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

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 ...

Around 20 territories will apply an increase that will come into effect on January 1, while others will raise it around the middle of the year ...

Minimum wages are set to rise in 22 U.S. states and 66 cities and counties next year, even as the federal baseline wage remains at $7.25.

Nineteen states plan to raise their minimum wage effective Jan. 1. Will Louisiana be one of them? Here's the state's current ...

In Nebraska, for instance, the minimum wage will rise to $15 an hour — up from $13.50 under a voter-approved plan that adds ...

Since 2009, the federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour. A bill introduced by Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) would have increased that rate to $10.59 an hour on January 1, 2026, while another by Sen.

The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced that the minimum wage is set to increase by $1.25 ...

Here’s a list of the US states raising their minimum wages in 2026, with most changes scheduled to take place immediately on January 1.

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 ...

Minimum wage workers across Missouri will soon see a boost in their paychecks. In November 2024, voters approved Proposition ...

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