No matter where a business is located, employers need to start by staying up to date with the minimum wage requirements of their state in order to maintain compliance.
Beyond state minimum wage requirements, businesses must also comply with pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). However, state-specific minimum wage requirements can be found below.
State Minimum Wages for 2023
Alabama
The state of Alabama has no minimum wage, so employers must comply with the minimum wage requirements under the FLSA. As of January 1st, 2023 the federal minimum wage is $7.25.
Alaska
Alaska’s minimum wage is $10.85 as of January 1st, 2023 based on the Consumer Price Index. There is no separate rate for tipped workers.
Employers using a voluntary flexible work-hour plan approved by the Alaska Department of Labor, who schedule employees for a 10-hour day, 40-hour workweek may be eligible for premium pay after 10 hours a day instead of after 8 hours.
The premium overtime pay requirement on either a daily or weekly basis is not applicable to employers with fewer than 4 employees.
Arizona
Arizona’s minimum wage is $13.85 per hour as of January 1st, 2023. based on the Consumer Price Index. The minimum wage for tipped employees will become $10.85.
Arkansas
Arkansas minimum wage is $11.00 per hour as of January 1st, 2023, as part of a series of annual increases that started in 2019.
Arkansas minimum wage applies to all employers with four or more employees. Otherwise, employers are subject to FLSA standards.
California
California minimum wage is $15.50 per hour for all employers as of January 1st, 2023. California is one of 7 states that does not allow businesses of any kind to pay a lesser tipped minimum wage rate.
Colorado
Colorado minimum wage is $13.65 as of January 1st, 2023. The tipped minimum wage is $10.63.
Connecticut
Connecticut minimum wage is $14.00 per hour as of July 1st, 2022. It will increase again to $15.00 per hour as of June 1st, 2023.
For restaurants and hotels specifically, any hours worked on a 7th consecutive day of work are considered overtime.
Delaware
Deleware minimum wage is $11.75 per hour as of January 1st, 2023. As of January 1st, 2024 it will increase to $13.25 per hour and increase again to $15.00 per hour as of January 1st, 2025.
District of Columbia (D.C.)
The minimum wage for Washington D.C. is $16.50 per hour as of January 1st, 2022. It will increase again to $17.00 per hour on July 1st, 2023.
Florida
Florida minimum wage is still $11.00 per hour as of September 30th, 2022. On September 30th 2023 it will increase to $13.65 per hour. Future updates will occur each year on September 30th, by one dollar each year until the minimum wage reaches $15.00.
Georgia
Georgia minimum wage is only $5.15 per hour as of January 1st, 2023. For all businesses, employers, and employees covered by the FLSA, the federal minimum wage applies.
Hawaii
Hawaii minimum wage is $12.00 an hour as of October 1st, 2022. It will increase to $14.00 per hour on January 1st, 2024.
However, any employees that earn a guaranteed monthly compensation of $2,000 or more are exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements.
Idaho
Idaho minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, the same as the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Idaho allows employers to pay a training wage of $4.25 per hour for employees under 20 years old during the first 90 calendar days of employment.
Illinois
Illinois minimum wage is $13.00 per hour as of January 1st, 2023.
Indiana
Indiana minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, the same as FLSA standards.
Iowa
Iowa minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, the same as FLSA standards.
Kansas
Kansas minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, the same as FLSA standards.
Kentucky
Kentucky minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, the same as FLSA standards.
Louisiana
The state of Louisiana has no minimum wage, so employers must comply with the minimum wage requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). As of January 1st, 2022 the federal minimum wage is $7.25.
Maine
Maine minimum wage is $13.80 per hour as of January 1st, 2023.
Maryland
Maryland minimum wage is $12.80 per hour for Maryland small employers as of January 1st, 2023. Maryland small employers are considered employers with fewer than 15 employees. The minimum wage for small employers will increase by 60 cents each year until the minimum wage reaches $15.00.
For employers with at least 15 employees, the minimum wage is $13.25 per hour as of January 1st, 2023, and will increase by 75 cents each year until it reaches $15.00 as well.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts minimum wage is $15.00 per hour as of January 1st, 2023.
Michigan
Michigan minimum wage is $10.10 per hour as of January 1st, 2023.
