{
  "dataset": "minimum-wage-laws",
  "title": "Minimum Wage by State",
  "as_of": "September 2026",
  "last_verified": "September 22, 2026",
  "source": "National Conference of State Legislatures",
  "source_url": "https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages",
  "publisher": "The Liberty Tribune",
  "publisher_url": "https://thelibertytribune.com",
  "license": "https://thelibertytribune.com/republish/",
  "canonical": "https://thelibertytribune.com/trackers/minimum-wage-by-state/",
  "rows": 50,
  "data": [
    {
      "state": "Alabama",
      "category": "no-state-law",
      "stateRate": null,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "No state minimum wage law; the federal $7.25 floor applies to covered employers."
    },
    {
      "state": "Alaska",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 14,
      "effective": 14,
      "indexed": true,
      "scheduled": "$15.00 on July 1, 2027",
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $14.00, above the federal $7.25 floor; adjusted annually for inflation; rising to $15.00 on July 1, 2027."
    },
    {
      "state": "Arizona",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 15.15,
      "effective": 15.15,
      "indexed": true,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $15.15, above the federal $7.25 floor; adjusted annually for inflation."
    },
    {
      "state": "Arkansas",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 11,
      "effective": 11,
      "indexed": true,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $11.00, above the federal $7.25 floor; adjusted annually for inflation."
    },
    {
      "state": "California",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 16.9,
      "effective": 16.9,
      "indexed": true,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $16.90, above the federal $7.25 floor; adjusted annually for inflation."
    },
    {
      "state": "Colorado",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 15.16,
      "effective": 15.16,
      "indexed": true,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $15.16, above the federal $7.25 floor; adjusted annually for inflation."
    },
    {
      "state": "Connecticut",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 16.94,
      "effective": 16.94,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $16.94, above the federal $7.25 floor."
    },
    {
      "state": "Delaware",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 15,
      "effective": 15,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $15.00, above the federal $7.25 floor."
    },
    {
      "state": "Florida",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 14,
      "effective": 14,
      "indexed": true,
      "scheduled": "$15.00 on September 30, 2026",
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $14.00, above the federal $7.25 floor; adjusted annually for inflation; rising to $15.00 on September 30, 2026."
    },
    {
      "state": "Georgia",
      "category": "below-federal",
      "stateRate": 5.15,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "State law sets $5.15, below the federal floor, so covered employers must pay $7.25."
    },
    {
      "state": "Hawaii",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 16,
      "effective": 16,
      "scheduled": "$18.00 on January 1, 2028",
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $16.00, above the federal $7.25 floor; rising to $18.00 on January 1, 2028."
    },
    {
      "state": "Idaho",
      "category": "equals-federal",
      "stateRate": 7.25,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "State minimum wage matches the federal rate at $7.25."
    },
    {
      "state": "Illinois",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 15,
      "effective": 15,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $15.00, above the federal $7.25 floor."
    },
    {
      "state": "Indiana",
      "category": "equals-federal",
      "stateRate": 7.25,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "State minimum wage matches the federal rate at $7.25."
    },
    {
      "state": "Iowa",
      "category": "equals-federal",
      "stateRate": 7.25,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "State minimum wage matches the federal rate at $7.25."
    },
    {
      "state": "Kansas",
      "category": "equals-federal",
      "stateRate": 7.25,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "State minimum wage matches the federal rate at $7.25."
    },
    {
      "state": "Kentucky",
      "category": "equals-federal",
      "stateRate": 7.25,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "State minimum wage matches the federal rate at $7.25."
    },
    {
      "state": "Louisiana",
      "category": "no-state-law",
      "stateRate": null,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "No state minimum wage law; the federal $7.25 floor applies to covered employers."
    },
    {
      "state": "Maine",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 15.1,
      "effective": 15.1,
      "indexed": true,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $15.10, above the federal $7.25 floor; adjusted annually for inflation."
    },
    {
      "state": "Maryland",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 15,
      "effective": 15,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $15.00, above the federal $7.25 floor."
    },
    {
      "state": "Massachusetts",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 15,
      "effective": 15,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $15.00, above the federal $7.25 floor."
    },
    {
      "state": "Michigan",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 13.73,
      "effective": 13.73,
      "scheduled": "$14.16 on February 21, 2027",
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $13.73, above the federal $7.25 floor; rising to $14.16 on February 21, 2027."
