon",15.55,null,"2027-07-01","indexed-pending","Portland metro $16.80, non-urban $14.55; adjusts July 1"],
["PA","Pennsylvania",7.25,null,null,"none",""],
["RI","Rhode Island",16.00,17.00,"2027-01-01","confirmed",""],
["SC","South Carolina",null,null,null,"none","No state minimum"],
["SD","South Dakota",11.85,null,"2027-01-01","indexed-pending","CPI-indexed"],
["TN","Tennessee",null,null,null,"none","No state minimum"],
["TX","Texas",7.25,null,null,"none",""],
["UT","Utah",7.25,null,null,"none",""],
["VT","Vermont",14.42,null,"2027-01-01","indexed-pending","CPI-indexed; announced in the fall"],
["VA","Virginia",12.77,13.75,"2027-01-01","confirmed","CPI-indexed"],
["WA","Washington",17.13,17.73,"2027-01-01","confirmed","Highest state rate; Seattle and SeaTac higher"],
["WV","West Virginia",8.75,null,null,"none",""],
["WI","Wisconsin",7.25,null,null,"none",""],
["WY","Wyoming",5.15,null,null,"none","Federal $7.25 applies to covered employers"]]}