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Minimum Wage Is Now Higher in 21 States—Is Yours One?
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Main points
- More than 9.2 million minimum wage workers are seeing their wages rise as 21 states raise their wage floors to adjust for inflation, ballot measures and legislation.
- In addition, the minimum wage standards in 48 cities and counties will be higher than the current standards in the state.
- One estimate found that workers in these states would earn $420 to $868 more annually.
Minimum wage workers in 21 states are getting pay increases on New Year’s Day.
More than 9.2 million workers saw a minimum wage increase starting Jan. 1, according to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a nonpartisan think tank. By 2025, their wages will increase by a combined $5.7 billion.
In addition, 48 cities and counties, mostly in California, Colorado and Washington state, will further raise the wage floor above the state minimum wage.
On average, full-time minimum wage workers in affected states will see their earnings increase by $420 to $868 per year.
More than half of workers will receive a pay rise as the cost of living rises, as most increases are achieved through automatic annual inflation adjustments. Some states have also enacted larger minimum wage increases through ballot measures and legislation.
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