Difference between current hourly wages and proposed hourly wages and proposed hourly wage by state
| State | Difference between current wage range and proposed wage |
Proposed wage |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $8.16–$10.87 | $20.95 |
| Alaska | $7.56–$9.57 | $24.56 |
| Arizona | $8.62–$8.80 | $22.13 |
| Arkansas | $7.82–$8.77 | $20.07 |
| California | $10.00–$10.87 | $25.04 |
| Colorado | $10.61–$12.66 | $27.25 |
| Connecticut | $10.96–$11.75 | $25.12 |
| Delaware | $9.92–$13.29 | $25.48 |
| Washington D.C. | $18.58–$18.79 | $33.87 |
| Florida | $9.01–$10.92 | $23.14 |
| Georgia | $8.63–$9.38 | $22.17 |
| Hawaii | $10.36–$10.97 | $24.93 |
| Idaho | $6.93–$8.54 | $20.30 |
| Illinois | $9.66–$10.63 | $23.24 |
| Indiana | $9.11–$11.36 | $23.39 |
| Iowa | $7.48–$8.24 | $21.16 |
| Kansas | $8.60–$9.25 | $20.56 |
| Kentucky | $9.07–$10.16 | $23.29 |
| Louisiana | $8.62–$11.12 | $20.64 |
| Maine | $8.01–$8.63 | $22.16 |
| Maryland | $12.51–$12.99 | $26.22 |
| Massachusetts | $11.29–$12.69 | $28.98 |
| Michigan | $8.52–$8.72 | $21.12 |
| Minnesota | $9.19–$9.41 | $23.29 |
| Mississippi | $7.75–$9.55 | $19.90 |
| Missouri | $8.17–$8.68 | $20.59 |
| Montana | $7.67–$8.06 | $20.69 |
| Nebraska | $8.58–$8.99 | $22.03 |
| Nevada | $9.19–$9.27 | $21.60 |
| New Hampshire | $9.24–$9.44 | $23.31 |
| New Jersey | $10.80–$12.79 | $26.67 |
| New Mexico | $8.91–$8.91 | $20.38 |
| New York | $9.08–$9.99 | $24.53 |
| North Carolina | $8.66–$9.94 | $20.96 |
| North Dakota | $10.18–$10.34 | $26.54 |
| Ohio | $8.55–$8.74 | $20.41 |
| Oklahoma | $8.40–$9.60 | $20.33 |
| Oregon | $9.73–$10.21 | $24.99 |
| Pennsylvania | $8.97–$9.17 | $21.72 |
| Rhode Island | $9.87–$10.54 | $25.34 |
| South Carolina | $9.44–$12.90 | $24.23 |
| South Dakota | $7.00–$8.05 | $20.37 |
| Tennessee | $8.16–$9.39 | $20.51 |
| Texas | $10.27–$11.71 | $22.16 |
| Utah | $9.43–$10.34 | $24.21 |
| Vermont | $5.85–$9.28 | $22.11 |
| Virginia | $12.26–$13.91 | $25.14 |
| Washington | $9.59–$9.89 | $25.39 |
| West Virginia | $7.85–$9.13 | $19.58 |
| Wisconsin | $8.55–$9.39 | $21.96 |
| Wyoming | $9.28–$9.97 | $23.82 |
Notes: Wage difference is presented as how much higher in dollars the proposed wage is than the current wage, where the current wage is a wage range between Current Population Survey (CPS) and Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) wage data. All figures are in 2020 dollars.
Source: Economic Policy Institute (EPI) analysis of 2016–2020 Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata, EPI Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.28 (2022) and OEWS (2021).