State minimum wage increases will raise pay for nearly 7 million workers on January 1: States with minimum wage increases effective January 1, 2020, by type of increase
| State | Share of workforce directly benefiting | Type of increase | New minimum wage as of Jan. 1, 2020 | Amount of increase | Total workers directly benefiting | Total increase in annual wages | Average increase in annual earnings of year-round workers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Connecticut | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Georgia | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Hawaii | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Idaho | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Indiana | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Iowa | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Kansas | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Kentucky | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Louisiana | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Mississippi | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Nebraska | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Nevada | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||
| New Hampshire | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| North Carolina | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| North Dakota | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Oklahoma | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Oregon | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Pennsylvania | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Rhode Island | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||
| South Carolina | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Tennessee | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Texas | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Utah | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Virginia | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Washington D.C. | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||
| West Virginia | 0 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Wisconsin | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Wyoming | -1 | 0.00% | ||||||
| Ohio | 1 | 1.60% | Inflation adjustment | $ 8.70 | $ 0.15 | 84,000 | $ 12,303,000.00 | $ 150.00 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 1.70% | Inflation adjustment | $ 9.30 | $ 0.20 | 7,300 | $ 1,560,000.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Florida | 1 | 1.90% | Inflation adjustment | $ 8.56 | $ 0.10 | 160,700 | $ 23,766,000.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Montana | 1 | 1.90% | Inflation adjustment | $ 8.65 | $ 0.15 | 8,900 | $ 1,588,000.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 2.40% | Inflation adjustment | $ 10.00 | $ 0.14 | 68,100 | $ 11,030,000.00 | $ 162.00 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 2.70% | Legislation | $ 9.00 | $ 1.50 | 22,900 | $ 20,736,000.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Alaska | 1 | 3.00% | Inflation adjustment | $ 10.19 | $ 0.30 | 10,500 | $ 5,348,000.00 | $ 510.00 |
| Illinois | 2 | 3.30% | Legislation | $ 9.25 | $ 1.00 | 192,900 | $ 173,533,000.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Michigan | 2 | 3.40% | Legislation | $ 9.65 | $ 0.20 | 147,000 | $ 32,907,000.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Delaware | 2 | 4.00% | Legislation | $ 9.25 | $ 0.50 | 17,200 | $ 10,811,000.00 | $ 630.00 |
| New York | 2 | 4.00% | Legislation | $ 11.80 | $ 0.70 | 411,700 | $ 399,246,000.00 | $ 970.00 |
| Vermont | 1 | 5.20% | Inflation adjustment | $ 10.96 | $ 0.19 | 16,200 | $ 3,932,000.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Missouri | 3 | 5.40% | Ballot measure | $ 9.45 | $ 0.85 | 153,600 | $ 123,505,000.00 | $ 800.00 |
| Maryland | 2 | 7.60% | Legislation | $ 11.00 | $ 0.90 | 204,300 | $ 216,530,000.00 | $ 1,060.00 |
| Arkansas | 3 | 11.00% | Ballot measure | $ 10.00 | $ 0.75 | 119,300 | $ 113,142,000.00 | $ 950.00 |
| Washington | 3 | 11.60% | Ballot measure | $ 13.50 | $ 1.50 | 386,000 | $ 655,972,000.00 | $ 1,700.00 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 11.70% | Legislation | $ 11.00 | $ 1.00 | 460,400 | $ 480,308,000.00 | $ 1,040.00 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 12.00% | Legislation | $ 12.75 | $ 0.75 | 420,600 | $ 409,981,000.00 | $ 970.00 |
| Colorado | 3 | 12.10% | Ballot measure | $ 12.00 | $ 0.90 | 318,400 | $ 382,354,000.00 | $ 1,200.00 |
| California | 2 | 16.90% | Legislation | $ 13.00 | $ 1.00 | 2,950,200 | $ 4,376,241,000.00 | $ 1,480.00 |
| Maine | 3 | 16.90% | Ballot measure | $ 12.00 | $ 1.00 | 102,900 | $ 130,250,000.00 | $ 1,270.00 |
| Arizona | 3 | 17.70% | Ballot measure | $ 12.00 | $ 1.00 | 511,900 | $ 653,915,000.00 | $ 1,300.00 |
Notes: *The New York minimum wage changes take effect on December 31, 2019. Delaware's minimum wage increase took effect on October 1. “Legislation” indicates that the new rate was established by the legislature. “Ballot measure” indicates the new rate was set by a ballot initiative passed by voters. “Inflation adjustment” indicates that the new rate was established by a formula, reflecting the change in prices over the preceding year.
Directly affected workers will see their wages rise because the new minimum wage rate exceeds their current hourly pay. This does not include additional workers who may receive a wage increase through “spillover” effects, as employers adjust overall pay scales.
Estimates for New York reflect changes in the minimum wage applicable to upstate New York ($11.80) and Nassua, Suffolk, and Westchester counties ($13.00). New York City's minimum wage reached $15 at the end of 2018 and there are no further increases scheduled.
Population growth between the data period and January 2020 estimated using state-specific projections for growth in the total population or the population ages 15—69, where available. Nominal wage growth between the data period (2017) and January 2020 estimated using the 3-year average of nominal wage growth of the bottom 20 percent of wage earners in each state from 2015 to 2018. A full methodology is available in Minimum Wage Simulation Model Technical Methodology.
Source: Economic Policy Institute Minimum Wage Simulation Model using data from the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Congressional Budget Office. See Minimum Wage Simulation Model technical methodology [https://www.epi.org/publication/minimum-wage-simulation-model-technical-methodology/].