{
  "tool": "Minimum wage by state 2027",
  "url": "https://tidyfact.com/en-us/minimum-wage-by-state/",
  "locale": "en-US",
  "description": "Minimum wage for all 50 states and DC: the rate now (October 2026), the rate from January 1, 2027 where the state has published it, the change, full-time weekly and yearly pay at 40 hours a week and 52 weeks, the tipped cash wage, and which states also have city or county rates. Each 2027 rate comes from a state government page; states we could not check are marked.",
  "updated": "2026-10-27",
  "factcheck": {
    "by": "claude:claude-opus-5-5",
    "date": "2026-10-27"
  },
  "review": "Facts checked against the listed official sources by an independent AI agent (claude:claude-opus-5-5, 2026-10-27). No human reviewed this page.",
  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
  },
  "attribution": "TidyFact, Minimum wage by state 2027, https://tidyfact.com/en-us/minimum-wage-by-state/",
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Federal minimum wage",
      "value": 7.25,
      "unit": "USD per hour",
      "display": "7.25 USD per hour",
      "asOf": "2026-10-27",
      "source": {
        "title": "State Minimum Wage Laws (updated July 1, 2026)",
        "url": "https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state",
        "publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division",
        "checked": "2026-10-27"
      }
    },
    {
      "label": "Washington, from January 1, 2027",
      "value": 17.73,
      "unit": "USD per hour",
      "display": "17.73 USD per hour",
      "validFrom": "2027-01-01",
      "asOf": "2026-10-27",
      "source": {
        "title": "Minimum wage (2026 and 2027 rates)",
        "url": "https://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/minimum-wage/",
        "publisher": "Washington State Department of Labor & Industries",
        "checked": "2026-10-27"
      }
    },
    {
      "label": "Connecticut, from January 1, 2027",
      "value": 17.48,
      "unit": "USD per hour",
      "display": "17.48 USD per hour",
      "validFrom": "2027-01-01",
      "asOf": "2026-10-27",
      "source": {
        "title": "Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut's Minimum Wage Will Increase to $17.48 on January 1, 2027 (August 5, 2026)",
        "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/press-releases/2026/08-2026/governor-lamont-announces-minimum-wage-will-increase",
        "publisher": "Office of the Governor of Connecticut",
        "checked": "2026-10-27"
      }
    },
    {
      "label": "California, from January 1, 2027",
      "value": 17.4,
      "unit": "USD per hour",
      "display": "17.4 USD per hour",
      "validFrom": "2027-01-01",
      "asOf": "2026-10-27",
      "source": {
        "title": "California's minimum wage set to increase to $17.40 per hour on January 1, 2027 (News Release 2026-66, August 13, 2026)",
        "url": "https://www.dir.ca.gov/DIRNews/2026/2026-66.html",
        "publisher": "California Department of Industrial Relations",
        "checked": "2026-10-27"
      }
    },
    {
      "label": "New Jersey (most employers), from January 1, 2027",
      "value": 16.48,
      "unit": "USD per hour",
      "display": "16.48 USD per hour",
      "validFrom": "2027-01-01",
      "asOf": "2026-10-27",
      "source": {
        "title": "New Jersey minimum wage increase for 2027 (September 29, 2026)",
        "url": "https://www.nj.gov/labor/lwdhome/press/2026/20260929_min_wage.shtml",
        "publisher": "New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development",
        "checked": "2026-10-27"
      }
    },
    {
      "label": "Michigan, from January 1, 2027",
      "value": 15,
      "unit": "USD per hour",
      "display": "15 USD per hour",
      "validFrom": "2027-01-01",
      "asOf": "2026-10-27",
      "source": {
        "title": "Minimum Wage & Overtime",
        "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/ber/wage-and-hour/min-wage",
        "publisher": "Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity",
        "checked": "2026-10-27"
      }
    },
    {
      "label": "Virginia, from January 1, 2027",
      "value": 13.75,
      "unit": "USD per hour",
      "display": "13.75 USD per hour",
      "validFrom": "2027-01-01",
      "asOf": "2026-10-27",
      "source": {
        "title": "Payment of Wage: Virginia minimum wage",
        "url": "https://doli.virginia.gov/programs/labor-law/payment-of-wage/",
        "publisher": "Virginia Department of Labor and Industry",
        "checked": "2026-10-27"
      }
    },
    {
      "label": "District of Columbia, since July 1, 2026",
      "value": 18.4,
      "unit": "USD per hour",
      "display": "18.4 USD per hour",
      "validFrom": "2026-07-01",
      "asOf": "2026-10-27",
      "source": {
        "title": "Public Notice: District of Columbia Minimum Wage Increase (July 1, 2026)",
        "url": "https://does.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/does/publication/attachments/2026%20Minimum%20Wage%20Increase%20Notice_0.pdf",
        "publisher": "DC Department of Employment Services",
        "checked": "2026-10-27"
      }
    },
    {
      "label": "Florida, September 30, 2026 to December 31, 2027",
      "value": 15,
      "unit": "USD per hour",
      "display": "15 USD per hour",
      "validFrom": "2026-09-30",
      "validUntil": "2027-12-31",
      "asOf": "2026-10-27",
      "source": {
        "title": "Florida Minimum Wage",
        "url": "https://floridajobs.org/florida-minimum-wage",
        "publisher": "Florida Department of Commerce",
        "checked": "2026-10-27"
      }
    },
    {
      "label": "Alaska, from July 1, 2027",
      "value": 15,
      "unit": "USD per hour",
      "display": "15 USD per hour",
      "validFrom": "2027-07-01",
      "asOf": "2026-10-27",
      "source": {
