More than 8.4 million workers will receive raises because of January 1 minimum wage increases: Number and share of workers affected, number and share of children affected, annual, hourly and total wage impacts by state
| State | Wage earning workforce | Estimated affected workers | Share of workforce affected | Estimated number of children living in households affected by increase | Share of children affected by increase | Total increase in wage bill | Average increase in annual earnings | Average change in hourly wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 287,800 | 16,500 | 5.7% | 15,400 | 8.3% | $7,777,000 | $470 | $0.30 |
| Arizona | 2,983,300 | 439,100 | 14.7% | 309,800 | 18.9% | $340,896,000 | $776 | $0.49 |
| California | 17,084,500 | 3,223,400 | 18.9% | 2,247,500 | 24.9% | $1,660,154,000 | $515 | $0.31 |
| Colorado | 2,777,900 | 299,300 | 10.8% | 177,000 | 14.0% | $230,227,000 | $769 | $0.51 |
| Delaware | 423,600 | 50,600 | 11.9% | 30,000 | 14.7% | $47,431,000 | $937 | $0.67 |
| Washington D.C | 821,200 | 12,200 | 1.5% | – | – | $7,327,000 | $599 | $0.34 |
| Illinois | 5,721,300 | 510,400 | 8.9% | 381,400 | 13.2% | $355,561,000 | $697 | $0.50 |
| Maine | 562,600 | 79,800 | 14.2% | 39,900 | 15.8% | $47,752,000 | $598 | $0.43 |
| Maryland | 2,385,400 | 151,300 | 6.3% | 112,500 | 8.4% | $76,989,000 | $509 | $0.35 |
| Massachusetts | 3,437,600 | 399,600 | 11.6% | 216,200 | 15.8% | $263,293,000 | $659 | $0.46 |
| Michigan | 4,368,600 | 273,500 | 6.3% | 193,400 | 8.9% | $40,898,000 | $150 | $0.11 |
| Minnesota | 2,654,300 | 73,100 | 2.8% | 55,100 | 4.3% | $13,651,000 | $187 | $0.14 |
| Missouri | 2,508,500 | 341,700 | 13.6% | 253,900 | 18.4% | $208,919,000 | $611 | $0.43 |
| Montana | 441,500 | 35,800 | 8.1% | 22,900 | 10.0% | $17,465,000 | $488 | $0.34 |
| Nebraska | 867,800 | 55,900 | 6.4% | 53,900 | 11.4% | $32,559,000 | $583 | $0.50 |
| New Jersey | 3,929,100 | 547,100 | 13.9% | 335,800 | 17.1% | $428,298,000 | $783 | $0.51 |
| New Mexico | 827,900 | 126,900 | 15.3% | 89,300 | 18.3% | $62,324,000 | $493 | $0.31 |
| New York | 8,681,300 | 418,900 | 4.8% | 274,300 | 6.7% | $320,343,000 | $765 | $0.52 |
| Ohio | 5,049,200 | 466,300 | 9.2% | 356,200 | 13.7% | $230,377,000 | $494 | $0.38 |
| Rhode Island | 433,200 | 42,800 | 9.9% | 24,400 | 11.8% | $23,621,000 | $552 | $0.39 |
| South Dakota | 394,100 | 38,000 | 9.7% | 26,700 | 12.4% | $20,674,000 | $543 | $0.41 |
| Vermont | 288,000 | 31,500 | 10.9% | 14,900 | 12.8% | $16,065,000 | $510 | $0.37 |
| Virginia | 3,561,500 | 404,500 | 11.4% | 279,100 | 15.0% | $321,000,000 | $793 | $0.56 |
| Washington | 3,334,300 | 356,500 | 10.7% | 236,700 | 14.4% | $302,922,000 | $850 | $0.53 |
| January increases total | 73,824,500 | 8,394,700 | 11.4% | 5,746,200 | 15.6% | $5,076,525,000 | $536 | $0.35 |
| October 2022 increases | ||||||||
| Florida | 8,939,400 | 987,000 | 11.0% | 562,700 | 13.5% | $754,249,000 | $764 | $0.48 |
| Hawaii | 591,200 | 82,100 | 13.9% | 60,600 | 19.9% | $69,006,000 | $841 | $0.55 |
Notes: New York increase goes into effect 12/31/2022 and is for all areas outside of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties. Average increase in annual earnings is for full-time workers.
Source: Economic Policy Institute Minimum Wage Simulation Model; see Technical Methodology by Dave Cooper, Zane Mokhiber, and Ben Zipperer.