{"id":259511,"date":"2022-01-04T18:30:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=259511"},"modified":"2022-01-04T17:43:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T12:13:24","slug":"usa-minimum-wages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/01\/04\/usa-minimum-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Minimum Wages"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"height: 10843px;\" width=\"717\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"620\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>USA Minimum Wages (updated January 4, 2022)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>States<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\"><strong>Previous MW (per hour)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"280\"><strong>Current MW (per hour)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Federal<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Alaska<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$10.34<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$10.34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Arizona<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$ 12.15<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$12.80 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tucson: <\/strong>Ballot initiative approved November 2, 2021:<\/p>\n<p>$13.00 (effective April 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$13.50 (effective January 1, 2023)<\/p>\n<p>$14.25 (effective January 1, 2024)<\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (effective January 1, 2025)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Arkansas<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$11.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$11.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>California<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$13.00 (employer with 25 employees or less)<\/p>\n<p>$14.00 (employer with 26 employee or more)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oakland:<\/strong> $14.36<\/p>\n<p><strong>San Diego:<\/strong> $14.00<\/p>\n<p><strong>San Jose:<\/strong> $15.45<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">Employers with 26 or more employees: $15.00(effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>Employers with 25 or fewer employees: $14.00 (effective January 1, 2022) and $15.00 (effective January 1, 2023)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oakland:<\/strong> $15.06 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p><strong>San Diego:<\/strong> $15.00 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p><strong>San Jose<\/strong>: $16.20 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p><strong>West Hollywood: <\/strong>New legislation passed November 15, 2021:<\/p>\n<p>Employers with 50 or more employees:<\/p>\n<p>$15.50 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$16.50 (effective July 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$17.50 (effective January 1, 2023)<\/p>\n<p>Employers with 49 or fewer employees:<\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$16.00 (effective July 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$17.00 (effective January 1, 2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Connecticut<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$12.00 (September 1, 2020)<br \/>\n$13.00 (August 1, 2021)<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$14.00 (effective July 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (effective June 1, 2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Colorado<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$12.32<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$12.56 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Delaware<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$9.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$10.50 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$11.75 (effective January 1, 2023)<\/p>\n<p>$13.25 (effective January 1, 2024)<\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (effective January 1, 2025)<\/p>\n<p>Training and Youth Minimum Wage Rate*: $8.75 (current)<\/p>\n<p>*Eliminated effective December 29, 2021.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Florida<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$8.65<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$10.00 (current as of September 30, 2021)<\/p>\n<p>$11.00 (effective September 30, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$12.00 (effective September 30, 2023)<\/p>\n<p>$13.00 (effective September 30, 2024)<\/p>\n<p>$14.00 (effective September 30, 2025)<\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (effective September 30, 2026)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Georgia<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$5.15<br \/>\nNote: Georgia\u2019s law sets minimum wage as $5.15 per hour. However, the federal minimum wage of $7.25 still applies to most jobs. But those that are not covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act may pay the lower rate.<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$5.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Hawaii<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$10.10<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$10.10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Idaho<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Illinois<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$11.00 (January 1, 2021)<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$12.00 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$13.00 (effective January 1, 2023)<\/p>\n<p>$14.00 (effective January 1, 2024)<\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (effective January 1, 2025)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chicago: <\/strong>Employers with 21 or more total employees: $15.00 (current as of July 1, 2021)<\/p>\n<p>Employers with 4-20 total employees: $14.00 (current as of July 1, 2021)<\/p>\n<p>$14.50 (effective July 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (effective July 1, 2023)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cook County: <\/strong>$13.00 (current) (no change)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Indiana<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$ 7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$ 7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Iowa<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Kansas<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Kentucky<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Louisiana<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">No state law governing minimum wage. Federal Law Minimum wage applicable<br \/>\n$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">No state law governing minimum wage.