New Year’s Minimum Wage Increases
State
Current MW
2017 MW
Percent Increase
Alaska $ 9.75
$ 9.80
1%
Arizona $ 8.05
$ 10.00
24%
Arkansas $ 8.00
$ 8.50
6%
California¹ $ 10.00
$ 10.50
5%
Colorado $ 8.31
$ 9.30
12%
Connecticut $ 9.60
$ 10.10
5%
Florida $ 8.05
$ 8.10
1%
Hawaii $ 8.50
$ 9.25
9%
Maine $ 7.50
$ 9.00
20%
Massachusetts $ 10.00
$ 11.00
10%
Michigan $ 8.50
$ 8.90
5%
Missouri $ 7.65
$ 7.70
1%
Montana $ 8.05
$ 8.15
1%
New Jersey $ 8.38
$ 8.44
1%
Ohio $ 8.10
$ 8.15
1%
South Dakota $ 8.55
$ 8.65
1%
Vermont $ 9.60
$ 10.00
4%
Washington $ 9.47
$ 11.00
16%
New York² (12/31) $ 9.00
$ 9.85
9%
Cities/Counties
Current MW
2017 MW
Percent Increase
Albuquerque, New Mexico $ 8.75
$ 8.80
1%
Bernalillo, New Mexico $ 8.65
$ 8.70
1%
Cupertino, California $ 10.00
$ 12.00
20%
El Cerrito, California $ 11.60
$ 12.25
6%
Johnson County, Iowa $ 9.15
$ 10.10
10%
Las Cruces, New Mexico $ 8.40
$ 9.20
10%
Linn County, Iowa $ 7.25
$ 8.25
14%
Los Altos, California $ 10.00
$ 12.00
20%
Mountain View, California $ 11.00
$ 13.00
18%
New York City, NY³ $ 9.00
$ 10.75
19%
Oakland, California $ 12.55
$ 12.86
2%
Palo Alto, California $ 11.00
$ 12.00
9%
Portland, Maine $ 10.10
$ 10.68
6%
Richmond, California $ 11.52
$ 12.30
7%
San Diego, California $ 10.50
$ 11.50
10%
San Mateo, California $ 10.00
$ 12.00
20%
San Jose, California $ 10.30
$ 10.50
2%
Santa Clara, California $ 11.00
$ 11.10
1%
Seattle, Washington⁴ $ 13.00
$ 15.00
15%
SeaTac, Washington $ 15.24
$ 15.35
1%
Sunnyvale, California $ 11.00
$ 13.00
18%
Tacoma, Washington $ 10.35
$ 11.15
8%
Wapello County, Iowa $ 7.25
$ 8.20
13%
¹ 25 or fewer employees, remains at $10 ² Different tiers, $9.85 is avg. of two non-NYC rates ³ $10.50 for small businesses, $11 for large, $12 for fast food ⁴ $11 to $15 depending on size/type of employer
