| State minimum wage changes effective December 31, 2014 |
| State |
Changes/Effective Date
|
| New York |
$8.75 per hour. The state minimum wage is also scheduled to increase to $9.00 effective December 31, 2015. |
| West Virginia |
$8.00 per hour. The state minimum wage is also scheduled to increase to $8.75 effective December 31, 2015. |
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| State minimum wage changes effective January 1, 2015 |
| State |
Changes/Effective Date |
| Alaska |
$8.75 per hour. The minimum wage is also scheduled to increase to $9.75 per hour on January 1, 2016. |
| Arizona |
$8.05 per hour |
| Arkansas |
$7.50 per hour. The minimum wage is also scheduled to increase to $8.00 per hour on January 1, 2016 and $8.50 on January 1, 2017. |
| Colorado |
$8.23 per hour. |
| Connecticut |
$9.15 per hour. The minimum wage is also scheduled to increase to $9.60 per hour on January 1, 2016 and $10.10 on January 1, 2017. |
| Florida |
$8.05 per hour. |
| Hawaii |
$7.75 per hour. The minimum wage is also scheduled to increase to $8.50 per hour on January 1, 2016, $9.25 on January 1, 2017, and $10.10 on January 1, 2018. |
| Maryland |
$8.00 per hour. The minimum wage is also scheduled to increase to $8.25 per hour on July 1, 2015, $8.75 per hour on July 1, 2016, $9.25 on July 1, 2017, and $10.10 on July 1, 2018. |
| Massachusetts |
$9.00 per hour. The minimum wage is also scheduled to increase to $10.00 per hour on January 1, 2016 and $11.00 on January 1, 2017. |
| Missouri |
$7.65 per hour. |
| Montana |
$8.05 per hour. |
| Nebraska |
$8.00 per hour. The minimum wage is also scheduled to increase to $9.00 per hour on January 1, 2016. |
| New Jersey |
$8.38 per hour. |
| Ohio |
$8.10 per hour for businesses with annual gross receipts in excess of $297,000 per year. |
| Oregon |
$9.25 per hour. |
| Rhode Island |
$9.00 per hour. |
| South Dakota |
$8.50 per hour. |
| Vermont |
$9.15 per hour. The minimum wage is also scheduled to increase to $9.60 per hour on January 1, 2016, $10.00 on January 1, 2017, and $10.50 on January 1, 2018. |
| Washington |
$9.47 per hour. |
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| State minimum wage changes effective June 1, 2015 |
| State |
Changes/Effective Date |
| Delaware |
$8.25 per hour. |
|
| State minimum wage changes effective July 1, 2015 |
| State |
Changes/Effective Date |
| Washington D.C |
$10.50 per hour. The minimum wage is also scheduled to increase to $11.50 per hour effective July 1, 2016. |
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| State minimum wage changes effective August 1, 2015 |
| State |
Changes/Effective Date |
| Minnesota |
$9.00 per hour for large employers; $7.25 per hour for small employers. The state minimum wage is also scheduled to increase to $9.50 per hour effective August 1, 2016 for large employers and to $7.75 for small employers. |
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