Minimum Wage Increases Effective January 1, 2025

The following states and localities will see minimum wage increases on January 1, 2025:

• Alaska: $11.91

• Arizona: $14.70
  • Flagstaff: $17.85
  • Tucson: $15.00

• California: $16.50
  • Here is a list of City and County minimum wages in California maintained by UC Berkeley. Scroll down to “California City and County Minimum Wages, January 1, 2025” for upcoming changes.

• Colorado: $14.81
  • Boulder: $15.57
  • Boulder County: $16.57
  • Denver: $18.81
  • Edgewater: $16.52

• Connecticut: $16.35

• Delaware: $15.00

• Illinois: $15.00
  • Cook County: $15.00

• Maine: $14.65
  • Portland: $15.50
  • Rockland: $15.50

• Howard County, MD: $16.00

• Michigan: $10.56

• Minnesota: $11.13
  • Minneapolis: $15.97
  • Saint Paul: $15.97

• Missouri: $13.75

• Montana: $10.55

• Nebraska: $13.50

• New Jersey:
  • $15.49 for large employers
  • $14.53 for small employers

• Las Cruces, NM: $12.65

• New York
  • New York (NYC, Nassau, Suffolk & Westchester Counties): $16.50
  • Remainder of the state: $15.50

• Ohio: $10.70

• Rhode Island: $15.00

• South Dakota: $11.50

• Vermont: $14.01

• Virginia: 12.41

• Washington: $16.66
  • Bellingham: $17.66
  • Burien
    • $21.16 for large employers
    • $20.16 for midsize employers
  • King County (unincorporated areas):
    • $20.29 for large employers
    • $18.29 for midsize employers
    • $17.29 for small employers
  • Renton
    • $20.90 for large employers
      $18.90 for midsize employers
  • SeaTac: $20.17 for employers in hospitality and transportation industries
  • Tukwila
    • $21.10 for large employers
    • $20.10 for midsize employers

Note that certain states and localities will see minimum wage increases later in the year. Notably, Michigan increases again on February 21, 2025, and Alaska, Nevada, Oregon, and DC will increase on July 1, 2025. Florida increases on September 30, 2025. We’ll provide more information as we get closer to those dates.