It’s been more than a decade since the federal minimum wage was increased. First enacted by Congress in 1938 at 25 cents per hour, the minimum wage last received a boost in 2009 when it went from $6.55 to $7.25.
Despite calls to institute a $15-per-hour minimum wage — which is already paid by some major employers — the national minimum wage seems unlikely to change in 2023.
While the federal minimum wage has been stagnant for more than a decade, many states have enacted their own higher minimum wage requirements. More than half of states have a minimum wage that is greater than the federal one, and workers in 27 states will see that wage increase further in 2023.
A handful of states either have no minimum wage or one that is below the federal level. In those places, any employer subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act — which includes public agencies, health care facilities, schools and businesses with annual gross revenues of at least $500,000 — must comply with federal wage requirements.
Curious where your state stands? Keep reading to see the current minimum wage in every state and the District of Columbia, as well as whether that figure will be going up in 2023. Data comes from Paycor, a human resources and payroll service provider.
1. Alabama
![Birmingham, Alabama](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/04235925/Alabama.jpg?s=bdb0d2c5add3e0187f72013c92b18c1786eeb2357c3c7855f4f00ea769073207)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Alabama is among the states that have no state minimum wage laws, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. So employers that are subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour.
2. Alaska
![Fishermen on a boat](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/29011734/fishermen-in-Alaska_3785527_MaxFX.jpg?s=e8d9faf8df3a663b5166056557b18023fa220a9d33d901207432b7d6e6d81621)
2023 minimum wage: $10.85
2022 minimum wage: $10.34
3. Arizona
![Construction workers building a house](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/07030823/Ariz-wage.jpg?s=b8db46a56267b0537fe94ba5e5710d6650ad9e6b426e3442ebab433839fa7b3b)
2023 minimum wage: $13.85
2022 minimum wage: $12.80
4. Arkansas
![Little Rock, Arkansas](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11230839/arkansas_140794324_Joseph-Sohm.jpg?s=4f0999782923a857f8a60ae5b651d5ebbf1be4a378e9873383dff9d5e68b3ca0)
2023 minimum wage: $11.00
2022 minimum wage: $11.00
5. California
![Worker picking grapes](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/14171501/farm-worker_1303275_Richard-Thornton.jpg?s=1e2f745fb0b3c5ea975dec732c8ef835bfa2651b2e47e3c1264b47231aa79e71)
2023 minimum wage: $15.50
2022 minimum wage: $15.00
Last year, California was the first state in the nation to reach a $15 minimum wage, joining the District of Columbia which hit this milestone in 2020. However, only businesses with 26 or more employees needed to pay $15 per hour in 2022. But in 2023, all employers will need to pay a minimum wage of $15.50 per hour. Many cities in the state also have their own higher minimum wage requirements.
6. Colorado
![Boulder, Colorado](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/03170849/Boulder.jpg?s=521e86cf1f7c9859b04e0195e279e7c7044ea205d6deb8eeecf350578c7772f1)
2023 minimum wage: $13.65
2022 minimum wage: $12.56
7. Connecticut
![Woman riding a bicycle](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/08141841/New-Haven-Connecticut_1023538144_Micha-Weber.jpg?s=69ba0485e0b7eca7e1eae2ad494129a25ea50e721a098e12d19a97f844b1251c)
2023 minimum wage: $15.00 (effective June 1, 2023)
2022 minimum wage: $14.00
8. Delaware
![Wilmington, Delaware](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/25180315/Delawareshutterstock_418469026.jpg?s=ecd395be452eab9c954bb23880ccf910ba0912aa75bed9f9aed3a2d5d60e82f2)
