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2023 Minimum Wage Rates by State

Thursday, October 13, 2022
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Several states have adopted minimum wage rates higher than the federal rate of $7.25 per hour. When both the state rate and the federal rate apply, employers must pay their employees the higher rate. The following states have announced new minimum wage rates for 2023:

  • Arizona

  • California

  • Colorado

  • Connecticut

  • Delaware

  • Florida

  • Illinois

  • Maryland

  • Massachusetts

  • Michigan

  • Minnesota

  • Missouri

  • Montana

  • Nevada

  • New Jersey

  • New Mexico

  • New York

  • Ohio

  • Oregon

  • Rhode Island

  • South Dakota

  • Virginia

  • Washington

 

Minimum Wage Rate

This table provides a high-level summary of minimum wage rates by state and important provisions that regulate how these rates apply.

Jurisdiction

2023 Rate

Effective

Tip Rate/Notes

Alabama
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.
Alaska
    $10.85
    Jan. 1, 2023
    Tips do not count toward the minimum wage.
Arizona
    $13.85
    Jan. 1, 2023
    $10.85 ($3 below minimum wage rate) for tipped employees.
Arkansas
    $11
    Already in effect
    $2.63 for tipped employees. The state rate applies to employers with four or more employees.
California
    $15.50
    Jan. 1, 2023
      California does not allow employers to use a tip credit. Visit the California Department of Industrial Relations

website

    for state wage orders.
Colorado
    $13.65
    Jan. 1, 2023
    $10.63 for tipped employees.
Connecticut
    $15
    June 1, 2023
    $6.38 for tipped workers $8.23 for bartenders
D.C.
    $16.10
    Already in effect
    $5.35 for tipped employees.
Delaware
    $11.75
    Jan. 1, 2023
    $2.23 for tipped employees
Florida
    $12
    Sept. 30, 2023
    $8.98 for tipped employees.
Georgia
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    A $5.15 state rate applies only to workers not covered by the FLSA (very limited exception).
Hawaii
    $12
    Already in effect
    The maximum allowed tip credit toward the minimum wage is 75 cents per hour.
Idaho
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    $3.35 for tipped employees.
Illinois
    $13
    Jan. 1, 2023
    The state rate applies to employers with four or more employees. Tip credit cannot exceed 40% of the applicable minimum wage. $7.80 for tipped employees $10.50 for youth under the age of 18 working fewer than 650 hours per calendar year
Indiana
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    $2.13 for tipped employees.
Iowa
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    $4.35 for tipped employees.
Kansas
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    $2.13 for tipped employees.
Kentucky
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    $2.13 for tipped employees.
Louisiana
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.
Maine
    $12.75
    Already in effect
    $6.38 for tipped employees.
Maryland
    $13.25
    Jan. 1, 2023
      The state rate applies to employers with 15 or more employees. $3.63 for tipped employees $12.80 for employers with 14 or fewer employees Different rates may apply for

Montgomery

      and

Prince George

    counties.
Massachusetts
    $15
    Jan. 1, 2023
    $6.75 for tipped employees.
Michigan
    $12
    Feb. 19, 2023
      $9.60 for tipped employees. On July 19, 2022, the Michigan Court of Claims held in 

Mothering v. Nessel

      that amendments enacted to the state’s minimum wage law by the state legislature in 2018 violate the state constitution and the original ballot measure as adopted by the legislature must go into effect. Employers should continue to monitor the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s 

website

     for updates on this fluid development and prepare to adjust their payroll as necessary to comply with the new minimum wage rate requirements by the deadlines mentioned above.
Minnesota
    $10.59/$8.63
    Jan. 1, 2023
    No tip credit allowed. The higher rate applies to large employers ($500,000 or more in annual gross revenue). The $8.63 rate applies to: Small employers Employees under 18 years of age (youth wage) Employees under 20 years of age during their first 90 days of work (training wage)
Mississippi
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.
Missouri
    $12
    Jan. 1, 2023
    $6 (50% of the current minimum rate) for tipped employees.
Montana
    $9.95/$4
    Jan. 1, 2023
    No tip credit, meal credit or training wage is allowed. The lower rate applies to businesses with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less that are not covered by federal minimum wage law.
Nebraska
    $9
    Already in effect
    $2.13 for tipped employees.
Nevada
    $11.25/10.25
    July 1, 2023
    The higher rate applies to employees without health benefits. No tip credit is allowed.
New Hampshire
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    Tipped employees must receive 45% of the applicable rate.
New Jersey
    $14.13
    Jan. 1, 2023
    The state rate applies to employers with six or more employees. Additional rates may apply to: $12.93 for seasonal and small employers $12.10 for employees who work on a farm for an hourly or piece rate $17.13 for long-term care facility direct care staff $5.26 for tipped worker cash wage (employers can claim an $8.87 tip credit)
New Mexico
    $12
    Jan. 1, 2023
    $3 for tipped employees.
New York
    $15 / $14.20
    Dec. 31. 2022
      The minimum wage rate in New York varies by location and industry: $15 for employees in New York City, fast food workers, Long Island and Westchester employees $14.20 for the remainder of the state Additional rates may apply under specific industry wage orders. Visit the New York Department of Labor

website

    for more minimum wage rate information.
North Carolina
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    $2.13 for tipped employees.
North Dakota
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    $4.86 for tipped employees.
Ohio
    $10.10
    Jan. 1, 2023
    $5.05 for tipped employees. Employers that gross less than $371,000 must pay their employees no less than the current federal minimum wage rate.
Oklahoma
    $7.25/$2
    Already in effect
    The higher rate applies to employers with 10 or more full-time employees at any one location and employers with annual gross sales over $100,000; all other employees not covered by the FLSA are subject to the state minimum wage of $2 per hour.
Oregon
    $13.50
    Already in effect
    No tip credit allowed. The following minimum wage rates also apply: $14.75 for the Portland metropolitan area $12.50 for nonurban counties
Pennsylvania
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    $2.83 for tipped employees.
Rhode Island
    $13
    Jan. 1, 2023
    $3.89 for tipped employees.
South Carolina
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.
South Dakota
    $10.80
    Jan. 1, 2023
    $5.40 for tipped employees.
Tennessee
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.
Texas
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    $2.13 for tipped employees.
Utah
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    $2.13 for tipped employees.
Vermont
    $12.55
    Already in effect
    $6.28 for tipped employees.
Virginia
    $13
    Jan. 1, 2023
    The minimum wage for tipped employees in Virginia is the same as the minimum wage for all other employees.
Washington
    $15.74
    Jan. 1, 2023
    No tip credit allowed. Workers who are 14 or 15 years old may be paid 85% of the state minimum wage rate or $13.38 per hour.
West Virginia
    $8.75
    Already in effect
    The state rate applies to employers with six or more employees. Employers can take a tip credit of up to 70 percent of the state rate.
Wisconsin
    $7.25
    Already in effect
    $2.33 for tipped employees.
Wyoming
    $5.15
    Already in effect
    $2.13 for tipped employees. The $7.25 federal rate applies to employers covered by the FLSA.

Material posted on this website is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a legal opinion or medical advice. Contact your legal representative or medical professional for information specific to your legal or medical needs.

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