Every US state and DC, ranked by the 2026 statewide minimum wage, with the tipped cash wage where one exists, the effective date, and the governing law. Every figure verified against official state sources on October 29, 2026.
A number is not an answer — know which rate applies to you.
Employer size, tipped work, teen workers and city ordinances all change it.
Check my rate — all 50 states + DC →| State | Minimum wage | Tipped cash | Effective | Governing rule (verified) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $18.40 | $10.30 | D.C. Code §32-1003 (Fair Shot Act): annual CPI-W (Washington MSA) increase each July 1 ($17.95→$18.40); tipped share rises to 75% of standard by 2034. | |
| Washington | $17.13 | $-1.00 | I-1433/I-688: annual CPI-W adjustment announced Sept 30, effective Jan 1 (L&I release 25-27: $17.13 for 2026, $17.73 announced for 2027). | |
| Connecticut | $16.94 | $6.38 | PA 19-4: annual Employment Cost Index adjustment ($16.94 for 2026; $17.48 announced for 2027, +3.2% ECI). | |
| California | $16.90 | $-1.00 | Cal. Labor Code § 1182.12 (CPI-W capped 3.5%): $16.90 from Jan 1, 2026. NO tip credit; exempt salary ≥ $70,304/yr. | |
| Hawaii | $16.00 | $14.75 | HRS §387-3 as amended by Act 114 (2022): fixed steps $14 (2024) → $16 (2026-01-01) → $18 (2028-01-01); no CPI indexing. | |
| Rhode Island | $16.00 | $3.89 | R.I. Gen. Laws §28-12 statutory steps: $15 (2025) → $16 (2026) → $17 (2027); no CPI indexing. | |
| New York | $16.00 | $-1.00 | Annual CPI adjustment with off-ramp (2027 holds flat: $16.00 upstate / $17.00 NYC-Long Island-Westchester). Home care aides higher ($18.65/$19.65). | |
| New Jersey | $15.92 | $6.05 | N.J. Const. Art I ¶23: annual CPI increase ($15.92 for 2026; $16.48 announced for 2027); multi-track schedule — seasonal/small(<6) $15.23, agricultural $14.20, | |
| Oregon | $15.55 | $-1.00 | ORS 653: annual CPI-U adjustment effective each July 1; three geographic tiers — Portland metro $16.80, standard $15.55, non-urban $14.55 (July 2026–June 2027). | |
| Colorado | $15.16 | $12.14 | Colo. Const. Art XVIII §15 (Amendment 70) + COMPS Order #51: annual Colorado CPI-U adjustment ($15.16 for 2026; $15.71/$12.69 announced for 2027). | |
| Arizona | $15.15 | $12.15 | Prop 206 / A.R.S. §23-363(B): annual CPI adjustment announced Sept, effective Jan 1 ($14.70→$15.15 for 2026; $15.65 announced for 2027). | |
| Maine | $15.10 | $7.55 | 26 M.R.S.A. §664: annual CPI-W (Northeast) adjustment ($14.65→$15.10, +3.1%); covers any employer with 1+ employee including agriculture. | |
| Florida | $15.00 | $11.98 | Fla. Const. Art X §24 + §448.110: $15.00/$11.98 from Sept 30, 2026 (2020 amendment schedule complete); inflation-adjusted annually from Sept 2027. | |
| Illinois | $15.00 | $9.00 | 820 ILCS 105/4 (P.A. 101-1): schedule completed at $15.00 (2025-01-01); no state indexing; Chicago ($17.07/26) and Cook County ($15.40) index locally. | |
| Missouri | $15.00 | $7.50 | Prop A (2024) steps: $13.75 (2025) → $15.00 (2026); HB 567 (RSMo 290.502, eff 2025-08-28) ended CPI linkage — no scheduled 2027 increase. | |
| Massachusetts | $15.00 | $6.75 | 2018 law: stepped to $15.00 by 2023-01-01, fixed since (no CPI indexing). | |
| Maryland | $15.00 | $3.63 | Fair Wage Act §3-413: steps reached $15.00 on 2024-01-01; no state indexing; county rates index separately. | |
| Delaware | $15.00 | $2.23 | 19 Del. C. §902(a): steps complete at $15.00 (2025-01-01); no indexing; federal floor applies if higher. | |
| Nebraska | $15.00 | $2.13 | Neb. Rev. Stat. §48-1203 via Initiative 433 steps reaching $15.00 on 2026-01-01; LB258 (eff 2026-07-18) replaced CPI with fixed +1.75%/yr ($15.26 in 2027). | |
| Vermont | $14.42 | $7.21 | 21 V.S.A. §384: annual CPI-U (Northeast region) adjustment capped at 5% ($14.42 for 2026, +2.9%); 2+ employee employers. | |
| Alaska | $14.00 | $-1.00 | AS 23.10.065 as amended by Ballot Measure 1 (2024): steps $13 (2025) → $14 (2026-07-01) → $15 (2027-07-01); inflation indexing resumes 2028-01-01 (Anchorage CPI | |
| Michigan | $13.73 | $5.49 | Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (MCL 408.934, revived 2025, amended by 2025 PA 1): $12.48 (2025) → $13.73 (2026) → $15.00 (2027); CPI-U Midwest indexing | |
| Virginia | $12.77 | $2.13 | Code of Virginia §40.1-28.10: CPI-U-indexed from 2026 ($12.41→$12.77, +2.9%) with fixed steps $13.75 (2027) and $15.00 (2028). | |