2023 minimum wage: $11.75
2022 minimum wage: $10.50
9. Washington, D.C.
![Segway tour on Capitol Hill](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/27130819/shutterstock_579910531.jpg?s=21503330a6811ecda4e17de7b86b5daff429620c231bd4cda3fe0c637b8e2004)
2023 minimum wage: $15.20
2022 minimum wage: $15.20
10. Florida
![Family on Florida beach](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/07150222/Florida_447209569_NadyaEugene.jpg?s=4dcb6d4f0999df5d55897c09ef41ce25b2488411cd83a8f26c626fb7463d234f)
2023 minimum wage: $12.00 (effective Sept. 30, 2023)
2022 minimum wage: $11.00
11. Georgia
![Worker making salt water taffy](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/01001709/taffy_656352145_Jeramey-Lende.jpg?s=819e3699608e5e5b855b1d4883bdf7eef354dc005e137cfa4b54383e4ec5f8a5)
2023 minimum wage: $5.15
2022 minimum wage: $5.15
Although Georgia’s state minimum wage is $5.15, employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
12. Hawaii
![Landscaping workers](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/29230152/Hawaii-wage.jpg?s=56a22865e11512af0740198070e2e79f40bde6634e4ca8025d18f6eadfd2cf0b)
2023 minimum wage: $10.10
2022 minimum wage: $10.10
13. Idaho
![Coeur d'Alene, Idaho](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/09175212/Lake-living-in-Coeur-dAlene-Idaho_510789505_Wollertz.jpg?s=1de5601e1cb4a01fc4a288e5ddafd3154dc891880ca34dd24c2d9abb95213062)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
14. Illinois
![Chicago, Illinois](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/10123806/Illinois.jpg?s=ba9ab33304e955a9da641fac7520ceae02ccb16fb4d1db220ad92b2057a1a804)
2023 minimum wage: $13.00
2022 minimum wage: $12.00
15. Indiana
![Lafayette Indiana](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/07085645/shutterstock_1155939682-scaled.jpg?s=f18207d685f4dae5b228b4608fd1674efd49b67ccd96c59f92907e97ebda302f)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
16. Iowa
![Dubuque, Iowa](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/26185046/shutterstock_143071303-scaled.jpg?s=c319bd5e40a53b9ebdee99cab32c8dee3d0a1bf0281a8666502324d9d54b308b)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
17. Kansas
![Cottonwood Fall, Kansas](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/12020423/Cottonwood-Falls-Kansas.jpg?s=6727623a93c6a5a9ea02be47bef24185a0fd24e7bba1a296fc24656f799c99ab)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
18. Kentucky
![Churchill Downs](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/17162232/Kentucky-401958640-Thomas-Kelley.jpg?s=5e8732ace7560e8399022fa7c5bc7265ae545752054b86ce7ff0bba4a3354fd5)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
19. Louisiana
![New Orleans Louisiana](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/02103046/shutterstock_71799313-scaled.jpg?s=4d6e01a57cefd7a3a05a28f5db78a88a2be319e96bcdd272ba0980c96ede5dcf)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Louisiana is among the states that have no state minimum wage laws, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. So employers that are subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour.
20. Maine
![Portland, Maine](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/07031003/Maine-wage.jpg?s=64128287cb7dbe3ddfbd5abdfd46e46fbdc2be6b9a7837763eb955bace6f1bbf)
2023 minimum wage: $13.80
2022 minimum wage: $12.75
21. Maryland
![Annapolis, Maryland](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/10140946/Md.jpg?s=c6fada081bdf5e4f3916ba5b1669877e1ba43e56c511c3cb9f7d719a0ac399b6)
2023 minimum wage: $13.25
2022 minimum wage: $12.50
22. Massachusetts
![Worcester, Massachusetts](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20101808/worcester-massachusetts-scaled.jpg?s=b4ef325891ce91b8db0b5a884fdd47399158c7651c870b3fb9f48c863671641b)
2023 minimum wage: $15.00
2022 minimum wage: $14.25
23. Michigan
![Marquette Michigan](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/05145428/shutterstock_1168166440-scaled.jpg?s=ea99f972353d42a76f323c00411b074cddb859008b84dbcf485eb69bd2e3f13b)
2023 minimum wage: $10.10
2022 minimum wage: $9.87
24. Minnesota
![Duluth, Minnesota](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/01203650/duluth_148056251_welcomia.jpg?s=ff250bd02b98f894a0bea9bff79f99d72070c8ef23ad93b6238d917d9a456737)
2023 minimum wage: $10.59
2022 minimum wage: $10.33
25. Mississippi
![Mississippi road sign](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/14232745/Mississippi_580178374_Peek-Creative-Collective.jpg?s=33993ac1c5f4095b718f0bfbedffc6ebbc65d19851f3be1e16c58e4f439ef481)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Mississippi is among the states that have no state minimum wage laws, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. So employers that are subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour.
