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  All State Minimum Wage Chart
Information updated to January 1, 2007
             
Text Box: Text Box: The following quick reference chart lists the current minimum wage rates for all states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. State minimum wages below the federal minimum wage of $5.15 apply only to employees not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In addition, the chart lists the tip credit percentages employers may apply toward the minimum wage, plus the computed actual tip credit amount and the resulting minimum cash wage for tipped employees based on the state minimum wage. Employers subject to the federal minimum wage must apply the state tip credit percentage to the federal minimum wage to calculate the actual tip credit amount and the resulting minimum cash wage required under state law. Where the state tip credit differs from the federal, the employer must separately calculate the tip credit and minimum cash wage under both federal and state law and follow the law yielding the higher cash wage.
           
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
    State Minimum Wage Tip Credit Actual Tip Minimum  
        % Allowed Credit $ Cash Wage  
  Alabama none        
  Alaska $7.15 0% $0.00 $7.15  
  Arizona          
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $6.75   $3.00 $3.75  
  Arkansas $6.25 58% $3.62 $2.63  
  California $6.75 0% $0.00 $6.75  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $7.50 0% $0.00 $7.50  
  effective Jan. 1, 2008 $8.00 0% $0.00 $8.00  
  Colorado $5.15   $3.02 $2.13  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $6.85   $3.02 $3.83  
  Connecticut $7.40 29.30% $2.17 $5.23  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $7.65 29.30% $2.24 $5.41  
  Delaware $6.15 59% $3.62 $2.53  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $6.65 59% $3.92 $2.73  
  effective Jan. 1, 2008 $7.15 59% $4.21 $2.94  
  District of Columbia $7.00 55% $3.85 $3.15  
  Florida $6.40   $3.02 $3.38  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $6.67   $3.02 $3.65  
  Georgia $5.15        
  Hawaii $6.75   $0.25 $6.50  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $7.25   $0.25 $7.00  
  Idaho $5.15 35% $1.80 $3.35  
  Illinois $6.50 40% $2.60 $3.90  
  Indiana $5.15 59% $3.02 $2.13  
  Iowa $5.15 40% $2.06 $3.09  
  Kansas $2.65 40% $1.06 $1.59  
  Kentucky $5.15 59% $3.02 $2.13  
  Louisiana none        
  Maine $6.75 50% $3.38 $3.38  
  effective 10-1-07 $7.00 50% $3.50 $3.50  
  Maryland $6.15 50% $3.08 $3.07  
  Massachusetts $6.75 61% $4.12 $2.63  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $7.50        
  effective Jan. 1, 2008 $8.00        
  Michigan $6.95   $4.30 $2.65  
  effective July. 1, 2007 $7.15        
  effective July. 1, 2008 $7.40        
  Minnesota          
  large employer $6.15 0% $0.00 $6.15  
  small employer $5.25 0% $0.00 $5.25  
  Mississippi none        
  Missouri $5.15 50% $2.58 $2.58  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $6.50 50% $3.25 $3.25  
  Montana          
  large employer $5.15 0% $0.00 $5.15  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $6.15 0% $0.00 $6.15  
    small employer (6)  $4.00 0% $0.00 $4.00  
  Nebraska $5.15 59% $3.02 $2.13  
  Nevada $6.15 0% $0.00 $6.15  
  New Hampshire $5.15   $2.77 $2.38  
  New Jersey $7.15        
  New Mexico $5.15   $3.02 $2.13  
  New York $6.75 35.60% 2.4 4.35  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $7.15 35.70% $2.55 $4.60  
  North Carolina $5.15 59% $3.02 $2.13  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $6.15        
  North Dakota $5.15 33% $1.70 $3.45  
  Ohio $5.15 59% $3.02 $2.13  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $6.85 50% $3.42 $3.43  
  Oklahoma $5.15 50% $2.58 $2.58  
  Oregon $7.50 0% $0.00 $7.50  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $7.80 0% $0.00 $7.80  
  Pennsylvania $5.15 45% $2.32 $2.83  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $6.25   $3.42 $2.83  
  effective July. 1, 2007 $7.15   $4.32 $2.83  
  Puerto Rico $5.15        
  Rhode Island $7.10   $4.21 $2.89  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $7.40   $4.51 $2.89  
  South Carolina none        
  South Dakota  $5.15 59% $3.02 $2.13  
  Tennessee none        
  Texas $5.15 59% $3.02 $2.13  
  Utah $5.15 59% $3.02 $2.13  
  Vermont $7.25   $3.60 $3.65  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $7.53   $3.88 $3.65  
  Virginia $5.15        
  Washington $7.63 0% $0.00 $7.63  
  effective Jan. 1, 2007 $7.93        
  West Virginia $5.85 20% $1.17 $4.68  
  effective July 1, 2007 $6.55        
  effective July 1, 2008 $7.25        
  Wisconsin $6.50   $4.17 $2.33  
  Wyoming $5.15 59% $3.02 $2.13