{
 "name": "State minimum wage",
 "description": "Basic minimum wage per hour in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and the rate that applies to most workers once the federal minimum wage floor is taken into account, from the US Department of Labor.",
 "year": null,
 "publisher": "TaxWren",
 "url": "https://taxwren.com/data",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "sources": [
  {
   "name": "US Department of Labor, State Minimum Wage Laws (updated July 1, 2026)",
   "url": "https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state"
  }
 ],
 "columns": [
  {
   "name": "state",
   "description": "State name"
  },
  {
   "name": "state_code",
   "description": "Two-letter postal code"
  },
  {
   "name": "state_minimum_wage",
   "description": "State basic minimum wage per hour (blank if the state has none)"
  },
  {
   "name": "applies",
   "description": "Higher of the state rate and the federal minimum wage, for employers covered by the FLSA"
  },
  {
   "name": "federal_minimum_wage",
   "description": "Federal minimum wage per hour"
  },
  {
   "name": "note",
   "description": "Lower rates for small employers, higher local rates and similar exceptions"
  }
 ],
 "rows": [
  {
   "state": "Alabama",
   "state_code": "AL",
   "state_minimum_wage": null,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Alaska",
   "state_code": "AK",
   "state_minimum_wage": 14,
   "applies": 14,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Arizona",
   "state_code": "AZ",
   "state_minimum_wage": 15.15,
   "applies": 15.15,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Arkansas",
   "state_code": "AR",
   "state_minimum_wage": 11,
   "applies": 11,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "California",
   "state_code": "CA",
   "state_minimum_wage": 16.9,
   "applies": 16.9,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Colorado",
   "state_code": "CO",
   "state_minimum_wage": 15.16,
   "applies": 15.16,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Connecticut",
   "state_code": "CT",
   "state_minimum_wage": 16.94,
   "applies": 16.94,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Delaware",
   "state_code": "DE",
   "state_minimum_wage": 15,
   "applies": 15,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "District of Columbia",
   "state_code": "DC",
   "state_minimum_wage": 18.4,
   "applies": 18.4,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Florida",
   "state_code": "FL",
   "state_minimum_wage": 14,
   "applies": 14,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Georgia",
   "state_code": "GA",
   "state_minimum_wage": 5.15,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": "State rate $5.15; employers covered by the FLSA pay the federal $7.25"
  },
  {
   "state": "Hawaii",
   "state_code": "HI",
   "state_minimum_wage": 16,
   "applies": 16,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Idaho",
   "state_code": "ID",
   "state_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Illinois",
   "state_code": "IL",
   "state_minimum_wage": 15,
   "applies": 15,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Indiana",
   "state_code": "IN",
   "state_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Iowa",
   "state_code": "IA",
   "state_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Kansas",
   "state_code": "KS",
   "state_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Kentucky",
   "state_code": "KY",
   "state_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Louisiana",
   "state_code": "LA",
   "state_minimum_wage": null,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Maine",
   "state_code": "ME",
   "state_minimum_wage": 15.1,
   "applies": 15.1,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Maryland",
   "state_code": "MD",
   "state_minimum_wage": 15,
   "applies": 15,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Massachusetts",
   "state_code": "MA",
   "state_minimum_wage": 15,
   "applies": 15,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Michigan",
   "state_code": "MI",
   "state_minimum_wage": 13.73,
   "applies": 13.73,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": "Scheduled to rise to $15.00 (per DOL)"
  },
  {
   "state": "Minnesota",
   "state_code": "MN",
   "state_minimum_wage": 11.41,
   "applies": 11.41,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Mississippi",
   "state_code": "MS",
   "state_minimum_wage": null,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Missouri",
   "state_code": "MO",
   "state_minimum_wage": 15,
   "applies": 15,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Montana",
   "state_code": "MT",
   "state_minimum_wage": 10.85,
   "applies": 10.85,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": "Smaller businesses not covered by the FLSA: $4.00"
  },
  {
   "state": "Nebraska",
   "state_code": "NE",
   "state_minimum_wage": 15,
   "applies": 15,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Nevada",
   "state_code": "NV",
   "state_minimum_wage": 12,
   "applies": 12,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "New Hampshire",
   "state_code": "NH",
   "state_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "New Jersey",
   "state_code": "NJ",
   "state_minimum_wage": 15.92,
   "applies": 15.92,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": "$15.23 for employers of fewer than 6 and seasonal employees"
  },
  {
   "state": "New Mexico",
   "state_code": "NM",
   "state_minimum_wage": 12,
   "applies": 12,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "New York",
   "state_code": "NY",
   "state_minimum_wage": 16,
   "applies": 16,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": "$17.00 in New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester; $16.00 in the rest of the state"
  },
  {
   "state": "North Carolina",
   "state_code": "NC",
   "state_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "North Dakota",
   "state_code": "ND",
   "state_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Ohio",
   "state_code": "OH",
   "state_minimum_wage": 11,
   "applies": 11,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": "Employers with gross receipts under the state threshold: $7.25"
  },
  {
   "state": "Oklahoma",
   "state_code": "OK",
   "state_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": "Smaller employers not covered: $2.00"
  },
  {
   "state": "Oregon",
   "state_code": "OR",
   "state_minimum_wage": 15.55,
   "applies": 15.55,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": "Standard rate; $16.80 in the Portland metro area, $14.55 in non-urban counties"
  },
  {
   "state": "Pennsylvania",
   "state_code": "PA",
   "state_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Rhode Island",
   "state_code": "RI",
   "state_minimum_wage": 16,
   "applies": 16,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "South Carolina",
   "state_code": "SC",
   "state_minimum_wage": null,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "South Dakota",
   "state_code": "SD",
   "state_minimum_wage": 11.85,
   "applies": 11.85,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Tennessee",
   "state_code": "TN",
   "state_minimum_wage": null,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Texas",
   "state_code": "TX",
   "state_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Utah",
   "state_code": "UT",
   "state_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Vermont",
   "state_code": "VT",
   "state_minimum_wage": 14.42,
   "applies": 14.42,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Virginia",
   "state_code": "VA",
   "state_minimum_wage": 12.77,
   "applies": 12.77,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Washington",
   "state_code": "WA",
   "state_minimum_wage": 17.13,
   "applies": 17.13,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "West Virginia",
   "state_code": "WV",
   "state_minimum_wage": 8.75,
   "applies": 8.75,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Wisconsin",
   "state_code": "WI",
   "state_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": null
  },
  {
   "state": "Wyoming",
   "state_code": "WY",
   "state_minimum_wage": 5.15,
   "applies": 7.25,
   "federal_minimum_wage": 7.25,
   "note": "State rate $5.15; employers covered by the FLSA pay the federal $7.25"
  }
 ]
}