Arizona: $15.65 expected
Press-reported figure only. The Industrial Commission’s minimum wage page checked on October 26 listed 2026 posters, with no 2027 notice found. Keep the expected label until the agency confirms the rate.
WAGE REFERENCE · 50 STATES + D.C.REV. OCT 2026
Minimum Wage by State 2027
Compare the current 2026 rates with January 1, 2027 changes across all 50 states and D.C. The federal floor stays $7.25/hour; expected and unannounced rates are labeled separately.
By TaxBreak Hub Team · Last updated: October 26, 2026
2026 → 2027 minimum wage table
Where federal, state, and local rates differ, the employer must pay the highest rate that applies where the work is done.
Select a column heading to sort. Rates are dollars per hour. January rates stay separate from later scheduled changes; Vermont’s unannounced amount sorts last. On small screens, scroll the table sideways.
Sorted by State, ascending.
| AlabamaAL | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No state law; federal rate applies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlaskaAK | $14.00 | $14.00$15.00 from July 1, 2027 | Statutory | 2024 ballot measure; no January increase | |
| ArizonaAZ | $15.15 | $15.65 | Expected (press reports) | Official notice pending; $15.65 is expected (press reports), not confirmed. Flagstaff/Tucson local rates may be higher. | |
| ArkansasAR | $11.00 | $11.00 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| CaliforniaCA | $16.90 | $17.40 | Announced | Many cities higher | |
| ColoradoCO | $15.16 | $15.71 | Announced | Tipped $12.69; Denver $19.84 | |
| ConnecticutCT | $16.94 | $17.48 | Announced | — | |
| DelawareDE | $15.00 | $15.00 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| District of ColumbiaDC | $18.40 | $18.40TBA July 1, 2027 · not yet announced | July amount pending | Highest statewide/D.C. standard rate in the nation in the current snapshot; July indexing | |
| FloridaFL | $15.00 | $15.00 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | Reached $15.00 on Sept. 30, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2027; next update Jan. 1, 2028 |
| GeorgiaGA | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | State law $5.15; federal covers most jobs |
| HawaiiHI | $16.00 | $16.00$18.00 from Jan. 1, 2028 | Statutory | No January 2027 increase | |
| IdahoID | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| IllinoisIL | $15.00 | $15.00 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | Chicago/Cook County higher |
| IndianaIN | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| IowaIA | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| KansasKS | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| KentuckyKY | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| LouisianaLA | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No state law; federal rate applies |
| MaineME | $15.10 | $15.70 | Announced | — | |
| MarylandMD | $15.00 | $15.00 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| MassachusettsMA | $15.00 | $15.00 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| MichiganMI | $13.73 | $15.00 | Statutory | Largest Jan. 1 raise: +$1.27; annual inflation updates after this step | |
| MinnesotaMN | $11.41 | $11.87 | Announced | One rate for large/small employers; Minneapolis/St. Paul higher | |
| MississippiMS | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No state law; federal rate applies |
| MissouriMO | $15.00 | $15.00 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | Indexing repealed in 2025 (HB 567); no automatic indexed raise |
| MontanaMT | $10.85 | $11.20 | Announced | Businesses with ≤$110,000 sales outside FLSA may pay $4.00 | |
| NebraskaNE | $15.00 | $15.26 | Announced | 2026 law LB 258 caps annual raises at 1.75% | |
| NevadaNV | $12.00 | $12.00 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| New HampshireNH | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| New JerseyNJ | $15.92 | $16.48 | Announced | Small/seasonal employers: $15.23 | |
| New MexicoNM | $12.00 | $12.00 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| New YorkNY | $16.00–$17.00 | $16.00–$17.00 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | Off-ramp: no 2027 raise; NYC/Long Island/Westchester $17.00, rest $16.00. Home care aides: $20.00 / $19.00. |
| North CarolinaNC | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| North DakotaND | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| OhioOH | $11.00 | $11.40 | Announced | Larger-employer tier; tipped $5.70 | |
| OklahomaOK | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| OregonOR | $15.55 | $15.55TBA July 1, 2027 · not yet announced | July amount pending | Standard rate; Portland metro $16.80; non-urban $14.55 | |
| PennsylvaniaPA | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| Rhode IslandRI | $16.00 | $17.00 | Statutory | Statutory increase | |
| South CarolinaSC | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No state law; federal rate applies |
| South DakotaSD | $11.85 | $12.30 | Announced | Tipped $6.15 | |
| TennesseeTN | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No state law; federal rate applies |
| TexasTX | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| UtahUT | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| VermontVT | $14.42 | PendingCurrent: $14.42 | Pending | Inflation-based, capped at 5%; approximately $14.91 projected, not announced | |
| VirginiaVA | $12.77 | $13.75 | Statutory | $15.00 on Jan. 1, 2028 | |
| WashingtonWA | $17.13 | $17.73 | Announced | Seattle $22.14 | |
| West VirginiaWV | $8.75 | $8.75 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| WisconsinWI | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | No change |
| WyomingWY | $7.25 | $7.25 | Unchanged Jan. 1 | No Jan. 1 change | State law $5.15; federal covers most jobs |
The 15 January 2027 risers
The October snapshot lists 14 announced or statutory increases plus Arizona’s expected increase. Arizona remains provisional; it is not counted as an agency-confirmed rate. Vermont is pending and is not included in this list.
