| STATE | MINIMUM WAGE PER HOUR | MAXIMUM TIP CREDIT | SUBMINIMUM HOURLY WAGE UNDER PERMIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Under federal law and the laws of nearly all the states, employers are required to pay workers a specified minimum rate per hour; on July 24, 2009, the federal minimum wage was raised to $7.25. Most states have a higher minimum wage rate than the federal rate. Under federal law, the state minimum applies in these jurisdictions because it is more generous to employees. In a few states, the state minimum is lower than the federal minimum. In these states, the federal law takes precedence, and only employees exempt from federal coverage are subject to the state minimum. The minimum wage for federal contractors is $11.25 per hour effective January 1, 2022. Beginning January 1, 2023, the minimum wage for federal contractors will increase to $16.20 per hour. The minimum tipped wage for federal contractors will increase to $13.75 per hour. It is lawful, under certain circumstances, to pay employees at a rate below the minimum specified in the federal law and in corresponding state law provisions. The most common circumstance in which the employer is permitted to pay less than the minimum occurs in the case of the worker who earns tips. In such cases, the employer may deduct the actual amount of the tips, up to a specified maximum, from the hourly rate. The federal maximum tip credit is $5.12; the federal minimum tipped wage is $2.13. For federal contractors, the maximum tip credit is $3.25. There are also provisions under both federal and state laws allowing payment of rates below the minimum to student workers, trainees, and people whose earning capacity is diminished due to age or disability. |
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| AL | No minimum wage law. | There is no provision for this topic in this state. | There is no provision for this topic in this state. |
| AK |
$10.34 per hour effective 1/1/21. Adjusted annually on January 1 based on inflation. Increasing to $10.85 on 1/1/23. (Must be $1 more than federal minimum; two times the minimum for public school bus drivers.) Citation: Alaska Wage and Hour Act 23.10.065. |
None permitted. Citation: Alaska Wage and Hour Act 23.10.065. |
Learners: 75% of minimum for student learners
enrolled in cooperative vocational training
program under recognized educational authority. Citation: 8 AAC 15.125. Students: 75% of minimum for student learners enrolled in cooperative vocational training program under recognized educational authority. Citation: 8 AAC 15.125. |
| AZ |
$12.80 per hour effective 1/1/22. Wage is
adjusted annually based on inflation. Increasing
to $13.85 on 1/1/23. Citation: A.R.S. § 23-363. Many localities across the nation have established their own minimum wage laws, including Flagstaff, Arizona. |
$3.00 per hour. Tips plus cash wage must equal
minimum wage. Citation: AR.S. § 23-363(c). |
There is no provision for this topic in this state. |
| AR |
$11.00 per hour effective 1/1/21.
With respect to any full-time student attending
any accredited institution of education within
this state and who is employed to work an
amount not to exceed 20 hours during weeks
that school is in session or 40 hours during
weeks when school is not in session, the rate of
wage shall be equal to but not less than 85% of
the minimum wage. Citation: Ark. Code Ann. sections 11-4-210(a), Ark. Code Ann. 11-4-210(b). |
Every employer of an employee engaged in any
occupation in which gratuities have been
customarily and usually constituted and have
been recognized as a part of remuneration for
hiring purposes shall be entitled to an allowance
for gratuities as a part of the hourly wage rate
provided in section 11-4-210 in an amount of no
less than $8.37 per hour, provided that the
employee actually received that amount in
gratuities and that the application of the
foregoing gratuity allowances results in payment
of wages other than gratuities to tipped
employees, including full-time students subject
to the provisions of section section 11-4-210, of
no less than $2.63 per hour. Citation: Ark. Code Ann. section 11-4-212(a),(b). |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Citation: Ark. Code Ann. section 11-4-214(a),(b). Learners: As specified in permit. Citation: Ark. Code Ann. section 11-4-215(a),(b). Students: 85% of minimum for full-time students working 20 hours or fewer when school is in session, or 40 hours or fewer when school is out. Citation: Ark. Code Ann. section 11-4-210(b). |
| CA |
$15.00 per hour effective 1/1/22 with 26
employees or more (then adjusted annually).
(85% of minimum for minors in industries and
occupations covered by wage orders).
