What is your thoughts on minimum wage?
Should we have one and should it be raised nationally, state by state or not at all.
Current National Minimum Wage $7.25 per hour
STATE MINIMUM WAGE LEGISLATION
Alabama
none
Alaska *
$9.80
Arizona *
$10.00
$10.50 eff. 1-1-18
$11.00 eff. 1-1-19
$12.00 eff. 1-1-20
Arkansas
$8.50
California *
$10.50
$11.00 eff. 1-1-18
$12.00 eff. 1-1-19
$13.00 eff. 1-1-20
$14.00 eff. 1-1-21
$15.00 eff. 1-1-22
Colorado *
$9.30
$10.20 eff. 1-1-18
$11.10 eff. 1-1-19
$12.00 eff. 1-1-20
Connecticut
$10.103
Delaware
$8.25
D.C. *
$12.50
$13.25 eff. 7-1-18
$14.00 eff. 7-1-19
$15.00 eff. 7-1-20
Florida*
$8.10
Georgia
$5.15
Guam
$8.25
Hawaii
$9.25
$10.10 eff. 1-1-18
Idaho
$7.25
Illinois
$8.25
Indiana
$7.25
Iowa
$7.25
Kansas
$7.25
Kentucky
$7.25
Louisiana
none
Maine *
$9.00 4
$10.00 eff. 1-1-18
$11.00 eff. 1-1-19
$12.00 eff. 1-1-20
Maryland
$9.25
$10.10 eff. 7-1-18
Massachusetts
$11.00 5
Michigan *
$8.90
$9.25 eff. 1-1-18
Minnesota *
$9.50/$7.75 6
Mississippi
none
Missouri *
$7.70 7
Montana *
$8.15/$4.00 8
Nebraska
$9.00
Nevada *
$8.25/
New Hampshire
None
New Jersey *
$8.44
New Mexico
$7.50
New York *
$9.7010
$10.40 eff. 12-31-17
$11.10 eff. 12-31-18
$11.80 eff. 12-31-19
$12.50 eff. 12-31-20
$15.00 *
North Carolina
$7.25
North Dakota
$7.25
Ohio
$8.15
Oklahoma *
$7.25
Oregon *
$10.2513
$10.75 eff. 7-1-18
$11.25 eff. 7-1-19
$12.00 eff. 7-1-20
$12.75 eff. 7-1-21
$13.50 eff. 7-1-22
Pennsylvania
$7.25
Puerto Rico
$7.25/$5.08 14
Rhode Island
$9.60
South Carolina
none
South Dakota
$8.65
none
Texas
$7.25
Utah
$7.25
Vermont *
$10.00
$10.50 eff. 1-1-18
Virgin Islands
$9.50
$10.50 eff. 6-1-18
Virginia
$7.25
Washington
$11.00
$11.50 eff. 1-1-2018
$12.00 eff. 1-1-2019
$13.50 eff. 1-1-2020
West Virginia
$8.75
Wisconsin
$7.25
Wyoming
$5.15
* Annual indexed increase.
Should we have one and should it be raised nationally, state by state or not at all.
Current National Minimum Wage $7.25 per hour
STATE MINIMUM WAGE LEGISLATION
Alabama
none
Alaska *
$9.80
Arizona *
$10.00
$10.50 eff. 1-1-18
$11.00 eff. 1-1-19
$12.00 eff. 1-1-20
Arkansas
$8.50
California *
$10.50
$11.00 eff. 1-1-18
$12.00 eff. 1-1-19
$13.00 eff. 1-1-20
$14.00 eff. 1-1-21
$15.00 eff. 1-1-22
Colorado *
$9.30
$10.20 eff. 1-1-18
$11.10 eff. 1-1-19
$12.00 eff. 1-1-20
Connecticut
$10.103
Delaware
$8.25
D.C. *
$12.50
$13.25 eff. 7-1-18
$14.00 eff. 7-1-19
$15.00 eff. 7-1-20
Florida*
$8.10
Georgia
$5.15
Guam
$8.25
Hawaii
$9.25
$10.10 eff. 1-1-18
Idaho
$7.25
Illinois
$8.25
Indiana
$7.25
Iowa
$7.25
Kansas
$7.25
Kentucky
$7.25
Louisiana
none
Maine *
$9.00 4
$10.00 eff. 1-1-18
$11.00 eff. 1-1-19
$12.00 eff. 1-1-20
Maryland
$9.25
$10.10 eff. 7-1-18
Massachusetts
$11.00 5
Michigan *
$8.90
$9.25 eff. 1-1-18
Minnesota *
$9.50/$7.75 6
Mississippi
none
Missouri *
$7.70 7
Montana *
$8.15/$4.00 8
Nebraska
$9.00
Nevada *
$8.25/
New Hampshire
None
New Jersey *
$8.44
New Mexico
$7.50
New York *
$9.7010
$10.40 eff. 12-31-17
$11.10 eff. 12-31-18
$11.80 eff. 12-31-19
$12.50 eff. 12-31-20
$15.00 *
North Carolina
$7.25
North Dakota
$7.25
Ohio
$8.15
Oklahoma *
$7.25
Oregon *
$10.2513
$10.75 eff. 7-1-18
$11.25 eff. 7-1-19
$12.00 eff. 7-1-20
$12.75 eff. 7-1-21
$13.50 eff. 7-1-22
Pennsylvania
$7.25
Puerto Rico
$7.25/$5.08 14
Rhode Island
$9.60
South Carolina
none
South Dakota
$8.65
none
Texas
$7.25
Utah
$7.25
Vermont *
$10.00
$10.50 eff. 1-1-18
Virgin Islands
$9.50
$10.50 eff. 6-1-18
Virginia
$7.25
Washington
$11.00
$11.50 eff. 1-1-2018
$12.00 eff. 1-1-2019
$13.50 eff. 1-1-2020
West Virginia
$8.75
Wisconsin
$7.25
Wyoming
$5.15
* Annual indexed increase.