2018 new minimum wage

The minimum wage in the United States varies by state and even by city or county. Here are the minimum wages for some major cities and states in the United States as of 2018:

Federal Minimum Wage:

• $7.25 per hour (as of July 24, 2009)

State-by-State Minimum Wages:

• Alabama: $7.25 per hour
• Alaska: $9.35 per hour
• Arizona: $8.25 per hour
• Arkansas: $8.00 per hour
• California: $11.00 per hour (for employers with 26 or more employees)
• Colorado: $9.30 per hour
• Connecticut: $10.10 per hour
• Delaware: $8.25 per hour
• Florida: $8.25 per hour
• Georgia: $7.25 per hour
• Hawaii: $9.25 per hour
• Idaho: $7.25 per hour
• Illinois: $8.25 per hour
• Indiana: $7.25 per hour
• Iowa: $7.25 per hour
• Kansas: $7.25 per hour
• Kentucky: $7.25 per hour
• Louisiana: $7.25 per hour
• Maine: $9.00 per hour
• Maryland: $9.25 per hour
• Massachusetts: $11.00 per hour
• Michigan: $8.90 per hour
• Minnesota: $9.65 per hour
• Mississippi: $7.25 per hour
• Missouri: $7.70 per hour
• Montana: $8.30 per hour
• Nebraska: $7.25 per hour
• Nevada: $8.25 per hour
• New Hampshire: $7.25 per hour
• New Jersey: $8.60 per hour
• New Mexico: $7.50 per hour
• New York: $10.40 per hour (for employers with 11 or more employees)
• North Carolina: $7.25 per hour
• North Dakota: $7.25 per hour
• Ohio: $8.30 per hour
• Oklahoma: $7.25 per hour
• Oregon: $10.75 per hour
• Pennsylvania: $7.25 per hour
• Rhode Island: $10.10 per hour
• South Carolina: $7.25 per hour
• South Dakota: $8.65 per hour
• Tennessee: $7.25 per hour
• Texas: $7.25 per hour
• Utah: $7.25 per hour
• Vermont: $10.50 per hour
• Virginia: $7.25 per hour
• Washington: $11.00 per hour
• West Virginia: $8.75 per hour
• Wisconsin: $7.25 per hour
• Wyoming: $5.15 per hour

City-by-City Minimum Wages:

• Seattle, Washington: $15.00 per hour (as of January 1, 2018)
• San Francisco, California: $15.00 per hour (as of July 1, 2018)
• Los Angeles, California: $12.00 per hour (as of July 1, 2018)
• New York City, New York: $13.00 per hour (as of December 31, 2017)
• Chicago, Illinois: $12.00 per hour (as of July 1, 2018)

Please note that these rates are subject to change and may not reflect any subsequent increases or decreases. Additionally, some cities or states may have different minimum wage rates for tipped employees, students, or youth.