Fact checked by Betsy Petrick Key Takeaways The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. Washington state has the highest state minimum wage, at $16.66 per hour.Four states will raise their minimum ...

A group is pushing to put a $25 minimum wage initiative on Maryland's 2026 ballot, if passed it would give the state the highest minimum wage in the country.

Oklahoma voters will head to the polls next June to decide whether or not the minimum wage should increase for the first time ...

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Hundreds of thousands of workers across more than a dozen cities and states will soon receive higher pay, thanks to minimum wage hikes set to take effect July 1. More than 800,000 workers in two ...

The Pennsylvania House approved a plan to raise the minimum wage, using a regional approach with varying rates. Democrats support the increase, citing the state's lagging minimum wage compared to ...

South Dakota is one of 30 states that has adopted a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

(NEXSTAR) — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has introduced legislation that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour as early as next year, replacing the current rate of $7.25 an hour. For the ...

California is leading the way in wages. Specifically, the minimum wage in San Mateo County will increase to $17.95.

The minimum wage in Arizona will rise again in 2026, and this adjustment will bring significant changes for thousands of ...

Discover what the minimum wage was the year you were born — and how much that paycheck would be worth today after decades of ...