$14.00 per hour effective 1/1/22 for employers
with fewer than 26 employees. Minimum wage is increasing to $15.50 for all employers effective 1/1/23, then will be adjusted annually. Many localities have established their own minimum wage laws, including Alameda, Belmont, Berkeley, Burlingame, Cupertino, Daly City, El Cerrito, Emeryville, Fremont, Half Moon Bay, Hayward, Long Beach, Los Altos, Los Angeles City and County, Malibu, Menlo Park, Milpitas, Mountain View, Novato, Oakland, Palo Alto, Pasadena, Petaluma, Redwood City, Richmond, San Carlos, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Leandro, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Monica, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, South San Francisco, and Sunnyvale. Many of these localities have annual minimum wage increases. Here are a few of the increases in larger localities (this list is not inclusive): Los Angeles City ($16.04, adjusted annually on July 1) Los Angeles County ($15.96, adjusted annually on July 1) San Diego ($15.00 on 1/1/22, increasing to $16.30 on 1/1/23) San Francisco ($16.99; adjusted annually on July 1) San Jose ($16.20 on 1/1/22; increasing to $17.00 on 1/1/23) |
None permitted. Citation: Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders, Calif. Lab. Code 351. |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Citation: Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders; Calif. Lab. Code 1191. Learners: 85% of minimum for learners age 18 and older during first 160 hours of employment. Citation: Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders; Calif. Lab. Code 1192; Calif. Wage Orders 1 through 15 Section 4(A). Students: 85% of minimum for students employed by organized camps. Citation: Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders; Calif. Lab. Code Section 1182.4. |
| CO |
$12.56 per hour effective 1/1/22. Wage is
adjusted annually based on inflation. Increasing
to $13.65 on 1/1/23. Many localities across the
nation have established their own minimum
wage laws, including Denver ($15.87 on 1/1/22,
increasing to $17.29 on 1/1/23). Citation: C.R.S. Sec. 8-6-106. Minimum Wage Order No. 32; Colo. Const. art. XVIII, Sec. 15, 7 CCR Sec. 1103-1. |
The maximum tip credit allowed is $3.02 per
hour. Tips plus cash wage must equal minimum
wage in effect. Citation: C.R.S. Sec. 8-6-106; Minimum Wage Order No. 32; Colo. Const. art. XVIII, Sec. 15, 7 CCR Sec. 1103-1 |
Workers with disabilities and
unemancipated minors under 18 years of
age: 85% of current minimum wage in
industries covered by wage orders. Citation: Minimum Wage Order No. 32; 7 CCR Sec. 1103-1. |
| CT |
$14.00 per hour (increasing to:$15.00 6/1/23),
then adjusted annually on January 1. Citation: Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 558 § 31-58(j), Public Act No. 13-117. |
36.8% of minimum for hotel and restaurant
employees. 18.5% of minimum for bartenders. Citation: Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 558 § 31-60. |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit when earning capacity is impaired by
physical or mental deficiency or injury. Citation: Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 558 § 31-67. Learners: As specified in permit for learners and apprentices in established programs. For minors and learners not in programs, 85% of minimum for first 90 days of employment. Citation: Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 558 § 31-58(j); Admin. Regs. § 31-60-7(a), § 31-60-8(a). |
| DC |
$16.10 per hour. Adjusted annually based on
inflation in July. Citation: D.C. Code § 32-1003 |
Employers must pay cash wage of $5.35 per
hour. Combined tips and wages must at least
equal minimum wage. Citation: D.C. Code § 32-1003 |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Citation: D.C. Code § 32-1003. Learners: Newly hired persons 18 years of age or older may be paid the federal minimum wage for 90 days. Citation: D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7 § 902.4. Students: Students employed by institutions of higher education may be paid the federal minimum wage. Citation: D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 7 § 902.4. |
| DE |
$10.50 per hour effective 1/1/22. (Increasing to
$11.75 1/1/23; $13.25 1/1/24; $15.00 1/1/25.) Many localities across the nation have established their own minimum wage laws, including New Castle County. Citation: 19 Del. C. § 902(a). |
Employers must pay cash wage of $2.23 per
hour to tipped employees who regularly receive
more than $30 a month in tips. Combined tips
and wages must at least equal minimum wage. Citation: 19 Del. C. § 902(b),(c). |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Citation: 19 Del. C. § 905. Learners and Students: As specified in permit for apprentices. As specified in permit for student-learners, but not less than 85% of the minimum. 9 Del. C. § 906. Citation: 19 Del. C. ch. 9; Del. Code Regs. 65-400-010. |
| FL | $11.00 per hour. (Increasing to: $12.00 9/30/23; $13.00 9/30/24; $14.00 9/30/25; $15.00 9/30/ 26.) Wage is adjusted annually on January 1 based on inflation. | $3.02 per hour for employees earning at least $30 in tips per month. | There is no provision for this topic in this state. |
| GA |
$5.15 per hour (must pay federal minimum wage
rate if higher). Employers subject to FLSA must
pay the $7.25 Federal minimum wage. Special
“training rate” of $4.25 applies to new
employees under the age of 20 for their first 90
days. Full time students in high school or college
who work 20 hours or less per week can be paid
$6.16, or $85 of the standard minimum wage if
their job fits a work-study program or other
specified situations. Citation: O.C.G.A. tit. 34 ch. 4 § 34-4-3(a) |
No minimum applicable to employees who are
compensated wholly or partially by tips. Citation: O.C.G.A. tit. 34 ch. 4 § 34-4-3(b). |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Citation: O.C.G.A. tit. 34 ch. 4 § 34-4-4(a). Learners: As specified in permit. Citation: O.C.G.A. tit. 34 ch. 4 § 34-4-4(a). Students: As specified in permit. Citation: O.C.G.A. tit. 34 ch. 4 § 34-4-4(a). |
| HI | $12.00 per hour. Increasing to $14.00 1/1/24;
$16.00 1/1/26; $18.00 1/1/28. Citation: HRS ch. 387-1 § 387-2. |
$1.00 per hour provided that the combined
amount of wages and tips is at least $7.00 more
than the applicable minimum wage. Maximum
tip credit increasing to $1.25 on 1/1/24; $1.50 on
1/1/28. Employees must regularly earn at least
$20 per month in tips. Citation: HRS ch. 387-1 §§ 387-1, 387-2. |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Citation: HRS ch. 387-1 § 387-9(a)(2). Learners: As specified in permit. Citation: HRS ch. 387-1 § 387-9(a)(1). Students: As specified in permit for part-time workers who are full-time students in public schools other than colleges, universities, or business or technical schools. Citation: HRS ch. 387-1 § 387-9(a)(1). |
| ID | $7.25 per hour (conforms to federal minimum
wage rate). Citation: Idaho Code § 44-1502(1). |
Tipped employees who regularly receive at least
$30 in tips must be paid cash wage of $3.35 per
hour. Combined tips and wages must at least
equal minimum wage. Citation: Idaho Code § 44-1502(2). |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Citation: Idaho Code §§ 44-1502(1) and 44-1505. Learners: As specified in permit for apprentices. $4.25 per hour for first 90 days of employment for employees under age 20. Citation: Idaho Code §§ 44-1502; 44-1506. Students: As specified in permit for students enrolled in school/work training program. Citation: Idaho Code § 44-1506. |
| IL | $12.00 per hour effective 1/1/22 (Increasing to:
$13.00 1/1/23; $14.00 1/1/24; $15.00 1/1/25.)
