Methodology

Every rate published here is verified against the US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division State Minimum Wages table and the corresponding state labor department on the date noted in the wet-stamp next to the rate. We do not publish projections without flagging them as such; future-dated rates show the statutory step or the indexed projection method.

Refresh cycle

Federal DOL Wage and Hour Division table: reviewed weekly.
State labor-department pages: reviewed each January, July, and at every legislatively-known effective date.
EPI Minimum Wage Tracker: cross-reference used for ballot initiatives and historic series.
BLS CPI-W and CPI-U: used for indexed-rate projections and the real-wage page.

Primary sources, by state

ALAlabama labor department

AKAlaska labor department

AZArizona labor department

ARArkansas labor department

CACalifornia labor department

COColorado labor department

CTConnecticut labor department

DEDelaware labor department

FLFlorida labor department

GAGeorgia labor department

HIHawaii labor department

IDIdaho labor department

ILIllinois labor department

INIndiana labor department

IAIowa labor department

KSKansas labor department

KYKentucky labor department

LALouisiana labor department

MEMaine labor department

MDMaryland labor department

MAMassachusetts labor department

MIMichigan labor department

MNMinnesota labor department

MSMississippi labor department

MOMissouri labor department

MTMontana labor department

NENebraska labor department

NVNevada labor department

NHNew Hampshire labor department

NJNew Jersey labor department

NMNew Mexico labor department

NYNew York labor department

NCNorth Carolina labor department

NDNorth Dakota labor department

OHOhio labor department

OKOklahoma labor department

OROregon labor department

PAPennsylvania labor department

RIRhode Island labor department

SCSouth Carolina labor department

SDSouth Dakota labor department

TNTennessee labor department

TXTexas labor department

UTUtah labor department

VTVermont labor department

VAVirginia labor department

WAWashington labor department

WVWest Virginia labor department

WIWisconsin labor department

WYWyoming labor department

DCDistrict of Columbia labor department

What we do not do

We do not synthesize predicted indexed rates without labeling them. We do not collapse the standard rate and small-employer or training-wage carve-outs into a single number; each carve-out is footnoted. We do not provide legal advice and we do not consult on wage-and-hour disputes. Workers with a possible underpayment claim should contact the US DOL Wage and Hour Division or their state labor department directly.