While there was much discussion about the minimum wage during the 2016 election cycle, that discussion has died down somewhat this year, at least on the national level, as there has been no serious attempt to raise the federal minimum wage, which is still at $7.25 per hour. Despite this, states and dozens of local governments will see increases in their minimum wage in 2018. The chart below sets forth the increases in those states.
While the minimum wage in Illinois will stay steady at $8.25 per hour, both Cook County and the City of Chicago are set to see minimum wage increases, with Cook County’s climbing from $10/hr to $11/hr and Chicago’s climbing from $11/hr to $12/hr on July 1, 2018.
Below is a chart listing the states which increased their minimum wage on January 1 (unless otherwise indicated), comparing their 2018 minimum wage to that in 2017:
|
States
|
2018 Minimum Wage
|
2017 Minimum Wage
|
|
Alaska
|
$9.85
|
$9.80
|
|
Arizona
|
$10.50
|
$10
|
|
California
|
$10.50
for small employers; $11 for large employers
|
$10.50
|
|
Colorado
|
$10.20
|
$9.30
|
|
District
of Columbia
|
$13.25*
|
$12.50
|
|
Florida
|
$8.25
|
$8.10
|
|
Hawaii
|
$10.10
|
$9.25
|
|
Maine
|
$10
|
$9
|
|
Maryland
|
$10.10
|
$9.25
|
|
Michigan
|
$9.25
|
$8.90
|
|
Minnesota
|
$7.87
for small employers; $9.65 for large employers
|
$7.75
for small employers; $9.50 for large employers
|
|
Missouri
|
$7.85
|
$7.70
|
|
Montana
|
$8.30
|
$8.15
|
|
New Jersey
|
$8.60
|
$8.44
|
|
New York
|
$10.40
|
$9.70
|
|
Ohio
|
$8.30
|
$8.15
|
|
Oregon
|
$12
in urban areas; $10.50 in non-urban areas; $10.75 everywhere else*
|
$11.25
in urban areas; $10 in non-urban areas; $10.25 everywhere else.
|
|
Rhode Island
|
$10.10
|
$9.60
|
|
South Dakota
|
$8.85
|
$8.65
|
|
Vermont
|
$10.50
|
$10
|
|
Washington
|
$11.50
|
$11
|
*The
increase will occur on July 1, 2018.