($.50 less per hour for minors under age 18
during the first 90 consecutive calendar days of
employment). Many localities across the nation have established their own minimum wage laws, including Chicago ($15.40 large employers 21 or more employees; $14.50 small employers 4 to 20 employees; adjusted annually on July 1; small employer rate increasing to $15.00 on 7/1/23, increasing to same rate as large employers on 7/ 1/24) and Cook County. Citation: 820 ILCS 05/4(a). |
40% of minimum, provided employer keeps none
of tips. Citation: 820 ILCS 105/4(c). |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Citation: 820 ILCS 105/10(b). Learners: With permit/license, an employer may pay learners 70% of the full minimum wage for a six-month learning period. Citation: 820 ILCS 105/6, 56 ILAC 210.600 et seq. |
| IN | $7.25 per hour (employers with two or more
employees during a workweek must pay federal
rate). Citation: I.C. Minimum Wage Law § 22-2-2-4. |
Minimum wage is $2.13 per hour for employees
who customarily earn more than $30 in tips per
month. Combined tips and wages must at least
equal minimum wage. Citation: I.C. Minimum Wage Law § 22-2-2-4(c). |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. No minimum for disabled workers
employed by nonprofit organizations organized
primarily for the purpose of providing
employment for persons with disabilities or for
assisting in their therapy and rehabilitation. Citation: I.C. Minimum Wage Law § 22-2-2-3. Learners: $4.25 for employees under 20 during the first 90 days of employment. Citation: I.C. 22-2-2-4. Students: As specified in permit for student nurses, students working for funeral homes or working toward embalmer’s or funeral director’s license, students working for their schools, and hospital interns. Citation: I.C. Minimum Wage Law § 22-2-2-3. |
| IA | $7.25 per hour ($6.35 per hour during first 90
calendar days of employment). Citation: Iowa Code § 91D.1 et seq. |
40% of minimum for employees who regularly
receive more than $30 in tips per month. Citation: Iowa Code § 91D.1(1)(c). |
Workers with disabilities: Persons with
disabilities may be paid a lower minimum wage
under special certificates. Citation: Iowa Admin. Code r. 875-216.30(91D). Learners: $6.35 per hour for first 90 days of employment. Learners and apprentices may be paid a lower rate under special certificates. “Student-learners” must be paid not less than 75% of minimum under special certificate. Citation: Iowa Code § 91D.1(1)(d). Iowa Admin. Code r. 875-216.30(91D). Students: Certain full-time students may be paid a lower minimum wage under special certificates. Students must be paid at least 85% of the minimum wage. Citation: Iowa Code § 91D.1. Iowa Admin. Code r. 875-216.30(91D). |
| KS | Kansas minimum wage requirements do not
apply to any employers who are subject to the
provisions of the FLSA. For employers not subject
to the FLSA, the minimum wage is $7.25 per
hour. Citation: Kan. Stat. Ann. § 44-1202(d). |
The employer shall pay a minimum wage of at
least $2.13 an hour. If tips and gratuities equal
at least $7.25 an hour, no further payment is
required; but if they are less than $7.25 an hour,
the employer must pay the difference up to
$7.25 an hour. Citation: Kan. Stat. Ann. § 44-1203. |
Workers with disabilities: 85% of minimum. Citation: Kan. Admin. Reg. § 49-31-5(b). Learners: 80% of minimum for first two months of job, 90% for third month, minimum wage after three months. Citation: Kan. Admin. Reg. § 49-31-5(c). Students: No minimum for students age 18 and under who are working between academic terms. Citation: Kan. Admin. Reg. § 49-30-1(n). |
| KY | $7.25 per hour. Citation: KRS § 337.275(1). |
For any employee engaged in an occupation in
which he customarily and regularly receives
more than $30 per month in tips from patrons or
others, the employer may pay as a minimum not
less than the hourly wage rate required to be
paid a tipped employee under the federal
minimum hourly wage law as prescribed by 29
U.S.C. § 203. The employer shall establish by his
records that for each week where credit is taken,
when adding tips received to wages paid, not
less than the minimum rate prescribed in 29
U.S.C. § 203 was received by the employee. No
employer shall use all or part of any tips or
gratuities received by employees toward the
payment of the statutory minimum hourly wage
as required by 29 U.S.C. § 203. Nothing,
however, shall prevent employees from entering
into an agreement to divide tips or gratuities
among themselves. Citation: KRS § 337.275(2). |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Citation: KRS § 337.010(2)(a)(5), 803 KAR § 1:090. Learners: As specified in permit. Citation: KRS § 337.010(2)(a)(5), 803 KAR § 1:090. Students: As specified in permit. Citation: KRS § 337.010(2)(a)(5), 803 KAR § 1:090. |
| LA | No minimum wage law. | There is no provision for this topic in this state. | There is no provision for this topic in this state. |
