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Has Your State’s Minimum Wage Gone Up in 2018?

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2018 has brought an increase in the minimum wage in some states and municipalities. (Georgia is not one of those states, however.) Below are the states that have increased their minimum wage, and , in some cases, the tipped minimum wage, in 2018:












































































































































































































































OldOldNew for 2018New for 2018
StateCategoriesMinimum WageTipped Minimum WageMinimum WageTipped Minimum Wage
Alaska$9.80$9.84
Arizona$10.00$7.00$10.50$7.50
California
(26 or more employees)$10.50$11.00
(25 or fewer employees)$10.00$10.50
Colorado$9.30$6.28$10.20$7.18
Florida$8.10$5.08$8.25$5.23
Hawaii$9.25$8.50$10.10$9.35
Maine$9.00$5.00$10.00$5.00
Michigan$8.90$3.38$9.25$3.52
Minnesota
(Large employer (annual gross revenue of $500,000 or more))$9.50$9.65
(Small employer (annual gross revenue of less than $500,000))$7.75$7.87
Missouri$7.70$3.85$7.85$3.925
Montana$8.15$8.30
New Jersey$8.44$6.31$8.60$6.47
New York
(NYC – more than 10 employees)$11.00$7.50*$13.00$8.70
(NYC – 10 or fewer employees)$10.50$7.50$12.00$8.00
(Nassau, Suffolk, & Westchester Counties)$10.00$7.50$11.00$7.50
(The rest of the State)$9.70$7.50$10.40$7.50
Ohio$8.15$4.08$8.30$4.15
Rhode Island$9.60$3.89$10.10$3.89
South Dakota$8.65$4.325$8.85$4.425
Vermont$10.00$5.00$10.50$5.25
Washington$11.00$11.50

Kathleen J. Jennings
Former Principal

Kathleen J. Jennings is a former principal in the Atlanta office of Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider, & Stine, P.C. She defends employers in employment matters, such as sexual harassment, discrimination, Wage and Hour, OSHA, restrictive covenants, and other employment litigation and provides training and counseling to employers in employment matters.

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