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Here’s every state where the minimum salary increases today, Jan. 1 2025
Workers in over 20 states will see a pay raise starting on New Year’s Day when the minimum wage gets an increase.
The federal minimum wage of $7.25 has remained the same for the past 15 years despite the cost of living increasing. There have been pushes to boost the base amount workers are paid for their labor in recent years, but none of them have gained enough traction in Congress.
Fortunately for millions of Americans in 30 states and the District of Columbia, higher minimum wages have been approved by voters. Some of these have implemented annual increases and in over 20 of them including California, Florida, Illinois and New York, the adjustment of the hourly minimum will take effect on New Year’s Day.
These US states will raise the minimum wage in January 2025
The US states that will raise their minimum wages starting January 1, 2025 are: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, South Dakota, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.
This is how the minimum wage will increase in each state starting January 1, 2025:
- Alaska: from $11.73 to $13.00
- Arizona: from $14.35 to $14.70
- California: from $16.00 to $16.50
- Colorado: from $14.42 to $14.81
- Connecticut: from $15.69 to $16.35
- Delaware: from $13.25 to $15.00
- Illinois: from $14.00 to $15.00
- Maine: from $14.15 to $14.65
- Michigan: from $10.33 to $10.56
- Missouri: from $12.30 to $13.75
- Montana: from $10.30 to $10.55
- Nebraska: from $12.00 to $13.50
- New Jersey: from $15.00 to $15.49
- New York (In New York City and Long Island / Westchester): from $16.00 to $16.50
- New York: from $15.00 to $15.50
- Ohio: from $10.45 to $10.70
- Oklahoma: from $7.25 to $9.00
- Rhode Island: from $14.00 to $15.00
- South Dakota: from $11.20 to $11.50
- Vermont: from $13.67 to $14.01
- Virginia: from $12.00 to $13.50
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These US states will raise wages in other months of 2025
On the other hand, Michigan will raise its minimum wage once again on February 21, 2025 to $12.48. This second adjustment to the base wage was the result of a Michigan Supreme Court ruling in July 2024.
Oregon and the District of Columbia have increases scheduled for July, while Florida will increase its minimum wage in September 2025. The District of Columbia and Oregon have not yet confirmed their next minimum wage amounts. In Florida, the state minimum wage will rise to $14 on September 30.
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