| ME | $12.75 per hour effective 1/1/22. Increasing to
$13.80 per hour on 1/1/23. Adjusted annually on
January 1. Citation: 26 M.R.S.A. § 664. Many localities across the nation have established their own minimum wage laws, including Portland and Rockland. |
Employers must pay a minimum cash wage of
$3.63. Citation: Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Employ. § 3-419. |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Students with disabilities employed in
training program in public school system are
exempt from minimum. Citation: Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Employ. § 3-403(a). Learners: The state department of labor may set wages for learners and apprentices that are no less than 80% of minimum wage. Citation: Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Employ. § 3-410. |
| MA | $14.25 per hour effective 1/1/22. (Increasing to:
$15.00 1/1/23). Citation: Mass. Gen. Laws, Mandatory Min. Fair Wage Order ch. 151, § 1 |
Employers must pay a minimum cash wage of
$6.15 for tipped employees who customarily
receive more than $20 in tips per month.
Minimum cash wage for tipped employees
increasing to $6.75 on 1/1/23. Citation: Mass. Gen. Laws, Mandatory Min. Fair Wage Order 455 C.M.R. § 2.02. |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Learners: 80% of minimum for learners in approved training programs with permit from the Director of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Citation: Mass. Gen. Laws, Mandatory Min. Fair Wage Order 455 C.M.R. § 2.05. Students: 80% of minimum for students working for their schools or summer camps. Citation: Mass. Gen. Laws, Mandatory Min. Fair Wage Order 455 C.M.R. § 2.05. |
| MN |
$10.33 per hour effective 1/1/22 (for companies
with annual gross sales or business under
$500,000, the minimum wage is $8.42). The
minimum wage will increase automatically on
January 1 of each year by inflation capped at 2.5
percent. Increasing to $10.59 for large
employers (annual gross revenue of $500,000 or
more) on 1/1/23. Increasing to $8.63 for small
employers (annual revenue less than $500,000)
on 1/1/23. Citation: Minn. Stat. § 177.24. Many localities across the nation have established their own minimum wage laws, including Minneapolis ($15.00 for companies with more than 100 employees;$13.50 for companies with 100 or fewer employees; increasing to $15.19/$14.15 on 1/1/23) and St. Paul ($15.00 for macro employers with more than 10,000 employees; $13.50 for large employers of more than 101 employees; $12.00 for small employers with 6 to 100 employees; $10.75 for micro employers with 5 or fewer employees; increasing to $15.19/$15.00/$13.00/$11.50 on 7/1/23). |
No tip credit allowed. Citation: Minn. Stat. § 177.24. |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Minimum must be paid to worker with
disability who has similar experience, skill, and
work performance as worker without disability. Citation: Minn. Stat. § 177.28. Training wage: $8.42 for new employees under age 20 during their first 90 days of employment. Citation: Minn. Stat. § 177.24. Youth wage: $8.42 for an employee under the age of 18. Citation: Minn. Stat. § 177.24. Summer travel industry: $8.42 for employees working under the authority of a summer work travel exchange visitor program (J) nonimmigrant visa. May be paid only by employers in the hotel or motel, lodging establishment, or resort industries. Citation: Minn. Stat. § 177.24 |
| MS | No minimum wage law. | There is no provision for this topic in this state. | There is no provision for this topic in this state. |
| MI | $9.87 per hour. Increasing to $12.00 on 2/2/23. Citation: Mich. Minimum Wage Law section 408.384(1). Many localities across the nation have established their own minimum wage laws, including Ypsilanti. |
$6.12 per hour if: (a) The employee receives tips. (b) The tips at least equal the difference between the minimum case wage of $3.75 (d) The employee was informed by the employer about the tip credit. Citation: Mich. Minimum Wage Law section 408.387a. |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Citation: Mich. Minimum Wage Law section 408.387. Learners: $4.25 during first 90 days for employees under age 20. Citation: Mich. Minimum Wage Law section 408.384b. Students: 85% of minimum wage for employees under the age of 18. Citation: Mich. Minimum Wage Law section 408.387. |
| MO | $11.15 per hour effective 1/1/22. (Increasing to:
$12.00 1/1/23). Adjusted annually on January 1
based on inflation. Retail and service employers
that gross less than $500,000 are exempt from
state minimum wage law. Citation: RSMo. § 290.502. |
50% of minimum, provided combined tips and
wages equal at least minimum. Citation: RSMo. § 290.512(1). |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit.
Citation: RSMo. § 290-515.
Learners: Ninety cents less per hour than state
minimum wage for learners under the age of 20.
