Breakdown of the 2019 new minimum wage

In 2019, the federal minimum wage in the United States was $7.25 per hour. However, some states and cities had higher minimum wages. Here is a breakdown of the minimum wages in different states and cities in 2019:

Federal Minimum Wage:

• $7.25 per hour (federal minimum wage)

State Minimum Wages:

• Alabama: $7.25 per hour
• Alaska: $9.84 per hour
• Arizona: $12.00 per hour (for employers with 15 or more employees)
• Arkansas: $8.50 per hour
• California: $12.00 per hour (for employers with 26 or more employees)
• Colorado: $12.00 per hour
• Connecticut: $12.00 per hour
• Delaware: $8.25 per hour
• Florida: $8.46 per hour
• Georgia: $7.25 per hour
• Hawaii: $10.10 per hour
• Idaho: $7.25 per hour
• Illinois: $12.00 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: $11.00 per hour
• Maryland: $11.00 per hour
• Massachusetts: $12.00 per hour
• Michigan: $9.45 per hour
• Minnesota: $10.00 per hour
• Mississippi: $7.25 per hour
• Missouri: $8.60 per hour
• Montana: $8.30 per hour
• Nebraska: $9.00 per hour
• Nevada: $8.25 per hour
• New Hampshire: $7.25 per hour
• New Jersey: $12.00 per hour
• New Mexico: $9.00 per hour
• New York: $12.00 per hour
• North Carolina: $7.25 per hour
• North Dakota: $7.25 per hour
• Ohio: $8.30 per hour
• Oklahoma: $7.25 per hour
• Oregon: $12.00 per hour
• Pennsylvania: $7.25 per hour
• Rhode Island: $11.00 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: $11.00 per hour
• Virginia: $11.00 per hour
• Washington: $12.00 per hour
• West Virginia: $8.75 per hour
• Wisconsin: $7.25 per hour
• Wyoming: $5.15 per hour

City Minimum Wages:

• Austin, Texas: $12.00 per hour
• Boston, Massachusetts: $12.00 per hour
• Chicago, Illinois: $12.00 per hour
• Cleveland, Ohio: $12.00 per hour
• Columbus, Ohio: $12.00 per hour
• Denver, Colorado: $12.00 per hour
• Detroit, Michigan: $12.00 per hour
• Los Angeles, California: $13.25 per hour
• Miami, Florida: $12.00 per hour
• Minneapolis, Minnesota: $12.00 per hour
• New Orleans, Louisiana: $12.00 per hour
• New York City, New York: $15.00 per hour
• Oakland, California: $12.00 per hour
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: $12.00 per hour
• Phoenix, Arizona: $12.00 per hour
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: $12.00 per hour
• Portland, Oregon: $12.00 per hour
• San Francisco, California: $15.00 per hour
• Seattle, Washington: $15.00 per hour
• St. Louis, Missouri: $12.00 per hour
• Washington, D.C.: $14.00 per hour

Note that these rates are subject to change and may not reflect any subsequent changes to minimum wage laws in these states and cities.