Minimum Wage, 2007
Rank |
State |
Amount |
Notes |
1 |
Washington | $7.93 |
|
2 |
Oregon | $7.80 |
|
| 3 |
Connecticut | $7.65 |
|
4 |
Vermont | $7.53 |
|
| 5 |
California | $7.50 |
Will increase to $8 on January 1, 2008 |
6 |
Illinois | $7.50 |
Will increase to $8.25 by 2010 in .25 increments |
| 7 |
Massachusetts | $7.50 |
|
8 |
Rhode Island | $7.40 |
|
| 9 |
Hawaii | $7.25 |
|
10 |
Alaska | $7.15 |
|
| 10 |
New Jersey | $7.15 |
|
| 10 |
New York | $7.15 |
|
| 11 |
Michigan | $6.95 |
Will increase to $7.15 on July 1, 2007 and $7.40 on July 1, 2008 |
12 |
Colorado | $6.85 |
|
| 12 |
Ohio | $6.85 |
|
13 |
Arizona | $6.75 |
|
| 13 |
Maine | $6.75 |
Will increase to $7 on October 1, 2007 |
14 |
Florida | $6.67 |
|
| 15 |
Delaware | $6.65 |
Will increase to $7.15 on January 1, 2008 |
16 |
Wisconson | $6.50 |
|
| 17 |
Arkansas | $6.25 |
|
| 17 |
Pennsylvania | $6.25 |
Will increase to $7.15 on July 1, 2007 |
| 18 |
Maryland | $6.15 |
|
18 |
Missouri | $6.15 |
|
| 18 |
Montana | $6.15 |
|
18 |
Nevada | $6.15 |
|
| 18 |
North Carolina | $6.15 |
|
18 |
Minnesota | $6.15 |
Small employers (those with annual receipts of $625,000 or less) must pay $5.25 per hour. |
| 17 |
West Virginia | $5.85 |
Will increase to $6.55 on July 1, 2007 and to $7.25 on July 1, 2008 |
- |
Alabama | $5.15 |
|
| - |
Georgia | $5.15 |
|
- |
Idaho | $5.15 |
|
| - |
Indiana | $5.15 |
|
- |
Iowa | $5.15 |
|
| - |
Kansas | $5.15 |
|
- |
Kentucky | $5.15 |
|
| - |
Louisiana | $5.15 |
|
- |
Mississippi | $5.15 |
|
| - |
Nebraska | $5.15 |
|
- |
New Hampshire | $5.15 |
|
| - |
New Mexico | $5.15 |
|
- |
North Dakota | $5.15 |
|
| - |
Oklahoma | $5.15 |
|
- |
South Carolina | $5.15 |
|
| - |
South Dakota | $5.15 |
|
- |
Tennessee | $5.15 |
|
| - |
Texas | $5.15 |
|
- |
Utah | $5.15 |
|
| - |
Virginia | $5.15 |
|
- |
Wyoming | $5.15 |
|
| Federal Minimum | $5.15 |
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| New York State % +/- federal | 39% |
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| Source: U.S. Department of Labor | |||