This year, 22 states are raising their minimum wage, impacting almost 10 million workers across the country.
Many states raise the minimum wage each year to adjust to a cost of living index, while others have raised the pay floor for delivery drivers and fast-food workers. Today, the federal minimum wage stands at $7.25, a rate that has remained the same for 15 years.
This graphic shows the states with the highest minimum wage in America, based on data from Bloomberg Law.
The Highest Minimum Wages, by State
Here are the states with the highest minimum wage as of January 1, 2024:
Rank | State | Minimum Wage |
1 | District of Columbia1 | $17.00 |
2 | Washington | $16.28 |
3 | California | $16.00 |
4 | Connecticut | $15.69 |
5 | New Jersey2 | $15.13 |
6 | Maryland | $15.00 |
7 | New York3 | $15.00 |
8 | Massachusettes | $15.00 |
9 | Colorado | $14.42 |
10 | Arizona | $14.35 |
11 | Oregon4 | $14.20 |
12 | Maine | $14.15 |
U.S. Federal Mandate | $7.25 |
1District of Columbia: Indexes hourly minimum wage rate to inflation
最低时薪与通货膨胀率挂钩2New Jersey: Seasonal/small employer with five employees or less= $13.90, agricultural employers= $12.81, long term care facility direct care staff= $18.13
适用条件： 员工少于等于 5 人的季节性/小型雇主 = $13.90 农业雇主 = $12.81 长期护理机构直接护理人员 = $18.13
3New York: New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties= $16.00
适用地区：纽约市、拿骚县、萨福克县和威切斯特郡 = $16.00
4Oregon: Indexes hourly minimum wage rate to inflation. Nonurban counties= $13.20, Portland metro= $15.45
最低时薪与通货膨胀率挂钩 非都市县 = $13.20 波特兰都市区 = $15.45
The District of Columbia has the highest minimum wage in the country, at $17 an hour.
Next in line is Washington state, where the minimum wage was raised to $16.28 an hour at the start of the year, up from $15.74. Both jurisdictions tie their minimum wage increases to inflation, along with several of the states on this list such as New York, Colorado, and Arizona.
With the largest planned increase nationally, Hawaii is raising its minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2028. Currently, the minimum wage stands at $14 an hour in the Aloha State.
As we can see, many of the top states have minimum wages that are more than double the federal minimum wage, which hasdeclined in real value for many years. For context, the real value of the federal minimum wage hit a peak in 1970, where it would be worth $12.61 today.
California’s New Fast-Food Wage Hike
Fast-food workers in California recently received a pay bump after a new law raised the minimum wage to $20 an hour, $4 more than the state’s minimum wage.
In response, Pizza Hut announced it was laying off over 1,200 delivery drivers, while McDonalds said that it would increase prices in California due to higher wage costs. Other chain operators are reducing hours, while El Pollo Loco plans to automate part of how it makes salsa.
Affecting half a million workers at 33,000 restaurants, the law applies to chains with 60 or more locations across the country, making it the highest minimum wage in America.
今年，美国有22个州提高了最低工资标准，影响全国近1000万的工人。
许多州每年都会根据生活成本指数提高最低工资标准，而其它州也会提高货运司机和快餐店工人的最低工资。现在，联邦最低工资标准是7.25美元，连续15年不变。
以下是介绍美国最低工资标准最高的州，数据来自于彭博法律（Bloomberg Law）。
美元
截至2024年1月1日美国最低工资最高的州：
排名 | 州/地区 | 最低时薪 |
1 | 哥伦比亚特区 | 17.00 |
2 | 华盛顿州 | 16.28 |
3 | 加利福尼亚州 | 16.00 |
4 | 康涅狄格州 | 15.69 |
5 | 新泽西州 | 15.13 |
6 | 马里兰州 | 15.00 |
7 | 纽约州 | 15.00 |
8 | 马萨诸塞州 | 15.00 |
9 | 科罗拉多州 | 14.42 |
10 | 亚利桑那州 | 14.35 |
11 | 俄勒冈州 | 14.20 |
12 | 缅因州 | 14.15 |
备注：
1.哥伦比亚特区：最低时薪与通货膨胀率挂钩2.新泽西州：适用条件：
- 员工少于等于 5 人的季节性/小型雇主 = $13.90
- 农业雇主 = $12.81
- 长期护理机构直接护理人员 = $18.133.纽约州：适用地区：纽约市、拿骚县、萨福克县和威切斯特郡 = $16.004.俄勒冈州：最低时薪与通货膨胀率挂钩； 非都市县 = $13.20；波特兰都市区 = $15.45
哥伦比亚特区的最低工资是全美国最高的，时薪为17美元。排名第二的是华盛顿州，今年开始最低工资为时薪16.28美元，去年时薪是15.74美元。这两个行政区的时薪与通货膨胀率挂钩，上榜的几个州如纽约州、科罗拉多州和亚利桑那州也是如此。
夏威夷州计划做出全国最大的最低工资提升，计划是2028年达到时薪18美元，当前夏威夷州的最低工资是时薪14美元。
加利福尼亚州的时薪为16美元，在全国排名第三。
如表格显示，这些上榜的大多数州份的最低工资都超过联邦标准最低工资的两倍。多年来，联邦标准最低工资的实际价值一直在下降。联邦最低工资的实际价值在1970年达到顶峰，按今天的通货膨胀率计算为12.61美元。
加州快餐业工资新政
最近，一条关于快餐业的新法通过，加利福尼亚州的快餐业工人获得了加薪，最低时薪为20美元，比加州最低标准工资多了4美元。
作为对新法的回应，必胜客宣布裁员1200多名送货司机。与此同时，麦当劳表示，由于工资成本提高，它将提高价格。其它连锁快餐店有的要减少工时，El Pollo Loco计划做色拉的部分工序自动化。
加州的快餐业法影响到33000家餐馆的50万名工人，并且该法适用于全国各地拥有60家或更多分店的连锁店。时薪20美元是美国最高的最低工资标准。
