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)