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