Minimum Wage, 2007

MAP

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
New York State % +/- federal		39%
Source: U.S. Department of Labor

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