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.