<br \/>\nFederal Law Minimum wage applicable<br \/>\n$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Maine<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$12.15<\/p>\n<p><strong>Portland: <\/strong>$12.15<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$12.75 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Portland: <\/strong>$13.00 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Maryland<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$11.75 (non-exempt Maryland workers who work for employers with more than 14 employees)<br \/>\n$11.60 (non-exempt Maryland workers who work for employers with 14 or fewer employees)<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\"><strong>Employers with 15 or more employees: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$12.50 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$13.25 (effective January 1, 2023)<\/p>\n<p>$14.00 (effective January 1, 2024)<\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (effective January 1, 2025)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employers with 14 or fewer employees:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$12.20 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$12.80 (effective January 1, 2023)<\/p>\n<p>$13.40 (effective January 1, 2024)<\/p>\n<p>$14.00 (effective January 1, 2025)<\/p>\n<p>$14.60 (effective January 1, 2026)<\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (effective July 1, 2026)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Montgomery County: Employers with 51 or more employees:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (current as of July 1, 2021)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employers with 11-50 employees:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$14.00 (current as of July 1, 2021)<\/p>\n<p>$14.50 (effective July 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (effective July 1, 2023)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employers with 10 or fewer employees:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$13.50 (current as of July 1, 2021)<\/p>\n<p>$14.00 (effective July 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$14.50 (effective July 1, 2023)<\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (effective July 1, 2024)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Massachusetts<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$13.50<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$14.25 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (effective January 1, 2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Michigan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$9.65<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$9.87 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Minnesota<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$10.08 (Large employer- annual gross revenues of $500,000 or more)<br \/>\n$8.21 (small employer- annual gross revenues of less than $500,000)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minneapolis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Large employers (more than 100 total employees): <\/strong>$14.25 (current as of July 1, 2021)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Small employers (100 or fewer total employees): <\/strong>$12.50 (current as of July 1, 2021)<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\"><strong>Large employers (annual gross revenues of $500,000 or more):<\/strong> $10.33 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Small employers (annual gross revenues of less than $500,000): <\/strong>$8.42 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minneapolis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Large employers (more than 100 total employees): <\/strong>$15.00 (effective July 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Small employers (100 or fewer total employees):<\/strong> $13.50 (effective July 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$14.50 (effective July 1, 2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Mississippi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">No state law governing minimum wage.<br \/>\nFederal Law Minimum wage applicable<br \/>\n$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">No state law governing minimum wage.<br \/>\nFederal Law Minimum wage applicable<br \/>\n$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Missouri<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$10.30<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$11.15 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$12.00 (effective January 1, 2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Montana<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$8.75<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$9.20 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Nebraska<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$9.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $9.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Nevada<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$8.75 (for employees with employer-offered qualifying health benefits)<br \/>\n$9.75 (for all other employees)<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\"><strong>Employers offering qualified health insurance benefits: <\/strong>$9.50 (effective July 1, 2022) $10.25 (effective July 1, 2023) $11.00 (effective July 1, 2024)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employers that do not offer qualified health insurance benefits: <\/strong>$10.50 (effective July 1, 2022) $11.25 (effective July 1, 2023) $12.00 (effective July 1, 2024)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>New Hampshire<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>New Jersey<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$12.00<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\"><strong>Employers with six or more employees<\/strong>:<br \/>\n$<strong>13.00 (effective January 1, 2022) <\/strong>$14.00 (effective January 1, 2023) $15.00 (effective January 1, 2024)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employers with five or fewer employees and seasonal employers<\/strong>: $11.10 (current) <strong>$11.90 (effective January 1, 2022) <\/strong>$12.70 (effective January 1, 2023) $13.50 (effective January 1, 2024) $14.30 (effective January 1, 2025) $15.00 (effective January 1, 2026)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>New Mexico<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$10.50<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\"><strong>$11.50 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$12.00 (effective January 1, 2023)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Santa Fe (city): <\/strong>$12.32 (current)*<\/p>\n<p>*<em>March 2022 increase expected.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Santa Fe (county-unincorporated area only):<\/strong><br \/>\n$12.32 (current)*<\/p>\n<p>*<em>March 2022 increase expected.