26. Missouri
![St. Charles Missouri](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/07090529/shutterstock_1569414874-scaled.jpg?s=5f797f72ea2a1f56a29ab419c3163b25016aa47e129c387eac8112a742501e8a)
2023 minimum wage: $12.00
2022 minimum wage: $11.15
27. Montana
![Livingston, Montana](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20194314/LivingstonMontanaShutterstock_356143304.jpg?s=e03c0de3aa87c7be90db3296be148f952e6779fccfbde4419afa7d6ef279939f)
2023 minimum wage: $9.95
2022 minimum wage: $9.20
28. Nebraska
![Omaha, Nebraska](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/04132012/shutterstock_1415379989-scaled.jpg?s=46135383a2e622ea45e0f2e381cadbc2ce5a9e23196131ccf7f65bc5812021bb)
2023 minimum wage: $10.50
2022 minimum wage: $9.00
29. Nevada
![Las Vegas, Nevada](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/17164752/Las-Vegas-149733929-Kobby-Dagan.jpg?s=7609a4ef05349a88a222009b679a60128809adc90081c243b17373976df85dc1)
2023 minimum wage: $11.25 (effective July 1, 2023)
2022 minimum wage: $9.50
Nevada companies that provide health insurance to employees can pay $1.00 per hour less.
30. New Hampshire
![Nashua, New Hampshire](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/21203420/New-Hampshire_448487239_Jon-Bilou.jpg?s=a30d5a655e01d6d35e4b23260ee2ebb632779203ada37098d6d6a47d6746c408)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
31. New Jersey
![cafe worker at a register](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/30180409/cafe-worker-New-Jersey_432017641_Sorbis.jpg?s=556c7aa00e4dc1e5e5edb807abfa017b963e4b69eca86656bca1706c148b2767)
2023 minimum wage: $14.13
2022 minimum wage: $13.00
Only businesses that are non-seasonal and have six or more employees need to pay $14.13 per hour in 2023. Seasonal and smaller businesses can pay $12.93 per hour.
32. New Mexico
![Santa Fe, New Mexico](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/22005007/New-Mexico_571740457_Baiterek-Media.jpg?s=9e77bdc0d04d18155c362ec2faf943645d6343558ce675b1724ada96d881fa68)
2023 minimum wage: $12.00
2022 minimum wage: $11.50
33. New York
![Garbage truck in New York City](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/10231710/new-york-garbage_629109965_Nielskliim.jpg?s=64f44c4d70afba6991bbf3614ad95a6a48283a24b51384afa933dc5f97ce8648)
2023 minimum wage: $14.20 – $15
2022 minimum wage: $13.20 – $15
Some parts of the state have their own higher minimum wage requirements.
34. North Carolina
![Linemen working in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/29194126/North-Carolina-work.jpg?s=6e4adc09311342f49438d0836fa307ec99b62626efe23b2b010fa139ba95dc57)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
35. North Dakota
![Fargo, North Dakota](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/22184850/shutterstock_1114407548-scaled.jpg?s=20e3e6bc7b2349f39e03117143553fe7b1e709bcf06e66699f99b768de2d8dbf)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
36. Ohio
![Ohio roadway sign](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20181512/ohio-sign-scaled.jpg?s=2ff758f7576f283aa6ab762fb72dd5af9931ed8a46748077aeb8ed4521854735)
2023 minimum wage: $10.10
2022 minimum wage: $9.30
37. Oklahoma
![Workers fixing a pipe leak](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/08115741/OklahomaWorkers.jpg?s=c8dc37b7ec0d762e490ae5d80ca90a259928857c7696475feb69f9f3cdfb9992)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
38. Oregon
![Portland, Oregon](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/03150921/Oregon-wage.jpg?s=0766895eb39569321ea339ead9214fd00cb7369703f9086a13edc5d99f6d7d19)
2023 minimum wage: $13.50
2022 minimum wage: $13.50
The metro Portland area has a minimum wage of $14.75 per hour while employers in nonurban counties can pay $12.50 an hour. The minimum wage increases every July 1 based on increases to the U.S. Consumer Price Index.
