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 ...

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

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 minimum wage in New York State is set to increase to $17.00 in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County and to $16.00 for employees in the rest of the state, beginning January 1, 2026, ...

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.

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.

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

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