| New Mexico | $12.00 | $3.00 | NMSA §50-4-22 (2019 SB 437): flat $12.00 since 2023-01-01; no indexing; local preemption clause expired 2010 so cities may set higher. | |
| Nevada | $12.00 | $-1.00 | Nevada Const. Art.15 §16(a) + AB 456 + Ballot Q2 (2022): single $12.00 rate since July 1, 2024 (dual-track by health coverage repealed); 2026 bulletin confirms | |
| South Dakota | $11.85 | $5.92 | SDCL §60-11-3.2 (Initiated Measure 18, 2014): annual Aug–Aug CPI-U adjustment rounded UP to $0.05; $11.85 for 2026; $12.30 announced for 2027. | |
| Minnesota | $11.41 | $-1.00 | Minn. Stat. §177.24: annual adjustment by implicit PCE price deflator, capped at 5% ($11.41 for 2026; $11.87 announced for 2027); single rate (large/small split | |
| Ohio | $11.00 | $5.50 | Ohio Const. Art II §34a + ORC 4111: CPI-W annual ($11.00 2026 / $11.40 2027); applies only above $405,000 gross receipts (2026) — else federal $7.25; 14/15-yo federal. | |
| Arkansas | $11.00 | $2.63 | Ark. Code §11-4-210 (2018 Issue 5): $9.25→$10→$11 schedule complete; not indexed; applies to 4+ employee employers. | |
| Montana | $10.85 | $-1.00 | Mont. Code §39-3-409: greater of federal or CPI-U-indexed state base (Aug–Aug, rounded to $0.05); $10.85 for 2026 from $10.55 (+2.92%); announced by Sept 30. | |
| West Virginia | $8.75 | $2.62 | W. Va. Code §21-5C: $8.75 fixed; state rate applies per WORK LOCATION with ≥6 non-exempt employees, else federal $7.25. | |
| North Dakota | $7.25 | $4.86 | N.D.C.C. §34-06-22: flat $7.25; §34-06-23 bars local living-wage mandates. | |
| Iowa | $7.25 | $4.35 | Iowa Code 91D.1(1)(a): fixed $7.25 since 2008; no indexing; local minimums barred (Iowa Code 364.3(12)). | |
| Idaho | $7.25 | $3.35 | Idaho Code §44-1502 ties the state rate to the federal FLSA minimum; no state indexing. | |
| New Hampshire | $7.25 | $3.27 | RSA 279:21: state rate = federal minimum (auto-follows); no indexing of its own. | |
| Pennsylvania | $7.25 | $2.83 | PA Minimum Wage Act §4(a.1): auto-follows federal increases; $7.25 since 2009-07-24; no state indexing. | |
| Wisconsin | $7.25 | $2.33 | Wis. Stat. §104.035: fixed $7.25 (2015 Act 55); no indexing or schedule. | |
| Utah | $7.25 | $2.13 | Utah Code §34-40-103: Labor Commission may not set a rate above the federal minimum; §34-40-106 preempts local minimums. | |
| Kansas | $7.25 | $2.13 | K.S.A. 44-1203: flat $7.25 — but §44-1203(c) excludes FLSA-covered employers, so federal law governs almost everyone; state law reaches small non-FLSA employers | |
| Oklahoma | $7.25 | $2.13 | 40 O.S. §197.2: employers (10+ FT employees or >$100k gross) may not pay less than the federal minimum; SB 250 (eff 2025-11-01) codified the tip credit. | |
| Louisiana | $7.25 | $2.13 | No state minimum wage law (US DOL table) — FLSA $7.25 governs; La. R.S. 23:642 bars local minimum-wage ordinances. | |
| Mississippi | $7.25 | $2.13 | No state minimum wage law; Miss. Code §17-1-51 bars local minimum-wage mandates. | |
| Alabama | $7.25 | $2.13 | No state rate. Alabama Uniform Minimum Wage Act (Act 2016-18, §§25-7-40..45) preempts the entire field of local wage regulation (passed to void Birmingham's $10 | |
| Kentucky | $7.25 | $2.13 | KRS 337.275(1): $7.25, auto-ratchets to any federal increase; KRS 65.016 bars local minimum-wage ordinances. | |
| Tennessee | $7.25 | $2.13 | No state minimum wage law — TN Wage Regulations Act covers paydays/deductions only; FLSA governs. | |
| Georgia | $7.25 | $2.13 | O.C.G.A. §34-4-3 sets $5.15 but excludes FLSA-covered employers and ≤5-employee/≤$40k businesses — in practice federal $7.25 governs (GA DOL states this on its | |
| South Carolina | $7.25 | $2.13 | No state minimum wage law — SC LLR refers wage complaints to U.S. DOL WHD. | |
| North Carolina | $7.25 | $2.13 | N.C. Gen. Stat. §95-25.3(a): $7.25 including state/local government employers; pay the higher of state or federal. | |
| Indiana | $7.25 | $2.13 | IC 22-2-2-4(c): employers with 2+ employees pay the federal FLSA minimum; §22-2-2-10.5 bars local minimums. | |
| Wyoming | $7.25 | $2.13 | State rate W.S. 27-4-202(a) is $5.15 — BELOW federal $7.25, which governs FLSA-covered employers (the vast majority); $5.15 reaches only non-FLSA work. | |
| Texas | $7.25 | $2.13 | Tex. Labor Code § 62.051: adopts the federal FLSA minimum; § 62.0515 preempts local wage ordinances; § 62.057 DSHS exception. |