Note: The regulation permitting the reduced
wage (MO Admin. Code Tit. 8 Sec. 30-4.030) was
rescinded in March 2009 and the law requires a
public hearing addressing the exception before a
new regulation is issued. Therefore, employers
must pay the applicable minimum wage until a
regulation is issued allowing for a training wage. Citation: RSMo. § 290.517. |
| MT | $9.20 per hour effective 1/1/22. Adjusted
annually on January 1 based on inflation.
Increasing to $9.95 on 1/1/23. Citation: Mont. Code Ann. § 39-3-409. |
No tip credit allowed. Citation: Mont. Code Ann. § 39-3-409. |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Citation: Mont. Code Ann. § 39-3-406. Learners: As may be approved by commissioner for first 30 days of employment. Learners under 18 employed as farm workers may be paid 50% of the minimum wage for the first 180 days of employment. Citation: Mont. Code Ann. § 39-3-406. Students: No minimum for students participating in distributive education program. Citation: Mont. Code Ann. § 39-3-406. |
| NE | $9.00 per hour. Increasing to $10.50 on 1/1/23. Citation: Wage and Hour Act § 48-1203(1). |
Tipped employees may be paid a cash wage of
$2.13 per hour, provided combined tips and
wages equal at least minimum. Citation: Wage and Hour Act § 48-1203(2). |
Workers with disabilities: Physically or
mentally disabled individuals receiving federal,
state, county, or local aid and employed in a
program of rehabilitation may be paid wages
consistent with their health, efficiency, and
general well-being. Learners: 75% of minimum for the first 90 days for new employees under age 20. Citation: Wage and Hour Act § 48-1203.01. Students: At least 75% of minimum for student learners in bona fide vocational training programs. Citation: Wage and Hour Act § 48-1203(3). |
| NV | $9.50 if employer provides health benefits;
$10.50 if no health benefits (employers subject
to federal minimum wage law must pay federal
rate if higher). (Increasing to: $11.25/$10.25 7/
1/23.) Adjusted annually on July 1 based on
inflation. Citation: NRS 53 ch. 608, Nev. Const. Art. 15, § 16. |
No tip credit allowed. Citation: NRS 608.160. |
There is no provision for this topic in this state. |
| NH | New Hampshire no longer has its own minimum
wage. It now follows the federal minimum wage
(currently $7.25 per hour). Citation: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 279:21. |
Tipped employees of a restaurant, hotel, motel,
inn or cabin, who regularly receive more than
$30 a month in tips must be paid at least 45% of
the applicable minimum wage. Citation: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 279:21. |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit for workers whose earning capacity is
impaired by age, or physical or mental
deficiency. As specified in permit for workers
with disabilities to work in a practical
experience/training program at a post-secondary
organization or rehabilitation facility. Citation: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 279:22; § 279:22-aa, II. Learners: At least 75% of the applicable minimum wage for workers with less than 6 months’ experience in an occupation if the employer files an application with the Department of Labor within 10 days of hiring. Citation: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 279:21, IV, V. Students: As specified in permit for high school and post-secondary students in work-study program. Citation: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 279:22-aa, I. Sheltered workshops: As specified by permit for nonprofit organizations or institutions wishing to engage in a sheltered workshop program. Citation: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 279:22-a. |
| NJ | $13.00 effective 1/1/22 for employers with more
than 5 employees. $11.90 per hour for seasonal
employers, small employers with 5 or fewer
employees, and $10.90 for agricultural
employers. (Increasing to: $14.13/$12.93/$12.01
1/1/23.) Adjusted annually on January 1 based on
inflation. Citation: N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a4 |
The suggested minimum cash wage payable is
$5.13 per hour, but tips plus cash wages must
equal the required minimum wage per hour. Citation: N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a4 and N.J.A.C. 12:56 - 14.4. |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit for workers whose earning capacity is
impaired by age, physical or mental deficiency,
or injury. Citation: N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a17. Students: 85% of minimum for full-time students employed by college or university where they are enrolled. Citation: N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a4. |
| NM | $11.50 per hour effective 1/1/22. (Increasing to:
$12.00 1/1/23). Citation: NMSA, 1978 § 50-4-22(A). Many localities across the nation have established their own minimum wage laws, including Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, and Santa Fe County. |
Employees who regularly receive at least $30
per month in tips must be paid a minimum of
$2.80 per hour, but tips combined with cash
wages must be at least hourly minimum wage. Minimum cash wage for tipped employees increasing to $3.00 per hour on 1/1/23. Citation: NMSA, 1978 § 50-4-22(b). |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit, but not less than 50% of minimum. Citation: NMSA, 1978 § 50-4-23(A). Learners: Learners and apprentices are exempt from minimum. Citation:NMSA, 1978 § 50-4-21(C). Students: Students working after school and during vacations are exempt from minimum. Citation: NMSA, 1978 § 50-4-21(C). |
| NY | $15.00 New York City.
