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Minimum Wage Laws and Exemptions by State

January 2018

The table below contains the minimum wages and exemptions to minimum wage laws for all fifty states and the District of Columbia. All but eight states have their own laws regarding minimum wage that are equal to or above the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. In states with no minimum wage or a minimum wage below the federal level, the federal minimum wage is applied for businesses that engage in any form of interstate commerce, making them subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). It should also be noted that the federal minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13 per hour. However, the combination of the employee’s wage and tips must reach the non-tipped federal minimum wage of $7.25.

MINIMUM FUTURE SMALL TRAINING YOUTH WAGE INFLATION TIPPED WAGE MINIMUM BUSINESS WAGE INDEXING EMPLOYEES WAGES WAGE None ($7.25) No change None None None None None ($2.13) (Read more) $9.84 No change None 75% of the Under 18: Adjusted No exemption (Read more) minimum wage Exempt if according to CPI for students, if working less than approved 30 hours per week $10.50 $11.00 as of Exempt if under None None Adjusted to $7.50 ($8.00 as (Read more) 1/2019; $12.00 $500,000 in inflation of 1/2019; $9.00 as of 1/2020 sales and not beginning 1/2021 as of 1/2020) subject to FLSA $8.50 No change None 85% of the None None $2.63 (Read more) minimum wage for students and learners with proper certification $11.00 $12.00 as of One year 85% of the None None No exemption (Read more) 1/2019; $13.00 delayed minimum wage as of 1/2020; implementation during first 160 $14.00 as of of minimum hours 1/2021; $15.00 wage increase as of 1/2022 for businesses with fewer than 25 employees $10.20 $11.10 as of None None Under 18: $7.00 Adjusted to $7.18 ($8.08 as (Read more) 1/2019; $12.00 inflation of 1/2019; $8.98 as of 1/2020 beginning 1/2021 as of 1/2020)

CONNECTICUT $10.10 No change None 85% of the Under 18: 85% None $6.38 (Read more) minimum wage of minimum for minors during wage during first first 200 hours 200 hours or in agriculture or government $8.25 No change None None None None $2.23 (Read more) DISTRICT OF $12.50 $13.25 as of None $7.25 during first Under 18: $7.25 Adjusted to $3.33; ($3.89 as COLUMBIA 7/2018; $14.00 90 days inflation of 7/2018; $4.45 (Read more) as of 7/2019; beginning 7/2021 as of 7/2019; $15.00 as of $5.00 as of 7/2020 7/2020) $8.25 Increases None None None Adjusted $5.23 (Read more) annually according to CPI according to inflation $5.15 ($7.25) No change None None None None $2.13 (Read more) $10.10 No change Agricultural None None None $9.35 (Read more) businesses with fewer than 20 people are exempt $7.25 No change None $4.25 to None None $3.35 (Read more) employees under 20 years old during first 90 days $8.25 No change None $7.75 during first Under 18: $7.75 None 60% of minimum (Read more) 90 days wage ($4.95 or $4.65 for training/youth wage) $7.25 No change None $4.25 to None None $2.13 (Read more) employees under 20 years old during first 90 days $7.25 No change Exempt if under $6.35 during first None None $4.35 (Read more) $300,000 in 90 days sales and not subject to FLSA $7.25 No change None None None None $2.13 (Read more) $7.25 No change Exempt if retail, None None None $2.13 (Read more) restaurant or hospitality establishment with under $95,000 in sales None ($7.25) No change None None None None None ($2.13) (Read more) $10.00 $11.00 as of None None None None $6.00 (increasing (Read more) 1/2019; $12.00 $1 each year as of 1/2020 until it matches non-tipped wage) $9.25 $10.10 as of None 85% of the None None $3.63 (Read more) 7/2018 minimum wage to employees under 20 years old during first 6 months $11.00 No change None None None None $3.75 (Read more)

