All the States With a Minimum Wage Above the Federal Minimum

The federal minimum wage is currently $7.25, and it’s been at that level since July 2009. While the minimum wage has remained the same on the federal level for over a decade, a number of states have implemented state-wide minimums that are higher. In the event that you live in a state where the state minimum is higher than the federal minimum, you are entitled to the higher wage.

Here’s a look at all the states with a minimum wage above the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour.

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $10.85

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $13.85

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $11.00 — applicable to employers with 4 or more employees

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $15.50

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $13.65

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $15.00

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $11.75

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $11.00

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $12.00

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $13.00 — applicable to employers of 4 or more employees, excluding family members

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $13.80

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $13.25 — applicable to employers with 15 or more employees
• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $12.80 — applicable to employers with fewer than 15 employees

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $15.00

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $10.10 — applicable to employers of 2 or more employees

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $10.59 — enterprise with annual revenues of $500,000 or more
• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $8.63 — enterprise with annual revenues of less than $500,000

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $12.00

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $9.95 — only applies to businesses with gross annual sales of more than $110,000

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $10.50 — applicable to employers of 4 or more employees

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $14.13

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $12.00

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $11.25 — if qualifying health insurance is NOT offered by the employer
• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $10.25 — if qualifying health insurance is offered by the employer

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $14.20
• Long Island, Westchester and New York City: $15.00

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $10.10 — only applies to employers with annual gross receipts of $372,000 or more

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $14.20
• Portland Metro Area: $15.45
• Non-Urban Counties: $13.20

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $13.00

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $10.80

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $12.00

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $13.18 — applicable to employers of 2 or more employees

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $15.74

• Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $8.75 — applicable to employers of 6 or more employees at one location

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