Chart of new minimum wage

Here is a chart of the new minimum wage rates in the United States, effective as of January 1, 2022:

Federal Minimum Wage:

• $7.25 per hour (no change)

State-by-State Minimum Wage Rates:

• Alabama: $7.25 per hour
• Alaska: $10.34 per hour
• Arizona: $12.15 per hour
• Arkansas: $9.30 per hour
• California: $15.00 per hour
• Colorado: $12.32 per hour
• Connecticut: $14.00 per hour
• Delaware: $9.25 per hour
• Florida: $8.65 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: $12.15 per hour
• Maryland: $11.60 per hour
• Massachusetts: $14.25 per hour
• Michigan: $9.87 per hour
• Minnesota: $10.08 per hour
• Mississippi: $7.25 per hour
• Missouri: $9.45 per hour
• Montana: $8.75 per hour
• Nebraska: $9.00 per hour
• Nevada: $9.30 per hour
• New Hampshire: $7.25 per hour
• New Jersey: $12.00 per hour
• New Mexico: $11.50 per hour
• New York: $12.50 per hour
• North Carolina: $7.25 per hour
• North Dakota: $7.25 per hour
• Ohio: $8.70 per hour
• Oklahoma: $7.25 per hour
• Oregon: $12.75 per hour
• Pennsylvania: $7.25 per hour
• Rhode Island: $12.25 per hour
• South Carolina: $7.25 per hour
• South Dakota: $9.30 per hour
• Tennessee: $7.25 per hour
• Texas: $7.25 per hour
• Utah: $7.25 per hour
• Vermont: $12.55 per hour
• Virginia: $11.00 per hour
• Washington: $13.69 per hour
• West Virginia: $8.75 per hour
• Wisconsin: $7.25 per hour
• Wyoming: $5.15 per hour

Note: Some cities and counties have higher minimum wage rates than the state minimum wage. Additionally, some states have laws that require employers to pay a higher minimum wage to certain employees, such as tipped employees or youth workers.