New minimum wage 2019

The new minimum wage for 2019 varies by state and even by city in some cases. Here are some of the minimum wage rates for 2019 in the United States:

Federal Minimum Wage:

• $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)

State-by-State Minimum Wage Rates:

• Alabama: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• Alaska: $9.84 per hour (increased from $9.35 in 2018)
• Arizona: $11.00 per hour (increased from $10.50 in 2018)
• Arkansas: $8.50 per hour (increased from $8.00 in 2018)
• California: $13.00 per hour (increased from $12.00 in 2018)
• Colorado: $12.00 per hour (increased from $11.10 in 2018)
• Connecticut: $12.00 per hour (increased from $10.10 in 2018)
• Delaware: $9.25 per hour (increased from $8.25 in 2018)
• Florida: $8.46 per hour (increased from $8.25 in 2018)
• Georgia: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• Hawaii: $10.10 per hour (increased from $9.25 in 2018)
• Idaho: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• Illinois: $12.00 per hour (increased from $10.50 in 2018)
• Indiana: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• Iowa: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• Kansas: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• Kentucky: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• Louisiana: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• Maine: $11.00 per hour (increased from $10.00 in 2018)
• Maryland: $11.00 per hour (increased from $10.10 in 2018)
• Massachusetts: $12.00 per hour (increased from $11.00 in 2018)
• Michigan: $9.45 per hour (increased from $8.90 in 2018)
• Minnesota: $9.86 per hour (increased from $9.65 in 2018)
• Mississippi: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• Missouri: $8.60 per hour (increased from $7.85 in 2018)
• Montana: $8.30 per hour (increased from $7.90 in 2018)
• Nebraska: $9.00 per hour (increased from $8.60 in 2018)
• Nevada: $8.25 per hour (increased from $7.75 in 2018)
• New Hampshire: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• New Jersey: $12.00 per hour (increased from $10.00 in 2018)
• New Mexico: $9.00 per hour (increased from $8.40 in 2018)
• New York: $12.00 per hour (increased from $10.40 in 2018)
• North Carolina: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• North Dakota: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• Ohio: $8.30 per hour (increased from $7.95 in 2018)
• Oklahoma: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• Oregon: $12.00 per hour (increased from $11.00 in 2018)
• Pennsylvania: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• Rhode Island: $11.00 per hour (increased from $10.50 in 2018)
• South Carolina: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• South Dakota: $8.65 per hour (increased from $8.30 in 2018)
• Tennessee: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• Texas: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• Utah: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• Vermont: $11.00 per hour (increased from $10.50 in 2018)
• Virginia: $11.00 per hour (increased from $10.50 in 2018)
• Washington: $13.50 per hour (increased from $12.00 in 2018)
• West Virginia: $8.75 per hour (increased from $8.25 in 2018)
• Wisconsin: $7.25 per hour (no change from 2018)
• Wyoming: $5.15 per hour (increased from $4.90 in 2018)

City-by-City Minimum Wage Rates:

• Some cities have higher minimum wage rates than their state or federal minimum wage. For example:
  • San Francisco, California: $15.00 per hour
  • Seattle, Washington: $15.00 per hour
  • New York City, New York: $15.00 per hour
  • Los Angeles, California: $13.25 per hour
  • Chicago, Illinois: $12.00 per hour

Please note that these rates are subject to change and may not reflect any future changes that may occur.