SOURCE
Employment Services Administration (1 March 2006).
Minimum Wage Laws in the States. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) online information. United States Department of Labor.
| States (A to Z) |
Description |
| Alabama |
No state minimum wage law. |
| Alaska |
$7.15 (will be automatically adjusted to remain at least $1.00 above federal minimum wage, should that change; first state to set minimum wage above federal minimum wage) |
| Arizona |
No state minimum wage law. |
| Arkansas |
$5.15, $6.25 as of October 1, 2006 |
| California |
$6.75 ($8.82 in San Francisco as of January 1, 2006; will be looked at the beginning of every year) Los Angeles must pay workers at least $9.08 per hour with health benefits, or $10.33 without. |
| Colorado |
$5.15 |
| Connecticut |
$7.40 as of January 1, 2006 |
| Delaware |
$6.15 (planned for 2007: $6.65; planned for 2008: $7.15) |
| District of Columbia |
$7.00 as of January 1, 2006) |
| Florida |
$6.40 as of January 1, 2006 (rises with inflation) |
| Georgia |
$5.15 |
| Hawaii |
$6.75 as of January 1, 2006 |
| Idaho |
$5.15 |
| Illinois |
$6.50 ($6.00 for employees under the age of 18) |
| Indiana |
$5.15 |
| Iowa |
$5.15 |
| Kansas |
$2.65 (for employees over the age of 18) (applies only when the federal Fair Labor Standards Act does not) |
| Kentucky |
$5.15 |
| Louisiana |
No state minimum wage law. |
| Maine |
$6.50 as of October 1, 2005 (rising to $6.75 in October, 2006, and $7.00 in October, 2007) |
| Maryland |
$6.15 as of February 16, 2006 |
| Massachusetts |
$6.75 (As of January 1, 2001) ($2.63 for service (tipped) employees, $1.60 for agricultural employees; considering increase to $7.50 on Sept. 1, 2006 and to $8.25 on Sept. 1, 2007) |
| Michigan |
$6.95 (begin October 1, 2006) increasing to $7.15 (July 1, 2007) and to $7.40 (July 1, 2008) |
| Minnesota |
$6.15 (began August 1, 2005) |
| Mississippi |
No state minimum wage law. |
| Missouri |
$5.15 |
| Montana |
$5.15 |
| Nebraska |
$5.15 |
| Nevada |
$5.15 (2004 referendum approved to create $6.15 minimum wage; requires reapproval in 2006 to become law) |
| New Hampshire |
$5.15 |
| New Jersey |
$6.15 (Increases to $7.15 in October 2006) |
| New Mexico |
$5.15 ($9.50 in Santa Fe, as of 2006) |
| New York |
$6.75 as of January 1, 2006 (rising to $7.15 on January 1, 2007) |
| North Carolina |
$5.15 |
| North Dakota |
$5.15 |
| Ohio |
$5.15 |
| Oklahoma |
$5.15 ($2.00 for work not covered by federal minimum wage) (OK Statutes 40-197.5) |
| Oregon |
$7.50 as of January 1, 2006 (with future increases based on the inflation rate) |
| Pennsylvania |
$5.15 |
| Rhode Island |
$7.10 as of March 1, 2006 |
| South Carolina |
No state minimum wage law. |
| South Dakota |
$5.15 |
| Tennessee |
No state minimum wage law. |
| Texas |
$5.15 |
| Utah |
$5.15 |
| Vermont |
$7.25 as of January 1, 2006 |
| Virginia |
$5.15 |
| Washington |
$7.63 as of January 1, 2006 (with future increases linked to inflation, as per Revised Code of Washington Sec. 49.46.020) |
| West Virginia |
$5.15 ($4.25 for tipped employees) |
| Wisconsin |
$6.50 |
| Wyoming |
$5.15 |
SOURCE: Employment Services Administration (1 March 2006).
Minimum Wage Laws in the States. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) online information. United States Department of Labor.
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