The minimum wage increased in 21 states and the District of Columbia in 2017: States with minimum-wage increases in 2017, by type of increase
State | Abbreviation | Category |
---|---|---|
Alaska | AK | Indexed |
Alabama | AL | No change |
Arkansas | AR | Legislated |
Arizona | AZ | Legislated |
California | CA | Legislated |
Colorado | CO | Legislated |
Connecticut | CT | Legislated |
District of Columbia | DC | Legislated |
Delaware | DE | No change |
Florida | FL | Indexed |
Georgia | GA | No change |
Hawaii | HI | Legislated |
Iowa | IA | No change |
Idaho | ID | No change |
Illinois | IL | No change |
Indiana | IN | No change |
Kansas | KS | No change |
Kentucky | KY | No change |
Louisiana | LA | No change |
Massachusetts | MA | Legislated |
Maryland | MD | Legislated |
Maine | ME | Legislated |
Michigan | MI | Legislated |
Minnesota | MN | No change |
Missouri | MO | Indexed |
Mississippi | MS | No change |
Montana | MT | Indexed |
North Carolina | NC | No change |
North Dakota | ND | No change |
Nebraska | NE | No change |
New Hampshire | NH | No change |
New Jersey | NJ | Indexed |
New Mexico | NM | No change |
Nevada | NV | No change |
New York | NY | Legislated |
Ohio | OH | Indexed |
Oklahoma | OK | No change |
Oregon | OR | Legislated |
Pennsylvania | PA | No change |
Rhode Island | RI | No change |
South Carolina | SC | No change |
South Dakota | SD | Indexed |
Tennessee | TN | No change |
Texas | TX | No change |
Utah | UT | No change |
Virginia | VA | No change |
Vermont | VT | Legislated |
Washington | WA | Legislated |
Wisconsin | WI | No change |
West Virginia | WV | No change |
Wyoming | WY | No change |
Notes: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Vermont, and Washington legislated minimum wage increases that took effect on January 1, 2017. Alaska, Florida, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio, and South Dakota increased their minimum wages in 2017 because of indexing to inflation. Maryland, Oregon, and Washington, D.C., legislated minimum wage increases that took effect on July 1, 2017.
Source: EPI analysis of the EPI Minimum Wage Tracker (www.epi.org/minimum-wage-tracker; last updated January 2, 2018)