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>New York<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$14.00(employer in Long Island &amp; Westchester)<br \/>\n$12.50 (remainder of New York state workers)<\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (New York City- Small employer)<\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (New York City- Big employer, i.e., every employer with 11 or more employees)<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\"><strong>Statewide (outside NYC and counties below)<\/strong>:<br \/>\n$12.50 (current) <strong>$13.20 (effective<\/strong>\u00a0December 31, 2021)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties<\/strong>:<br \/>\n$14.00 (current) <strong>$15.00 (effective<\/strong>\u00a0December 31, 2021)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>North Carolina<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>North Dakota<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Ohio<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$8.80<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\"><strong>$9.30 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Small employers<\/strong>\u00a0(annual gross receipts of less than $323,000* per year):<br \/>\n$7.25(current)<\/p>\n<p>*As of\u00a0<strong>January 1, 2022<\/strong>, this threshold increases to\u00a0<strong>$342,000<\/strong>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Oklahoma<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Oregon<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$12.75 Standard Counties (effective July 01, 2021)<br \/>\n$14.00 Portland Metro (effective July 01, 2021)<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\"><strong>Standard minimum wage rate<\/strong>:<br \/>\n$13.50 (effective July 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Portland metro employers<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>i.e., employers located within the &#8220;urban growth boundary of a metropolitan service district&#8221;<\/em>):<br \/>\n$14.00 (current as of July 1, 2021), $14.75 (effective July 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employers in nonurban counties<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>as defined by the law<\/em>): $12.00 (current as of July 1, 2021)<\/p>\n<p>$12.50 (effective July 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Puerto Rico<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$6.55<br \/>\nNote: Puerto Rico law sets minimum wage as $6.55 per hour. However, the federal minimum wage of $7.25 still applies to most jobs. But those that are not covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act may pay the lower rate.<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\"><strong>Employees covered by the FLSA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $8.50<\/p>\n<p>Premium Pay After Designated Hours:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Daily &#8211; 8, And on statutory rest day (double time), Weekly &#8211; 40 (double time)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employees not covered by the FLSA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $5.08<\/p>\n<p>Premium Pay After Designated Hours:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Daily &#8211; 8, And on statutory rest day (double time), Weekly &#8211; 40 (double time)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Rhode Island<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$11.50<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\"><strong>$12.25 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$13.00 (effective January 1, 2023)<\/p>\n<p>$14.00 (effective January 1, 2024)<\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (effective January 1, 2025)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>South Carolina<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">No state law governing minimum wage.<br \/>\nFederal Law Minimum wage applicable<br \/>\n$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">No state law governing minimum wage.<br \/>\nFederal Law Minimum wage applicable<br \/>\n$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>South Dakota<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$9.45<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$9.95 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Tennessee<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">No state law governing minimum wage.<br \/>\nFederal Law Minimum wage applicable<br \/>\n$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">No state law governing minimum wage.<br \/>\nFederal Law Minimum wage applicable<br \/>\n$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Texas<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Utah<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Vermont<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$11.75 per hour<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$12.55 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Virginia<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$9.50 \u2013 Effective May 1, 2021;<\/p>\n<p>$11.00- Effective January 1, 2022;<\/p>\n<p>$12.00- Effective January 1, 2023;<\/p>\n<p>$13.50- Effective January 1, 2025<\/p>\n<p>$15.00- Effective January 1, 2026<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$11.00 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/p>\n<p>$12.00 (effective January 1, 2023)<\/p>\n<p>$13.50 (effective January 1, 2025) *<\/p>\n<p>$15.00 (effective January 1, 2026) *<\/p>\n<p>*If reenacted by General Assembly before July 1, 2024.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Washington<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$13.69<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\"><strong>$14.49 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SeaTac<\/strong>:<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>$16.57 (current)<\/p>\n<p><strong>$17.53 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Applies to &#8220;Hospitality and Transportation Industry Employers.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seattle<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<strong>Large employers<\/strong>\u00a0(more than 500 employees worldwide), regardless of payments toward an employee&#8217;s medical benefits:<br \/>\n$16.69 (current)<\/p>\n<p><strong>$17.27 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Small employers<\/strong>\u00a0(500 or fewer employees worldwide) who\u00a0<strong>do not<\/strong>\u00a0contribute at least $1.69* per hour toward an individual employee&#8217;s medical benefits or in tips:<br \/>\n$16.69 (current)<\/p>\n<p><strong>$17.27 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Small employers<\/strong>\u00a0(500 or fewer employees worldwide) who\u00a0<em>do<\/em>\u00a0pay at least $1.69* per hour toward an individual employee&#8217;s medical benefits or in tips:<br \/>\n$15.00 (current)<\/p>\n<p><strong>$15.75 (effective January 1, 2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>*<em>This threshold decreases to\u00a0<strong>$1.52<\/strong>\u00a0effective\u00a0<strong>January 1, 2022.<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>West Virginia<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$8.75<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$8.75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Wisconsin<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\"><strong>Wyoming<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"227\">$ 7.25<\/td>\n<td width=\"280\">$ 7.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">*Tanvi Singh, Editorial Assistant has reported this brief.<\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA Minimum Wages (updated January 4, 2022) States Previous MW (per hour) Current MW (per hour) Federal $7.25 $7.25 Alaska $10.34 $10.34 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