Minnesota
Minnesota minimum wage is $8.63 per hour as of January 1st, 2023 for small employers. Minnesota defines a small employer as an employer that generates less than $500,000 in annual gross income.
Larger employers, those whose gross revenues are $500,000 or more, are subject to a minimum wage of $10.59 as of January 1st, 2023.
Mississippi
Mississippi minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, the same as FLSA standards.
Missouri
Missouri minimum wage is $12.00 per hour as of January 1st, 2023.
Employees of a retail or service business with gross annual sales of less than $500,000 per year are not covered by the state minimum wage and instead are subject to FLSA standards.
Montana
Montana minimum wage is $9.95 per hour as of January 1st, 2023. Businesses that are not covered by the FLSA with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less are subject to a minimum wage of $4.00 per hour.
Nebraska
Nebraska minimum wage is $10.50 per hour as of January 1st, 2022.
Nevada
Nevada minimum wage is $10.25 per hour if the employee is offered qualifying health benefits and $11.25 per hour if the employee is not offered qualifying health benefits as of January 1st, 2023.
New Hampshire
The state of New Hampshire has no minimum wage, so employers must comply with the minimum wage requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). As of January 1st, 2022 the federal minimum wage is $7.25.
New Jersey
New Jersey minimum wage is $14.00 per hour as of January 1st, 2023. It will increase each year on January 1st by one dollar until the minimum wage reaches $15.00 per hour.
For seasonal and small employers, the minimum wage is $11.90 per hour. Seasonal and small employers are considered employers with less than 6 employees. It will also increase each year until it reaches $15.00 per hour in 2026.
New Mexico
New Mexico minimum wage is $12.00 per hour as of January 1st, 2023.
New York State
New York State minimum wage is $14.20 per hour as of January 1st, 2023. The state also has separate wage standards for different localities.
For example, the minimum wage for New York City is $15.00 per hour as of January 1st, 2023.
North Carolina
North Carolina minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, the same as FLSA standards.
North Dakota
North Dakota minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, the same as FLSA standards.
Ohio
Ohio minimum wage is $10.10 per hour as of January 1st, 2023.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma minimum wage is $7.25 per hour as of January 1st, 2023 for employers with ten or more full-time employees in one location, or employers that gross over $100,000 per year.
Oregon
Oregon minimum wage is $13.50 per hour as of July 1st, 2022.
For Portland businesses specifically, the minimum wage is $14.75 per hour.
For non-urban counties, Oregon minimum wage is $12.50 per hour. The Annual Index is TBD and will take place on July 1st, 2023.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, the same as FLSA standards.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island minimum wage is $13.00 per hour as of January 1st, 2023.
South Carolina
The state of South Carolina has no minimum wage, so employers must comply with the minimum wage requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). As of January 1st, 2022 the federal minimum wage is $7.25.
South Dakota
South Dakota minimum wage is $10.80 per hour as of January 1st, 2023.
Tennessee
The state of Tennessee has no minimum wage, so employers must comply with the minimum wage requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). As of January 1st, 2022 the federal minimum wage is $7.25.
Texas
Texas minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, the same as FLSA standards. It only applies, however, to employees not covered by the FLSA.
Utah
Utah minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, the same as FLSA standards. It only applies, however, to employees not covered by the FLSA.
Vermont
Vermont minimum wage is $13.18 per hour as of January 1st, 2023. It applies to employers with two or more employees.
Virginia
Virginia minimum wage is $12.00 per hour as of January 1st, 2023. It applies to employers with four or more employees.
Washington
Washington State minimum wage is $15.74 per hour as of January 1st, 2023. Certain localities in the state may have different wage rates. For example Seattle's minimum wage per hour as of January 1st, 2023 is $17.27.
West Virginia
West Virginia minimum wage is $8.75 per hour as of January 1st, 2023 for employers with six or more, non-exempt employees.
For employers with five non-exempt employees or fewer, the minimum wage is $7.25 per hour as of January 1st, 2023.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, the same as FLSA standards.
Wyoming
Wyoming minimum wage is $7.25 per hour as of January 1st, 2022 for all employees covered by FLSA standards. Otherwise, the minimum wage is $5.15 per hour.
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