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Minimum wage and other minimum pay requirements regularly increase at different points throughout any given year. Generally, these changes become effective on or around January 1 and on or around July 1. This page contains resources to guide you in determining the appropriate minimum compensation for your employees.
Resources on Minimum Pay Information
- Mineral*: State and Local Minimum Wage Updates
- Department of Labor: State Minimum Wage Laws
- Economic Policy Institute (EPI): Minimum Wage Tracker
Things to Remember
- Locality matters. Many cities, counties, and/or towns within a state have higher minimum pay requirements than the state itself. EPI’s Minimum Wage Tracker allows you to select the locality in which your employee(s) work under “Areas with different minimum wages” after selecting the applicable state.
- Exempt employees may be impacted. In some states, the minimum salary thresholds for exempt employees may increase. Other minimum salary requirements for exempt employees may also apply to your employee(s).
- Different requirements exist for different types of employees. In many states, tipped employees and employees working in certain industries have separate minimum wage requirements, which may also vary depending on which region they work within the state.
- Double-check your work. Consult with legal counsel to ensure you’re compliant with minimum pay requirements as they apply to your employees.
Justworks Resources
Minimum Pay Requirement Updates
All updates below are effective January 1, 2026, unless otherwise noted. The below updates do not include tipped minimum wage updates or updates specific to certain industries.
Remember, the updates below only pertain to jurisdictions where the rates are changing effective January 1, unless otherwise noted. Other requirements already in effect at the state or local levels may also apply to your employees and they may be higher than the requirements below.
Note: For states and localities marked as 'TBD,' updates are forthcoming. Changes will be made as information becomes available, and changes after the original publication date will be reflected in the Changelog at the end of this article.
State/Region |
State Minimum Hourly Wage |
Locality (City/County) Minimum Hourly Wage |
Exempt Weekly Salary Threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal | $7.25 (no change) | $684/week ($35,568/year)^* | |
| Arizona | $15.15 |
Flagstaff: $18.35 Tucson: $15.45 |
See: Federal threshold |
| California | $16.90 |
Belmont: $18.95 Burlingame: $17.86 Cupertino: $18.70 Daly City: $17.50 East Palo Alto: $17.90 El Cerrito: $18.82 Foster City: $17.85 Half Moon Bay: $17.91 Hayward: - $16.90 ≤25 employees - $17.79 26+ employees Los Altos: $18.70 Menlo Park: $17.55 Mountain View: $19.70 Novato: - $16.90 ≤25 employees - $17.46 26-99 employees - $17.73 100+ employees) Oakland: $17.34 Palo Alto: $18.70 Petaluma: $18.31 Redwood City: $18.65 Richmond: &* $19.18 San Carlos: $17.75 San Diego: $17.75 San Jose: $18.45 San Mateo: $18.60 San Mateo County: $17.95 Santa Clara: $18.70 Santa Rosa: $18.21 Sonoma: - $17.38 ≤25 employees - $18.47 26+ employees South San Francisco: $18.15 Sunnyvale: $19.50 West Hollywood: $20.25 |
$1,352/week ($70,304/year) |
| Colorado | $15.16 |
Boulder: $16.82 Boulder County: $16.82 Denver: $19.29 Denver County: $19.29 Edgewater: $18.17 |
$1,111.23/week ($57,784/year) |
| Connecticut | $16.94 | See: Federal threshold | |
| Hawaii | $16.00 | See: Federal threshold | |
| Illinois | $15.00 (no change) | See: Federal threshold | |
| Maine | $15.10 |
Portland: $16.75 Rockland: $16.00 |
$871.16/week ($45,300.32/year) |
| Maryland | $15.00 (no change) | Howard County: $15.50 <15 employees | See: Federal threshold |
| Michigan | $13.73 | See: Federal threshold | |
| Minnesota | $11.41 |
Minneapolis: $16.37/hour St. Paul:^! (101+ employees): $16.37 |
See: Federal threshold |
| Missouri | $15.00 | See: Federal threshold | |
| Montana | $10.85 | See: Federal threshold | |
| Nebraska | $15.00 | See: Federal threshold | |
| New Jersey |
$15.23 (≤5 employees) $15.92 (6+ employees) |
See: Federal threshold | |
| New Mexico | $12.00 (no change) | Las Cruces: $13.01 | See: Federal threshold |
| New York†† | $16.00 | New York City, Long Island, and Westchester: $17.00 |
New York State: NYC + Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties: |
| Ohio | $11.00 | See: Federal threshold | |
| Rhode Island | $16.00 | See: Federal threshold | |
| South Dakota | $11.85 | See: Federal threshold | |
| Vermont | $14.42 | See: Federal threshold | |
| Virginia | $12.77 | See: Federal threshold | |
| Washington | $17.13 |
Bellingham: $19.13 Burien: - $20.16 (21-499 employees) - $21.16 (500+ employees) Everett:** - $18.77 (15-499 employees) - $20.77 (500+ employees) King County:&^ - $19.82 (1-499 employees) - $20.82 (500+ employees) Renton:^^ - $20.57 (15-500 employees) - $21.57 (501+ employees) Seattle: $21.30 Tukwila: $21.65 |
$1,541.70/week ($80,168.40/year) |
Notes
- *Be sure you’re logged into your Justworks PEO account with administrative permissions to access Mineral.
- ^*Certain states may exceed federal salary thresholds for exempt employees.
- ^!The minimum hourly wage in St. Paul varies based on employer size. While the minimum wage did not increase for smaller employers in January, increases are scheduled for July 2026.
- ††Minimum exempt salary requirements for New York apply only to those exempt under the Administrative and Executive exemptions.
- **The minimum hourly wage in Everett is based on employer size or annual gross income of over $2 million.
- &^ For King County employers with ≤15 employees and a gross revenue of less than $2 million, the minimum pay requirement is $18.32 per hour, and $19.82 per hour if their annual gross revenue is $2 million or more.
- ^^ The minimum wage for Renton is effective January 1, 2026 - June 30, 2026 and is in effect for employers with 15-500 employees or employers with over $2 million of annual gross revenue in Renton. The minimum wage is expected to increase again as of July 1, 2026.
- &* In Richmond, if an employer offers health benefits, specifically, if the employer puts in at least $1.50 per hour per worker towards medical benefits, it is allowable that they can pay employees $1.50 less than the regular minimum wage, or $17.68/hour.
Changelog
- 12/11/25: Oakland, California hourly minimum wage change information.
- 12/24/25: Boulder County, Colorado wage reduced from $17.99/hour to $16.82/hour.
- 12/24/25: Burien, Washington hourly minimum wage added.
- 12/24/25: Richmond, California footnote was added.