39. Pennsylvania
![Reading, Pennsylvania](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/14234449/Pennsylvania_414842509_Jon-Bilous.jpg?s=eed49cf2c22bf7236c785efd27289873fc7185ba9fd6d6085607ab14ec3c212a)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
40. Rhode Island
![Fishing boat](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/24185842/shutterstock_1652269432-scaled.jpg?s=258ff96a9f021a51494bf4d6620ffda8c069ffeea2094e7536897778ee0bc593)
2023 minimum wage: $13.00
2022 minimum wage: $12.25
41. South Carolina
![Charleston, South Carolina](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/18203921/charleston-carriage_575693617_James-Kirkikis.jpg?s=cce56f24fca02e880334540281bf0eb4f3eff988ce1bf8fdc8673a815d07f5a5)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
South Carolina is among the states that have no state minimum wage laws, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. So employers that are subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour.
42. South Dakota
![Sioux Falls, South Dakota](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/09170104/Sioux-Falls-Winter_1049712215_Jacob-Boomsma.jpg?s=3267e3f0e0b44b17992833ede5ffbc6cf9f724e37670aa60f2301fd5b6706861)
2023 minimum wage: $10.80
2022 minimum wage: $9.95
43. Tennessee
![Memphis, Tennessee](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/29231504/memphis_107662418_-Steven-Frame.jpg?s=dbea945e2529c7188fb4dff86e652e1e5b508505d9987036b9e6ea5c18ab219b)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
Tennessee is among the states that have no state minimum wage laws, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. So employers that are subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour.
44. Texas
![Greenville, Texas](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/16212225/shutterstock_1138994099-scaled.jpg?s=eb880f8f298849392bf9eb059be0ad33207afd14a7e8b173fa62e60cc2242b01)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
45. Utah
![Sandy, Utah](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20101359/sandy-utah-scaled.jpg?s=5dd1aa7868ae110f33e594e96ca1bdc0a3d15465324fd8863205c7e840e4b05a)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
46. Vermont
![Al's French Frys restaurant](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/29212816/SBurlington-scaled.jpg?s=1d5cf3a4a7c4edaf1dcd514576ab7e98c2ec767e42c94d3277e8a0d477d46c1a)
2023 minimum wage: $13.18
2022 minimum wage: $12.55
47. Virginia
![Police honor guard, West Virginia](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/26183046/west-virginia_1283014669_Jeff-McCoy.jpg?s=822f675972f19612815a405fd5b3f96c2f9d1d785b4dd193540b460705d5b432)
2023 minimum wage: $12.00
2022 minimum wage: $11.00
48. Washington
![Seattle](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20230115/shutterstock_108772721.jpg?s=2589502fc443f0639562fbc7c47e86ae8b4e4427b9dce8b9865775d200dec5b6)
2023 minimum wage: $15.74
2022 minimum wage: $14.49
49. West Virginia
![Harpers Ferry, West Virginia](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/11215643/west-virginia_142198090_Jon-Bilous.jpg?s=9e063676d5f5c8ad5550cc54020f5afc52301d8fb8f460ef256ed522ab540553)
2023 minimum wage: $8.75
2022 minimum wage: $8.75
50. Wisconsin
![Wisconsin country road with cow crossing sign.](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/10190650/Wisconsin_694415629_Earl-D.-Walker.jpg?s=88e1c942583c825855f56d410c53ab3e32a442d09676b1620dd08808df6379a5)
2023 minimum wage: $7.25
2022 minimum wage: $7.25
51. Wyoming
![Sheridan, Wyoming](https://www.moneytalksnews.com/workers/images/width=730/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/21184504/shutterstock_1314236477-scaled.jpg?s=67b9d3ae7aceb0df022e473247934c2c859c30f50d6fd2e76605d23a730ad61e)
2023 minimum wage: $5.15
2022 minimum wage: $5.15
Although Wyoming’s state minimum wage is $5.15, employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.