$15.00 effective 12/31/21 for Long Island and
Westchester. $13.20 effective 12/31/21 for the remainder of New York state. Increasing to $14.20 on 12/31/ 22. Will be adjusted annually until the minimum wage reaches $15.00 per hour. $15.00 for fast food employees in New York City and outside of New York City in fast food establishments. |
Food service workers - $10.00 per hour New York
City, Long Island and Westchester minimum
tipped wage effective 12/31/21. $8.80 remainder
of New York state minimum tipped wage. Service workers - $12.50 per hour New York City, Long Island and Westchester minimum tipped wage effective 12/31/21. $11.00 remainder of New York state minimum tipped wage. No tip credit is available for fast food employees. The minimum tipped wage plus the tip credit must equal at least the required minimum wage. Citation: N.Y. Lab. Law art. 19 Section 652, Admin. Regs. tit. 12 part 137-1.4. |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. No minimum for workers with disabilities
who are employed by certain nonprofit
organizations. Citation: N.Y. Lab. Law art. 19 Section 655(5)(c), Section 651. Learners: As specified in permit. No minimum for learners working for certain nonprofit organizations. Citation: N.Y. Lab. Law art. 19 Section 655(5)(c), Section 651. Students: No minimum for students working for certain nonprofit organizations. Citation: N.Y. Lab. Law art. 19 Section 651. |
| NC | $7.25 per hour (must pay federal minimum wage rate if higher). Citation: Wage and Hour Act ch. 95 art. 25 § 95-25.3(a). House Bill 2 prevents local governments from imposing any requirement on employers pertaining to the compensation of employees, such as minimum wages, hours of labor, benefits, or leave. This means cities and counties can’t enact “living wage” ordinances or require paid leave. | Employers may pay $2.13 in wages to employees who regularly receive more than $20 a month in tips, provided wages plus tips equal or exceed minimum wage. Citation: Wage and Hour Act ch. 95 art. 25 § 95-25.3(f). | Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit for workers whose earning capacity is
impaired by age, physical or mental deficiency,
or injury. Citation: Wage and Hour Act ch. 95 art. 25 § 95-25.3(c). Learners: 90% of minimum. Citation: Wage and Hour Act ch. 95 art. 25 §§ 95-25.3(b), 95-25.3(a). Students: 90% of minimum for full-time students. Citation: Wage and Hour Act ch. 95 art. 25 § 95-25.3(b) |
| ND | $7.25 per hour. Citation: N.D.C.C. § 34-06-22. |
33% of minimum wage for employees who
regularly receive at least $30 per month
in tips. Citation: N.D.A.C. § 46-02-07-03(1); 46-02-07-01(17). |
Workers with disabilities: The Labor
Commissioner may issue a special license
authorizing employment at less than minimum
wage to an employee whose productive capacity
for the work to be performed is impaired by
physical or mental disability, or to any student
enrolled in a career or technical program. The
Commissioner may also issue special licenses to
community rehabilitation programs for the
handicapped which engage in the occupation
and responsibility of representing and placing for
training, learning or employment of these
employees whose productive capacity to work is
impaired by physical or mental disability. Citation: N.D.C.C. § 34-06-15. Learners, students, and other exemptions: There are a number of other exemptions to the minimum wage, including employees of non- profit camps; guides, cooks, or camp-tenders for hunting or fishing guide services; golf caddies; employees of programs for youthful or first-time offenders; prison or jail inmates; actors or extras for motion pictures; persons working on a casual basis for fewer than 20 hours per week for fewer than three consecutive weeks in domestic service; and certain volunteers and student trainees. Subminimum wages are to be granted in two situations: (1) subminimum wages may be paid to students enrolled in vocational education or related programs as long as the wage isn’t below 85 percent of the minimum wage and (2) employers may apply for permission to grant a subminimum wage to individuals with disabilities. Citation: N.D.C.C. § 34-06-22; N.D. Admin. Code § 46-02-07-02; § 46-02-07-03. |
| OH | $9.30 per hour effective 1/1/22 (gross receipts of
$342,000 or more); $7.25 (gross receipts under
$342,000). Wage is adjusted annually January 1
based on inflation. Increasing to $10.10 on 1/1/
23 (gross receipts of $342,000 or more). Remaining at $7.25 for employers with gross receipts under $342,000. Federal rate applies to employees under age 16. Citation: Ohio Const. art. II, section 34(a); Ohio Rev. Code section 4111.02. |
50% of minimum wage for employees regularly
receiving more than $30 tips per month. Tips
and wages combined must equal minimum
wage. Citation: Ohio Const. art. II, section 34(a); Ohio Rev. Code section 4111.02. |
Workers with disabilities: Commission may
approve reduction for those whose earning
capacity is impaired by physical or mental
deficiency or injury. Citation: Ohio Const. art. II, Ohio Rev. Code section 34(a) sections 4111.06; 4111.14(C). Learners: 85% of minimum under 90-day license for apprentices. Citation: Ohio Const. art. II, section 34(a); Ohio Rev. Code section 4111.07. |
| OK | Follows the federal minimum wage. Citation: Okla. Minimum Wage Act tit. 40 § 197.2 |
No more than 50% of minimum. Citation: Okla. Minimum Wage Act tit. 40 § 197.16 |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Citation: Okla. Minimum Wage Act tit. 40 § 197.11. Learners: As specified in permit. Citation: Okla. Minimum Wage Act tit. 40 § 197.11. Students: As specified in permit. Citation: Okla. Minimum Wage Act tit. 40 § 197.11 |
