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Note: Where Federal and state law have different minimum wage rates, the higher standard applies.

October 5, 2011 (UPDATED)

 State Minimum Wage Rates

 State
Minimum Wage
  
2011
2012
 Alabama
$7.25
$7.25
 Alaska
$7.75
  $7.75 9
 Arizona
$7.35
$7.35
 Arkansas
$6.25
$6.25
 California
$8.00
$8.00
 Colorado
7.36
$7.36
 Connecticut
$8.25
   $8.25 5
 Delaware
$7.25
$7.25
 District of Columbia
$8.25
$8.25
 Florida
$7.25
$7.25
 Georgia
$7.25
$7.25
 Hawaii
$7.25
$7.25
 Idaho
$7.25
$7.25
 Illinois
$8.25
   $8.25 6
 Indiana
$7.25
$7.25
 Iowa
$7.25
$7.25
 Kansas 4
$2.65
   $7.25 7
 Kentucky
$7.25
$7.25
 Louisiana
$7.25
$7.25
 Maine
$7.50
   $7.50 8
 Maryland
$7.25
$7.25
 Massachusetts
$8.00
$8.00
 Michigan
$7.40
$7.40
 Minnesota 1
$6.15
$6.15
 Mississippi
$7.25
$7.25
 Missouri
$7.25
$7.25
     
 
 State
Minimum Wage
  
2011
2012
 Montana
$7.35
$7.35
 Nebraska
$7.25
$7.25
 Nevada 2
$8.25
$8.25
 New Hampshire
$7.25
$7.25
 New Jersey
$7.25
$7.25
 New Mexico
$7.50
$7.50
 New York
$7.25
$7.25
 North Carolina
$7.25
$7.25
 North Dakota
$7.25
$7.25
 Ohio
$7.40
$7.30
 Oklahoma
$7.25
$7.25
 Oregon
$8.50
$8.50
 Pennsylvania 3
$7.25
$7.25
 Puerto Rico
$6.55
$6.55
 Rhode Island
$7.40
$7.40
 South Carolina
$7.25
$7.25
 South Dakota
$7.25
$7.25
 Tennessee
$7.25
$7.25
 Texas
$7.25
$7.25
 Utah
$7.25
$7.25
 Vermont
$8.15
$8.15
 Virginia
$7.25
$7.25
 Washington
$8.67
$8.55
 West Virginia
$7.25
$7.25
 Wisconsin
$7.25
$7.25
 Wyoming
$7.25
$7.25
     
 

1 Listed rate is for companies w/more than $625,000 gross annual volume of sales or business. Businesses with less than $625,000 gross annual volume of sales or business will have a minimum wage rate of $5.25.
2 Listed rate is for businesses that do not offer health insurance coverage to employees and $7.25 for businesses that offer health insurance.
3 Listed rate is for businesses that employ less than 10 full-time employees.
4 $2.65 rate is for businesses with gross revenue less than $500,000. Any businesses that have a higher gross will pay the current Federal minimum wage rate.
5 Connecticut 2010 state minimum wage rate is set to go into effect 01/01/2010.*

6 Illinois 2010 state minimum wage rate is set to go into effect 07/01/2010.*
7 Kansas 2010 state minimum wage rate is set to go into effect 01/01/2010.*
8 Maine 2010 state minimum wage rate is set to go into effect 10/01/2010.*
9 Alaska 2010 state minimum wage rate is set to go into effect 01/01/2010.

* Based on information gathered from the Department of Labor.