2019 new minimum wage

The new minimum wage for 2019 varies by state and even by city or locality. Here are some of the minimum wage rates that went into effect in 2019:

Federal Minimum Wage: The federal minimum wage remained at $7.25 per hour in 2019, as it has since 2009.

State-by-State Minimum Wage Rates:

• Alabama: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• Alaska: $9.84 (increased from $9.35 in 2018)
• Arizona: $11.00 (increased from $10.50 in 2018)
• Arkansas: $8.50 (increased from $8.00 in 2018)
• California: $13.00 (increased from $12.00 in 2018)
• Colorado: $12.00 (increased from $11.10 in 2018)
• Connecticut: $12.00 (increased from $11.00 in 2018)
• Delaware: $9.25 (increased from $8.75 in 2018)
• Florida: $8.46 (increased from $8.25 in 2018)
• Georgia: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• Hawaii: $10.10 (increased from $9.25 in 2018)
• Idaho: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• Illinois: $12.00 (increased from $11.00 in 2018)
• Indiana: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• Iowa: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• Kansas: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• Kentucky: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• Louisiana: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• Maine: $11.00 (increased from $10.00 in 2018)
• Maryland: $11.00 (increased from $10.10 in 2018)
• Massachusetts: $12.00 (increased from $11.00 in 2018)
• Michigan: $9.45 (increased from $8.90 in 2018)
• Minnesota: $10.00 (increased from $9.65 in 2018)
• Mississippi: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• Missouri: $8.60 (increased from $7.85 in 2018)
• Montana: $8.30 (increased from $7.90 in 2018)
• Nebraska: $9.00 (increased from $8.60 in 2018)
• Nevada: $8.25 (increased from $7.75 in 2018)
• New Hampshire: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• New Jersey: $12.00 (increased from $11.00 in 2018)
• New Mexico: $9.00 (increased from $8.40 in 2018)
• New York: $12.50 (increased from $11.10 in 2018)
• North Carolina: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• North Dakota: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• Ohio: $8.30 (increased from $7.95 in 2018)
• Oklahoma: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• Oregon: $12.00 (increased from $11.00 in 2018)
• Pennsylvania: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• Rhode Island: $11.00 (increased from $10.50 in 2018)
• South Carolina: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• South Dakota: $9.30 (increased from $8.65 in 2018)
• Tennessee: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• Texas: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• Utah: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• Vermont: $11.00 (increased from $10.50 in 2018)
• Virginia: $11.00 (increased from $10.50 in 2018)
• Washington: $13.50 (increased from $12.00 in 2018)
• West Virginia: $8.75 (increased from $8.25 in 2018)
• Wisconsin: $7.25 (no increase in 2019)
• Wyoming: $5.15 (increased from $4.90 in 2018)

City-by-City Minimum Wage Rates:

• Some cities have their own minimum wage rates, which may be higher than the state or federal minimum wage. For example:
  • San Francisco, California: $15.00
  • Seattle, Washington: $15.00
  • New York City, New York: $15.00
  • Los Angeles, California: $13.25
  • Chicago, Illinois: $12.00
  • Boston, Massachusetts: $12.00

Please note that these rates are subject to change and may not reflect any subsequent increases or decreases that may have occurred in 2019 or later.