- Washington$17.13 → $17.73
- Connecticut$16.94 → $17.48
- California$16.90 → $17.40
- Rhode Island$16.00 → $17.00
- New Jersey$15.92 → $16.48
- Colorado$15.16 → $15.71
- Maine$15.10 → $15.70
- Arizona$15.15 → $15.65 · expected
- Nebraska$15.00 → $15.26
- Michigan$13.73 → $15.00
- Virginia$12.77 → $13.75
- South Dakota$11.85 → $12.30
- Minnesota$11.41 → $11.87
- Ohio$11.00 → $11.40
- Montana$10.85 → $11.20
Michigan has the largest listed January increase, +$1.27/hour, reaching $15.00. Alaska’s $15.00 begins July 1, 2027, and Hawaii’s $18.00 begins January 1, 2028; neither is a January 2027 rise.
Expected and pending notices
Why 20 states use the $7.25 federal floor
The federal minimum wage has been $7.25/hour since July 24, 2009, with no increase scheduled. Twenty states have no higher generally applicable statewide minimum in this snapshot; federal coverage and exemptions still matter.
Those states are Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee have no state minimum wage law. Georgia and Wyoming have $5.15 state rates, but the federal $7.25 covers most jobs. The table uses the generally applicable federal rate rather than presenting those lower state amounts as the ordinary wage floor.
Local rules can be higher: the supplied snapshot includes Denver $19.84, Seattle $22.14, Portland metro $16.80, and New York City/Long Island/Westchester $17.00. Chicago/Cook County and Flagstaff/Tucson also have local rules. Check the work location and any industry-specific coverage before relying on a statewide row.
A higher wage changes gross pay. Tax deductions and withholding are separate questions: compare the OBBBA Tax Center calculators and the year-end W-4 withholding guide when reviewing a paycheck.
Methodology & sources
Rates checked against the U.S. Department of Labor state table and each state labor department as of October 2026.
Snapshot and checks: this page preserves the supplied October 26, 2026 full-table editorial snapshot. The additional primary-source review for this page checked the DOL baseline and the Arizona, Vermont, Florida, D.C. and Oregon agency pages linked below. The DOL table is dated July 1, 2026; it is not a complete list of later-announced 2027 rates.
Scope: standard adult, non-tipped, statewide rates. Tipped and small-employer exceptions appear in notes; local rates exist in several cities. New York and Oregon regional differences are noted in their single jurisdiction rows. This is a reference table, not a calculator or a determination of an individual job’s legal coverage.
Pay the highest applicable rate: where federal, state, and local rates differ, the employer must pay the highest rate that applies where the work is done.
Dates and sorting: the 2026 column is the October snapshot, not necessarily the rate for all of 2026. The January column shows the rate applicable on January 1; Alaska’s July 2027 and Hawaii’s January 2028 steps appear underneath with their actual dates. D.C. and Oregon retain current January rates while their next July amounts are TBA. The effective-date column identifies the listed change, or says unchanged. New York sorts by its lower regional rate; Vermont’s unannounced January rate sorts last in either direction.
Michigan conflict (V3): NCSL’s table still shows the superseded $14.16 effective February 21, 2027 schedule. DOL explicitly states: The Michigan minimum wage is scheduled to increase on January 1, 2027 to $15.00 per hour and then will be adjusted annually based on a set formula.
This page uses $15.00 on January 1, 2027.
Florida date reconciliation (V4): DOL’s July 2026 snapshot still shows $14.00. Florida Commerce confirms $15.00 effective September 30, 2026, through December 31, 2027; this page uses the later state notice. Georgia/Wyoming’s displayed $7.25 represents federal coverage, not their $5.15 state statutes. Missouri’s indexing was repealed in 2025 (HB 567); this page does not describe Missouri as indexing.
Pending updates (V1, V2, V5): Arizona is expected (press reports), Vermont is pending, and D.C. and Oregon’s July 1, 2027 amounts are not yet announced in the checked agency pages. The page will be updated as notices post; it does not extrapolate an official rate from a projection.
- U.S. DOL: state minimum wage table — 2026 baseline and Michigan’s 2027 schedule.
- U.S. DOL: federal minimum wage — federal floor and coverage.
- Arizona ICA: minimum wage notices and posters — V1.
- Vermont DOL: Worker Rights & Protections, minimum wage information — V2.
- NCSL: State Minimum Wages — superseded Michigan schedule, not used for that rate.
- Florida Commerce: Florida minimum wage — V4 later effective date.
- D.C. DOES: Office of Wage-Hour Compliance and Oregon BOLI: minimum wage — V5.