MICHIGAN $9.25 No change None $4.25 to Ages 16-17: 85% Adjusted to 38% of minimum (Read more) employees 16-19 of minimum inflation wage years old during wage beginning 1/2019 first 90 days $9.65 Increases $7.87 $7.87 Under 18: $7.87 Adjusted No exemption (Read more) annually according to IPD according to inflation None ($7.25) No change None None None None None ($2.13) (Read more) $7.85 Increases Exempt if under None None Adjusted 50% of minimum (Read more) annually $500,000 in according to CPI wage according to sales and not inflation subject to FLSA $8.30 Increases $4.00 if under None None Adjusted No exemption (Read more) annually $110,000 in according to CPI according to sales and not inflation subject to FLSA $9.00 No change None 75% of the None None $2.13 (Read more) minimum wage to employees under 20 years old during first 90 days (can be extended 90 additional days if approved)

NEVADA $8.25/$7.25 Increases None None None Adjusted No exemption (Read more) (higher wage annually according to CPI applies if according to employer inflation does not offer health insurance) $7.25 No change None None None None 45% of federal (Read more) minimum wage $8.60 Increases None None None Adjusted $2.13 (Read more) annually according to CPI according to inflation

NEW MEXICO $7.50 No change None None None None $2.13 (Read more) $13.00/$11.00 $15.00/$12.00/$ $10.50 for None None None $8.70/$7.50/$7.5 (Read more) /$10.40 for 11.10 as of businesses in 0 NYC, counties 1/2019; New York City ($10.00/$8.00/$7 immediately $15.00/$13.00/$ with 10 or fewer .50 as of 1/2019; outside NYC, 11.80 as of employees $10.00/$8.70/$7. and rest of 1/2020; ($12.00 as of 85 as of 1/2020; state, $15.00/$14.00/$ 1/2018; $13.50 $10.00/$9.35/$8. respectively 12.50 as of as of 1/2019; 35 as of 1/2021; 1/2021; $15.00 as of $10.00/$10.00/T $15.00/$15.00/$ 1/2020) BD as of 1/2022) TBD as of 1/2022 NORTH $7.25 No change None None None None $2.13 CAROLINA (Read more) $7.25 No change None None None None $4.86 (Read more) $8.30 Increases $7.25 if under None Under 16: $7.25 Adjusted 50% of minimum (Read more) annually $297,000 in according to CPI wage according to sales inflation $7.25 No change Exempt if under None None None 50% of minimum (Read more) $100,000 in wage sales and fewer than 10 employees and not subject to FLSA $11.25/$10.25 $12/$10.75/$10. None None None Adjusted to No exemption (Read more) /$10.00 50 as of 7/2018; inflation depending on $12.50/$11.25/$ beginning 7/2023 county 11 as of 7/2019; $13.25/$12/$11. 50 as of 7/2020; $14/$12.75/$12 as of 7/2021; $14.75/$13.50/$ 12.50 as of 7/2022 $7.25 No change None $6.55 for 60 days Under 20: $6.55 None $2.83 (Read more) if employee is for full-time under 20 years students old $10.10 No change None None Under 19: $8.10 None $3.89 (Read more) for full time students working for non-profits; Ages 14-15: $6.75 if working less than 24 hours per week SOUTH None ($7.25) No change None None None None None ($2.13) CAROLINA (Read more) $8.85 Increases None $4.25 for 90 days Under 18: $7.50 Adjusted 50% of minimum (Read more) annually if employee is (not indexed for according to CPI wage according to under 20 years inflation) inflation old None ($7.25) No change None None None None None ($2.13) (Read more) $7.25 No change None None None None $2.13 (Read more) $7.25 No change None $4.25 for 90 days None None $2.13 (Read more) if employee is under 20 years old $10.50 No change None None Full time high Adjusted to 50% of minimum (Read more) school students: inflation wage $7.25 beginning 1/2019 $7.25 No change None None None None $2.13 (Read more) $11.50 $12.00 as of None None Under 16: 85% Adjusted to No exemption (Read more) 1/2019; $13.50 of minimum inflation as of 1/2020 wage beginning 1/2021 $8.75 No change Exempt if fewer $6.40 for 90 days None None 30% of minimum (Read more) than 10 if employee is wage employees and under 20 years not subject to old FLSA $7.25 No change None $5.90 ($2.13 if None None $2.33 (Read more) tipped) for 90 days if employee is under 20 years old $5.15 ($7.25) No change None None None None $2.13

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