2026 Minimum Wage by City and State

The following is a comprehensive list of 2026 Minimum Wage by City and State. The list includes some special districts in states but does not include all.

*The list does not include the city/county minimum wages for California. The minimum wage rates may vary depending on the city/county where an employee resides/works in California. If you live in a county with a special minimum wage and do not see it listed, visit your district Department of Labor website to obtain accurate information.

2026 Minimum Wage by City and State:

State	Current 2026	Upcoming Changes	Updated by DOL	DOL Cite
Alabama	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
Alaska	$14.00	July 1, 2027 - $15.00	7/1/25	​LINK
Arizona	$15.15	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26	LINK
Flagstaff, AZ	$18.35	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26	LINK
Tuscon, AZ	$15.45	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26
Arkansas	$11.00	N/A	1/1/21	LINK
California	$16.90 (General Employees)  $20.00 (Fast Food Employees)	See California Minimum  Wage Chart	1/1/26	LINK
California Minimum Wage Variability	Depending on the city/county an employee resides/works in California, the minimum wage rates may vary.	See California Minimum  Wage Chart
Colorado	$15.16	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26	LINK
Boulder, CO	$16.82	January 1, 2027 - $18.17
Boulder County, CO (Unincorporated)	$16.82	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26
Denver, CO	$19.29	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26	LINK
Edgewater, CO	$18.17	January 1, 2027 - $19.99 January 1, 2028 - $21.99	1/1/26
Connecticut	$16.94	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26	LINK
Delaware	$15.00	N/A	1/1/25	LINK
District of Columbia	$18.40	July 1, 2027, and every July 1 thereafter - Adjusted for inflation	7/1/25	LINK
Florida	$14.00	September 30, 2026 - $15.00	9/30/25	LINK
Georgia	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
Hawaii	$16.00	January 1, 2028 - $18.00	1/1/24	LINK
Idaho	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
Illinois	$15.00	N/A	1/1/25	LINK
Chicago, IL	$17.05	Annual Adjustment in July for Inflation Beginning July 1, 2027	7/1/25
Cook County, IL	$15.40	Annual Adjustment in July for Inflation Beginning July 1, 2027
Indiana	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
Iowa	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
​Kansas	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
Kentucky	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
Louisiana	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
Maine	$15.10	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26	LINK
Portland, ME	$16.75	January 1, 2027 - $17.75 January 1, 2028 - $19.00 January 1, 2029, and every January 1 thereafter - Adjusted for inflation	1/1/26
Rockland, ME	$16.00	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26
Maryland	$15.00	N/A	1/1/24	LINK
Howard County, MD	$16.00	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	7/1/2025
​Montgomery County, MD (51+ EEs)	$18.00	Annual Adjustment in July for Inflation Beginning July 1, 2027	7/1/25
​Montgomery County, MD (11-50 EEs)	$16.50	Annual Adjustment in July for Inflation Beginning July 1, 2027
​Montgomery County, MD (1-10 EEs)	$15.95	Annual Adjustment in July for Inflation Beginning July 1, 2027
Prince Georges County, MD	$15.30	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027
Massachusetts	$15.00	N/A	1/1/24	LINK
Michigan	$13.73	January 1, 2027 - $15.00	2/21/25	LINK
Minnesota	$11.41	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26	LINK
Minneapolis, MN	$16.37	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26
St. Paul, MN	$16.37	January 1, 2027 - remains $16.37 (small employers), adjusted for inflation (large employers) July 1, 2027 - Increases to match large employers (small employers), remains at January 1, 2027, rate (large employers)	7/1/25
St. Paul, MN (1-5 EEs)	$14.25	January 1, 2027 - Remains $14.25 July 1, 2027 - $15.00
Mississippi	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
Missouri	$15.00	N/A	8/28/25	LINK
Montana	$10.85	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26	LINK
Nebraska	$15.00	Annual 1.75% Increase Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26	LINK
Lincoln, NE	$15.00	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027
Nevada	$12.00	N/A	1/1/24	LINK
New Hampshire	$7.25	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
New Jersey	$15.92	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26	LINK
New Jersey (1-5 EEs)	$15.23	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027
New Mexico	$12.00	N/A	1/1/23	LINK
Albuquerque, NM	$12.00 (per state law)	January 1, 2027 - $13.00 January 1, 2028 - $14.00 January 1, 2029 - $15.00
Bernalillo County, NM	$12.00 (per state law)	N/A
Las Cruces, NM	$13.01	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26
Santa Fe County, NM	$15.40	January 1, 2027 - $17.50
Santa Fe, NM	$15.40	Annual Adjustment in March for Inflation Beginning March 1, 2027	3/1/25
New York	$16.00	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26	LINK
NYC, Long Island, and Westchester	$17.00	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26
North Carolina	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
North Dakota	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
Ohio	$11.00	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/25	LINK
Oklahoma	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
Oregon	$15.55	July 1, 2027, and every July 1 thereafter - Adjusted for inflation	7/1/25	LINK
Non-Urban Counties, OR	$14.55	Annual Adjustment in July for Inflation Beginning July 1, 2027	7/1/25
Portland Metro Area	$16.80	Annual Adjustment in July for Inflation Beginning July 1, 2027	7/1/25
Pennsylvania	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
Rhode Island	$16.00	January 1, 2027 - $17.00	1/1/26	LINK
South Carolina	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
South Dakota	$11.85	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26	LINK
Tennessee	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	​LINK
Texas	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
Utah	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	LINK
Vermont	$14.42	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26	LINK
Virginia	$12.77	January 1, 2027 - $13.75 January 1, 2028 - $15.00 January 1, 2029, and every January 1 thereafter - Adjusted for inflation	1/1/26	​LINK
Washington	$17.13	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26	​LINK
Bellingham, WA	$19.13	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26
Burien, WA (500+ EEs)	$21.78	January 1, 2027 - Adjusted for inflation
Burien, WA (21-499 EEs)	$20.78	January 1, 2027 - Increased to equal the 2027 Large Employer rate
Burien, WA (1-20 EEs)	$19.28	January 1, 2027 - Increased to equal the 2027 Large Employer rate minus $2.00
Everett, WA (Large Employers)	$20.77	January 1, 2028, and every January 1 thereafter - Adjusted for inflation	7/1/25
Everett, WA (Small Employers)	$19.77	July 1, 2027 - Increased to match large employer rate (small employers)	7/1/25
King County, WA (500+ EEs)	$20.82	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26
King County, WA (15- 499 EEs)	$19.82	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26
King County, WA (1-15 EEs)	$18.32	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26
Renton, WA	$21.57	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	7/1/25
Seattle, WA	$21.30	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	1/1/26
​Tukwila, WA	$21.65	Annual Adjustment for Inflation Beginning January 1, 2027	7/1/25
West Virginia	$8.75	N/A	1/1/16	​LINK
Wisconsin	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	4/30/18	​LINK
Wyoming	$7.25 (Federal)	N/A	7/24/09	​LINK

UPDATED: August 2026