| OR | $14.75 per hour Portland metro area; $13.50
urban counties; $12.50 rural counties.. An annual cost of living increase will begin in 2023. The non-Portland/nonurban area will set the baseline. The Portland area must remain at least $1.25 above the baseline, and nonurban counties can be up to $1.00 below the baseline. Oregon's scheduling and predictability pay law affects retail, hospitality, and food services establishments that employ 500 or more employees worldwide. The law requires employers to provide a good faith estimate of the employee's work schedule at the time of hire, and a written schedule at least 7 days before the first day of the work schedule, and at least 14 days before the first day of the work schedule. Predictability pay is required for employer-requested changes without the required advance notice. There are also pay rules regarding working through required rest periods between shifts. Citation: S.B. 828 (2017). |
No tip credit allowed. Citation: ORS § 653.035(3). |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit for workers with physical or mental
disabilities. Citation: ORS 653 and OAR § 839-20-0015(1),(2). Learners: Student-learners in vocational training programs must earn at least 75% of the minimum wage; requires authorization of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. Citation: ORS § 653.070 and OAR § 839-20-0015(1),(2). Students: Student-learners in vocational training programs must earn at least 75% of the minimum wage; requires authorization of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. Citation: ORS § 653.070 and OAR § 839-20-0015(1),(2). |
| PA | $7.25 per hour. Citation: 43 Pa. C.S. §§ 333.104(a) and 333.104(a.1). |
Employers must pay a cash wage of at least
$2.83 per hour to tipped employees earning at
least $30 per month in tips. Cash wage plus tips
must equal at least the minimum wage. Citation: 34 Pa. C.S. § 231.101(b). |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Citation: 43 Pa. C.S. § 333.104(d). Learners: A training wage equal to the federal minimum wage may be paid to employees under the age of 20 for 60 days. Citation: 43 Pa. C.S. § 333.104(e). Students: Learners and students may be paid 85% of minimum wage with a certificate from the state Department of Labor. Citation: 43Pa. C.S. § 333.104(b). |
| RI | $12.25 per hour effective 1/1/22. (Increasing to:
$13.00 1/1/23; $14.00 1/1/24; $15.00 1/1/25.) Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws section 28-12-3. |
Tipped employees must be paid a cash wage of
at least $3.89 per hour. Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws section 28-12-5(1). |
Workers with disabilities: Employees with
disabilities may be paid less than minimum
wage under licenses issued by the Department
of Labor and Training. Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws section 28-12-9. Learners: New employees during their first 90 days may be paid less than minimum wage under licenses issued by the Department of Labor and Training. Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws section 28-12-10. Students: 75% of minimum 14 and 15 year olds who work 24 hours or less in a week. 90% of minimum for full-time students under age 19 employed by nonprofit organizations. Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws section 28-12-3.1, section 28-12-5(e) |
| SC | No minimum wage law. | There is no provision for this topic in this state. | There is no provision for this topic in this state. |
| SD | $9.95 per hour effective 1/1/22. Adjusted
annually on January 1 based on inflation. Increasing to $10.80 on 1/1/23. Citation: SDCL section 60-11-3. |
Employers shall pay no less than 50% of the
minimum wage to employees who regularly
receive more than $35 a month in tips, provided
wages plus tips equal or exceed minimum wage. Citation: SDCL section 60-11-3.1 |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Citation: SDCL section 60-11-5. Learners: As specified in permit. Citation: SDCL section 60-11- 5. |
| TN | No minimum wage law. | There is no provision for this topic in this state. | There is no provision for this topic in this state. |
| TX | $7.25 per hour. Citation: Tex. Labor Code, tit. 2 ch. 62 § 62.051. |
Employers may pay $2.13 in wages to
employees who regularly receive more than $20
a month in tips, provided wages plus tips equal
or exceed minimum wage. Citation: Tex. Labor Code, tit. 2 ch. 62 § 62.052. |
Workers with disabilities: Clients and patients
of the state Department of Mental Health and
Retardation working in the department’s
institution as part of their therapy or being
trained in sheltered workshop operated by the
department. Citation: Tex. Labor Code, tit. 2 ch. 62 § 62.057. Students: No minimum for full-time students under age 20 and minors under 18 who are not high school or vocational school graduates. Not applicable to agricultural workers paid on piecework basis. Citation: Tex. Labor Code, tit. 2 ch. 62 § 62.155. |
| UT | $7.25 per hour. Citation: Utah Code tit. 34 ch. 40; Utah Admin. Code R610-1-3(A). |
Employers may pay $2.13 in wages to
employees who regularly receive more than $30
a month in tips, provided wages plus tips equal
