On Wages, a Nation Divided

Wash.: $9.19 ← State minimum wages

Ore.: $8.95

Vt.: $8.60

Conn., Ill., Nev., D.C.: $8.25

Calif., Mass.: $8

Ohio: $7.85

Ariz., Mont.: $7.80

Fla.: $7.79

Colo.: $7.78

Alaska, R.I.: $7.75

Maine, N.M.: $7.50

Mich.: $7.40

Mo.: $7.35

Del., Hawaii, Idaho, Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., Md., N.C., N.D., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Neb., Okla., Pa., S.D., Tex., Utah, Va., W. Va., Wis.: $7.25 ← Federal minimum

Ark.: $6.25 ← States can set their minimum wage below $7.25, but employers must pay the federal minimum.

Minn.: $6.15

Ga., Wyo.: $5.15

Ala., La., Miss., S.C., and Tenn. don’t have minimum wage laws.

DATA: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR