Overall, the 19 states set to raise their minimum wage on Thursday include: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, ...

For the first time ever, more Americans will live in states with at least a $15 minimum wage than in those tied to the $7.25 ...

In 2026, minimum wage will vary sharply nationwide, with some states raising pay, others already offering higher rates, and many still at the federal $7.25 rate.

Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase Jan. 1, 2026, to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 per hour for tipped employees. This adjustment represents a 2.8% increase from the current ...

Michigan’s minimum wage will increase by 10% starting Jan. 1. The jump from the current minimum wage of $12.48 an hour to $13 ...

The $7.25 federal minimum wage turned 15 years old Wednesday. That is the longest the minimum wage has gone without getting a raise. When you adjust for inflation, the $7.25 minimum wage has the ...

In the states where a minimum wage job will get you closest to paying your bills, you’ll still come up about $14,000 short each year. In another state, the gap is $73,000 and you would have to work 2 ...

The federal minimum wage in the U.S. has remained glued at $7.25 an hour for the last 12 years, the longest stretch without a boost since it was first adopted in 1938. Yet there's another revealing ...

Right now, the minimum wage in New Jersey is $14.53, but that will change on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. On the first day of the ...