These states will raise minimum wage in 2025

Minimum wage increases in 2025
Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, all minimum wage employees in California - excluding fast food employers and certain healthcare facilities - will see a 50-cent pay increase - from $16 to $16.50 an hour, according to the Labor Commissioner’s Office.
Legislators call for Pennsylvania to join states raising minimum wage
(The Center Square) – Twenty-one states across the US are raising the minimum wage in 2025. Pennsylvania Democrats would like to see the commonwealth soon join their ranks. Sen. Art Haywood, D-Philadelphia, joined legislators and representatives from the ...
These states will raise the minimum wage in 2025
Overall, the states set to raise their minimum wage on Wednesday include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.
The minimum wage just went up again in N.J.
Minimum wage workers in New Jersey just got a raise for the new year. The state’s minimum wage is now $15.49 per hour, a 36-cent increase over 2024. A law enacted in 2019 has made incremental increases to the minimum wage, with the goal of reaching $15 an hour. That goal was attained last January, with with the minimum wage reaching $15.13.
Minimum wage in Virginia increases in 2025, but advocates say it’s not enough
The state minimum wage will increase from $12 to $12.41 an hour to keep pace with inflation. That’s not enough to survive on, advocates and experts agree.
Minimum wage in Michigan increases to $10.56 an hour on Jan. 1: What to know
Starting Jan. 1, the hourly minimum wage in Michigan for adults will increase from $10.33 to $10.56. The minimum wage for minors will increase from $8.78 an hour to $8.98 an hour. The tipped minimum wage, the lower rate paid to workers expected to make the bulk of their earnings in tips, will increase from $3.93 an hour to $4.01 an hour.
Alaska raises minimum wage to $11.91 with another increase in July
Alaska’s minimum wage has risen to $11.91 as of January 1, 2025, with plans for another increase to $13 per hour in July. Other changes include higher weekly salary thresholds
21 states are getting minimum wage bumps in 2025
Increases in Delaware, Illinois and Rhode Island will bring those states' minimums to $15 an hour, meaning 10 states and Washington, D.C., will now have $15 or higher minimum wage.
How much will minimum wage in New York go up in January?
New York's minimum wage increases 50 cents in January as part of a three-year rollout. Downstate, the wage increases to $16.50 and $15.50 elsewhere.
Minimum wage increase takes effect across California
Millions of people across the Golden State are starting the new year with a pay bump. California's minimum wage is now up to $16.50, but the City of San Diego's is even higher: $17.25
Arizona's minimum wage keeps rising. What is the minimum wage in 2025?
Arizona's minimum wage for 2025 reflects a cost of living boost of 2.4%. It rises on Jan. 1, 2025, to $14.70 an hour compared ...
From minimum wage increases to Medicare drug costs cap, these new laws are now in effect
Medicare enrollees will now pay a maximum of $2,000 on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs annually as part of another ...
Seattle waffle shop owner shuts down business over new $20-plus minimum wage law: ‘I’ve cried every day’
Corina Luckenbach founded Bebop Waffle Shop after relocating to Seattle from New York City more than a decade ago.
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Minimum wage in Seattle is now almost $21 an hour
The minimum wage went up this week in both Seattle and Washington state. By the numbers: As of Jan. 1, all Seattle employers ...
Virginia's minimum wage rises to $12.41, aiming to enhance workers' purchasing power
Virginia's minimum wage jumped from $12.00 an hour to $12.41. Experts said the 41-cent increase is to help employees combat ...
San Diego's Minimum Wage to Rise to $17.25 an Hour Starting Wednesday
People working for minimum wage in the city of San Diego will see more money in their paychecks starting Wednesday, when the ...