    },
    {
      "state": "Minnesota",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 11.41,
      "effective": 11.41,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $11.41, above the federal $7.25 floor."
    },
    {
      "state": "Mississippi",
      "category": "no-state-law",
      "stateRate": null,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "No state minimum wage law; the federal $7.25 floor applies to covered employers."
    },
    {
      "state": "Missouri",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 15,
      "effective": 15,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $15.00, above the federal $7.25 floor."
    },
    {
      "state": "Montana",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 10.85,
      "effective": 10.85,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $10.85, above the federal $7.25 floor."
    },
    {
      "state": "Nebraska",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 15,
      "effective": 15,
      "indexed": true,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $15.00, above the federal $7.25 floor; adjusted annually for inflation."
    },
    {
      "state": "Nevada",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 12,
      "effective": 12,
      "indexed": true,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $12.00, above the federal $7.25 floor; adjusted annually for inflation."
    },
    {
      "state": "New Hampshire",
      "category": "equals-federal",
      "stateRate": 7.25,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "State minimum wage matches the federal rate at $7.25."
    },
    {
      "state": "New Jersey",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 15.92,
      "effective": 15.92,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $15.92, above the federal $7.25 floor."
    },
    {
      "state": "New Mexico",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 12,
      "effective": 12,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $12.00, above the federal $7.25 floor."
    },
    {
      "state": "New York",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 16,
      "effective": 16,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $16.00, above the federal $7.25 floor."
    },
    {
      "state": "North Carolina",
      "category": "equals-federal",
      "stateRate": 7.25,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "State minimum wage matches the federal rate at $7.25."
    },
    {
      "state": "North Dakota",
      "category": "equals-federal",
      "stateRate": 7.25,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "State minimum wage matches the federal rate at $7.25."
    },
    {
      "state": "Ohio",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 11,
      "effective": 11,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $11.00, above the federal $7.25 floor."
    },
    {
      "state": "Oklahoma",
      "category": "below-federal",
      "stateRate": 2,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "State law sets $2.00, below the federal floor, so covered employers must pay $7.25."
    },
    {
      "state": "Oregon",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 15.55,
      "effective": 15.55,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $15.55, above the federal $7.25 floor."
    },
    {
      "state": "Pennsylvania",
      "category": "equals-federal",
      "stateRate": 7.25,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "State minimum wage matches the federal rate at $7.25."
    },
    {
      "state": "Rhode Island",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 15,
      "effective": 15,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $15.00, above the federal $7.25 floor."
    },
    {
      "state": "South Carolina",
      "category": "no-state-law",
      "stateRate": null,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "No state minimum wage law; the federal $7.25 floor applies to covered employers."
    },
    {
      "state": "South Dakota",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 11.85,
      "effective": 11.85,
      "indexed": true,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $11.85, above the federal $7.25 floor; adjusted annually for inflation."
    },
    {
      "state": "Tennessee",
      "category": "no-state-law",
      "stateRate": null,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "No state minimum wage law; the federal $7.25 floor applies to covered employers."
    },
    {
      "state": "Texas",
      "category": "equals-federal",
      "stateRate": 7.25,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "State minimum wage matches the federal rate at $7.25."
    },
    {
      "state": "Utah",
      "category": "equals-federal",
      "stateRate": 7.25,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "State minimum wage matches the federal rate at $7.25."
    },
    {
      "state": "Vermont",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 14.42,
      "effective": 14.42,
      "indexed": true,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $14.42, above the federal $7.25 floor; adjusted annually for inflation."
    },
    {
      "state": "Virginia",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 12.77,
      "effective": 12.77,
      "indexed": true,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $12.77, above the federal $7.25 floor; adjusted annually for inflation."
    },
    {
      "state": "Washington",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 17.13,
      "effective": 17.13,
      "indexed": true,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $17.13, above the federal $7.25 floor; adjusted annually for inflation."
    },
    {
      "state": "West Virginia",
      "category": "above-federal",
      "stateRate": 8.75,
      "effective": 8.75,
      "summary": "State minimum wage is $8.75, above the federal $7.25 floor."
    },
    {
      "state": "Wisconsin",
      "category": "equals-federal",
      "stateRate": 7.25,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "State minimum wage matches the federal rate at $7.25."
    },
    {
      "state": "Wyoming",
      "category": "below-federal",
      "stateRate": 5.15,
      "effective": 7.25,
      "summary": "State law sets $5.15, below the federal floor, so covered employers must pay $7.25."
    }
  ]
}