The minimum wage increased in 23 states and D.C. in 2015: States with minimum-wage increases in 2015, by type of increase

 

State Abbreviation Category
Alaska AK Legislative
Alabama AL No change
Arkansas AR Legislative
Arizona AZ Indexed
California CA No change
Colorado CO Indexed
Connecticut CT Legislative
District of Columbia DC Legislative
Delaware DE Legislative
Florida FL Indexed
Georgia GA No change
Hawaii HI Legislative
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 Legislative
Maryland MD Legislative
Maine ME No change
Michigan MI No change
Minnesota MN Legislative
Missouri MO Indexed
Mississippi MS No change
Montana MT Indexed
North Carolina NC No change
North Dakota ND No change
Nebraska NE Legislative
New Hampshire NH No change
New Jersey NJ Indexed
New Mexico NM No change
Nevada NV No change
New York NY Legislative
Ohio OH Indexed
Oklahoma OK No change
Oregon OR Indexed
Pennsylvania PA No change
Rhode Island RI Legislative
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 Indexed
Washington WA Indexed
Wisconsin WI No change
West Virginia WV Legislative
Wyoming WY No change

Note: Minimum-wage increases that occurred in New York and West Virginia on December 31, 2014, are counted as 2015 increases.

Source: EPI analysis of EPI Minimum Wage Tracker (EPI 2016c)

View the underlying data on epi.org.