or exceed minimum wage. Citation: Utah Code tit. 34 ch. 40; Utah Admin. Code R610-1-4. |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Citation: Utah Code § 34-40-104(2). Learners: Minors under 18 may be paid $4.25 for the first 90 days of employment. Employers may pay adult learners less than the minimum wage for the first 160 hours of employment, as specified in permit. Citation: Utah Code § 34-40-104(3); Utah Admin. Code R610-1-3(B). Students: No minimum for students employed by their schools. Citation: Utah Code § 34-40-104(1). |
| VT | $12.55 per hour effective 1/1/22. Wage will be
adjusted annually based on inflation. Increasing
to $13.18 on 1/1/23. Citation: 21 V.S.A. §§ 381- 396, 384(a) |
An employee of a hotel, motel, tourist place, or
restaurant who regularly receives more than
$120 in tips per month must be paid a basic tip
wage rate of one-half Vermont’s minimum wage,
unless the U.S. rate is higher, then one-half the
U.S. minimum wage rate. Citation: 21 V.S.A. §§ 381- 396, Vermont Minimum Wage Rules. |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit. Citation: 21 V.S.A. § 385(5). Learners: As specified in permit. Citation: 21 V.S.A. § 385(5). Students: Students working during all or any part of the school year or regular vacation periods are not considered employees and are not subject to the minimum wage laws. Citation: 21 V.S.A. §§ 381- 396 § 383(2). |
| VA | $11.00 per hour effective 1/1/22. (Increasing to:
$12.00 1/1/23.) Citation: VA Code § 40.1-28.10. |
Virginia requires a $2.13 minimum tipped wage. Citation: VA Code § 40.1-28.9(D). |
Workers with disabilities: No minimum for
workers whose earning capacity is impaired by
physical or mental deficiency. Citation: VA Code § 40.1-28.9(B). Students: No minimum for students in bona fide educational programs or full-time students under age 18 who work 20 hours or less a week. Citation: VA Code § 40.1-28.9(B). |
| WA | $14.49 per hour effective 1/1/22. Wage is
adjusted annually based on inflation. Increasing
to $15.74 on 1/1/23. Citation: Wash. Rev. Code Ch. 49.46. WAC 296. Many localities across the nation have established their own minimum wage laws, including Seattle and SeaTac. Seattle: $17.27 for employers of 501 or more employees 1/1/22 (increasing to $18.69 on1/1/ 23); $15.75 for employers of 500 or fewer if the employer pays $1.52 per hour towards medical benefits or the employee receives $1.52 per hour in tips (increasing to $16.50 on 1/1/23; $17.25 on 1/1/24); $17.27 for employers of 500 or fewer if the employer does not pay $1.52 per hour towards medical benefits or the employee does not receive $1.52 per hour in tips (increasing to $18.69 on 1/1/23) |
No tip credit allowed. Citation: Wash. Rev. Code Ch. 49.46. WAC 296-126-022. Citation: Seattle Ordinance No. 124490; SMC § 14.19 et seq. |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
certificate. Citation: Wash. Rev. Code Ch. 49.46.060. WAC 296-128-050, WAC 296-128-075. Learners: As specified in certificate but not less than 85% of minimum wage. Citation: Wash. Rev. Code Ch. 49.46.060. WAC 296-128-125, 296-128-195. Students: As specified in permit. Citation: Wash. Rev. Code Ch. 49.46.060. WAC 296-128-295. |
| WV | $8.75 per hour. Citation: W. Va. Code section 21-5C-2(a). |
70% of minimum for workers who customarily
receive tips. Citation: W. Va. Code section 21-5C-4. |
Workers with disabilities: No minimum for
individual with disability employed by nonprofit
sheltered workshop. Citation: W. Va. Code section 21-5C-1(f). Learners: $5.15 per hour for employees under the age of 20 for the first 90 days of employment. No minimum for trainees. Citation: W. Va. Code sections 21-5C-1(f), 21-5C-2(b), 21-5C-3(b). Students: No minimum for students employed part time. Citation: W. Va. Code section 21-5C-1(f). |
| WI | 7.25 per hour. Citation: Ind. 72 of Dept. of Workforce Development Regs. and Wis. Admin. Code §§ DWD 272.001 et seq., 272.05, 272.03, 272.08. |
Employees who regularly receive tips must be
paid $2.33 per hour ($2.13 if under the age of 20
during the first 90 days of employment). Citation: Ind. 72 of Dept. of Workforce Development Regs. Wis. Adm. Code DWD §§ 272.001 et seq. Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 272.03. |
Workers with disabilities: As specified in
permit for workers with disabilities whose
earning capacity is impaired for the job. Citation: Ind. 72 of Dept. of Workforce Development Regs. Wis. Admin. Code DWD §§ 272.001 et seq., 272.09. Learners: New hires under the age of 20 may be paid an opportunity rate of $5.90 per hour for the first 90 days of employment. 75% of minimum for student learners in bona fide school training programs, but full minimum must be paid for work not part of training program. Citation: Ind. 72 of Dept. of Workforce Development Regs. Wis. Admin. Code DWD §§ 272.001 et seq., 272.03, 272.09. Students: 75% of minimum for student learners in bona fide school training programs, but full minimum must be paid for work not part of training program. Federal minimum for full-time students of independent colleges and universities working no more than 20 hours per week. Citation: Ind. 72 of Dept. of Workforce Development Regs. Wis. Admin. Code DWD §§ 272.001 et seq., 272.09, 272.085. |
| WY | $5.15 per hour. Note: states with minimum wage
rates lower than the federal government must
observe the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per
hour. Citation: Wyo. Stat. § 27-4-20 |
Employers may pay $2.13 in wages to
employees who regularly receive more than $30
a month in tips, provided wages plus tips equal
or exceed minimum wage. Citation: Wyo. Stat. § 27-4-202. |
Learners: $4.25 during first 90 days for
employees under age 20. Citation: Wyo. Stat. § 27-4-202. |