Key Takeaways In 2026, 19 states will raise their minimum wage on January 1, and three others will make an increase later in ...

The wage rate will cross the $15 per hour threshold for the first time in six states on Jan. 1, 2026. But the biggest hike will be seen in ...

Employers large and small in Santa Rosa must pay employees a minimum of $18.21 per hour starting Jan. 1. That’s about $1.30 more than the statewide minimum wage, which will increase to $16.90 per ...

Kavya Beheraj/Axios Washington will raise its minimum wage to $17.13 an hour on Jan. 1, making it once again the state with the highest minimum wage in the country. The big picture: 19 states are ...

Connecticut Labor Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo reports that the employment cost index increased by 3.6% over the 12-month period ending on June 30, 2025, accounting for a $0.59 increase to the ...

Rhode Island’s last minimum wage increase, to $15 an hour, went into effect in January 2025. McKee signed legislation in 2021 ...