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State Minimum Wages
Note: Thirty eight states and the District of Columbia have minimum wage rates higher than the Federal minimum wage. If your state's minimum wage rate differs from the federal rate, then the employer must pay the higher of the two rates.
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Effective July 24, 2009, the FEDERAL minimum wage becomes $7.25 per hour. |
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State |
Minimum Wage Rate per Hour |
Scheduled Increases and/or Variances |
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Alabama |
none |
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Alaska |
$7.75 |
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Arizona |
$7.25 |
$7.25 1-1-2009 |
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Arkansas |
$7.25 |
Household employees |
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California |
$8.00 |
San Francisco Ordinance - $9.79 (2009 & 2010). More info... |
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Colorado |
$7.25 or 8.26 |
$7.25 an hour for employees with health insurance benefits and $8.26 per hour for those without effective 7/1/2010 |
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Connecticut |
$8.00 |
$8.00 eff. Jan. 1, 2009; $8.25 1/1/2010 |
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Delaware |
$7.25 |
$7.25 07/24/2009 |
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District of Columbia |
$8.25 |
Federal Minimum + $1 |
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Florida |
$7.25 |
$7.21 1-1-2009; Annual increases indexed to inflation. |
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Georgia |
$7.25 |
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Hawaii |
$7.25 |
$7.25 1-Jan-2007 |
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Idaho |
$7.25 |
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Illinois |
$8.00 |
$8.00 July 1, 2009 |
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Indiana |
$7.25 |
$7.25 7/24/09 |
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Iowa |
$7.25 |
$7.25 1/1/08 |
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Kansas |
$7.25 |
Federal minimum applies to domestic service |
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Kentucky |
$7.25 |
$7.25 July 1, 2009. |
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Louisiana |
none |
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Maine |
$7.25 |
$7.50 10/1/2009 |
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Maryland |
$7.25 |
Live-in domestic employees must be paid the overtime differential (1.5 times hourly rate) for hours worked over 40 in a week. |
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Massachusetts |
$8.00 |
$8.00 Jan 2008 |
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Michigan |
$7.40 |
$7.40 7/1/2008 |
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Minnesota |
$7.25 |
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Mississippi |
none |
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Missouri |
$7.25 |
$7.05 1/1/09 |
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Montana |
$7.25 |
$6.90 1/1/09 |
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Nebraska |
$7.25 |
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Nevada |
$7.55 |
Overtime based on hours over 8 in a day! |
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New Hampshire |
$7.25 |
$7.25 effective 9/1/08. |
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New Jersey |
$7.25 |
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New Mexico |
$7.50 |
$7.50 1/1/2009 |
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New York |
$7.25 |
$7.25 7/24/2009 |
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North Carolina |
$7.25 |
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North Dakota |
$7.25 |
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Ohio |
$7.30 |
$7.30 effective 1/1/09 |
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Oklahoma |
$7.25 |
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Oregon |
$8.40 |
adjusted
to an inflation index every Jan. 1. |
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Pennsylvania |
$7.25 |
10 or fewer workers: $7.25 7/24/2009 |
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Rhode Island |
$7.40 |
$7.40 1/1/07 |
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South Carolina |
none |
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South Dakota |
$7.25 |
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Tennessee |
none |
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Texas |
$7.25 |
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Utah |
$7.25 |
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Vermont |
$8.06 |
$8.06 1/1/09; Indexed annually; No change in 2010 |
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Virginia |
$7.25 |
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Washington |
$8.55 |
$8.55 1-1-09; Indexed annually Jan. 1 |
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West Virginia |
$7.25 |
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Wisconsin |
$7.25 |
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Wyoming |
$7.25 |
Last updated: July 22, 2009
The 
US Department of Labor Link as of June 2, 2009. US DOL publishes current rates at their website but they frequently move the page! If you find this link has moved, please let us know! E-Mail HomeWork Solutions Inc.