        "title": "Alaska Minimum Wage will increase July 1, 2025 (News Release No. 25-11, June 11, 2025)",
        "url": "https://labor.alaska.gov/news/2025/news25-11.htm",
        "publisher": "Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development",
        "checked": "2026-10-27"
      }
    },
    {
      "label": "Full-time pay (tool assumption)",
      "formula": "hourly rate × 40 hours × 52 weeks = 2,080 hours a year",
      "asOf": "2026-10-27",
      "source": {
        "title": "State Minimum Wage Laws (updated July 1, 2026)",
        "url": "https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state",
        "publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division",
        "checked": "2026-10-27"
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "State Minimum Wage Laws (updated July 1, 2026)",
      "url": "https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state",
      "publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees (updated July 1, 2026)",
      "url": "https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped",
      "publisher": "U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "California's minimum wage set to increase to $17.40 per hour on January 1, 2027 (News Release 2026-66, August 13, 2026)",
      "url": "https://www.dir.ca.gov/DIRNews/2026/2026-66.html",
      "publisher": "California Department of Industrial Relations",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Minimum Wage Frequently Asked Questions",
      "url": "https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_minimumwage.htm",
      "publisher": "California Labor Commissioner's Office",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Minimum wage (2026 and 2027 rates)",
      "url": "https://lni.wa.gov/workers-rights/wages/minimum-wage/",
      "publisher": "Washington State Department of Labor & Industries",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Colorado Minimum Wage will Increase to $15.71/hour in 2027",
      "url": "https://cdle.colorado.gov/press-releases/press-release-colorado-minimum-wage-will-increase-to-1571/hour-in-2027",
      "publisher": "Colorado Department of Labor and Employment",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut's Minimum Wage Will Increase to $17.48 on January 1, 2027 (August 5, 2026)",
      "url": "https://portal.ct.gov/governor/news/press-releases/2026/08-2026/governor-lamont-announces-minimum-wage-will-increase",
      "publisher": "Office of the Governor of Connecticut",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Maine's Minimum Wage to Increase to $15.70 Per Hour in 2027 (September 18, 2026)",
      "url": "https://www.maine.gov/labor/news_events/article.shtml?id=13362373",
      "publisher": "Maine Department of Labor",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Minimum Wage & Overtime",
      "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/ber/wage-and-hour/min-wage",
      "publisher": "Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Minimum wage in Minnesota",
      "url": "https://www.dli.mn.gov/business/employment-practices/minimum-wage-minnesota",
      "publisher": "Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Montana's Minimum Wage",
      "url": "https://erd.dli.mt.gov/labor-standards/wage-and-hour-payment-act/state-minimum-wage",
      "publisher": "Montana Department of Labor & Industry",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Opinion No. 26-003: Lawfulness of Local Minimum Wage Proposal (May 7, 2026)",
      "url": "https://ago.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/docs/opinions/Opinion%20No.%2026-003.pdf",
      "publisher": "Nebraska Attorney General",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "New Jersey minimum wage increase for 2027 (September 29, 2026)",
      "url": "https://www.nj.gov/labor/lwdhome/press/2026/20260929_min_wage.shtml",
      "publisher": "New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Minimum Wage",
      "url": "https://dol.ny.gov/minimum-wage-0",
      "publisher": "New York State Department of Labor",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "State of Ohio 2027 Minimum Wage (poster)",
      "url": "https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/com.ohio.gov/DICO/WageAndHour/2027_Minumum_Wage_Poster.pdf",
      "publisher": "Ohio Department of Commerce",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Employment Laws: Minimum Wage",
      "url": "https://dlr.sd.gov/employment_laws/minimum_wage.aspx",
      "publisher": "South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulation",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Payment of Wage: Virginia minimum wage",
      "url": "https://doli.virginia.gov/programs/labor-law/payment-of-wage/",
      "publisher": "Virginia Department of Labor and Industry",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Alaska Minimum Wage will increase July 1, 2025 (News Release No. 25-11, June 11, 2025)",
      "url": "https://labor.alaska.gov/news/2025/news25-11.htm",
      "publisher": "Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Wage and Hour",
      "url": "https://labor.alaska.gov/lss/whhome.htm",
      "publisher": "Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Florida Minimum Wage",
      "url": "https://floridajobs.org/florida-minimum-wage",
      "publisher": "Florida Department of Commerce",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Public Notice: District of Columbia Minimum Wage Increase (July 1, 2026)",
      "url": "https://does.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/does/publication/attachments/2026%20Minimum%20Wage%20Increase%20Notice_0.pdf",
      "publisher": "DC Department of Employment Services",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Minimum wage increase schedule",
      "url": "https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/minimum-wage-schedule.aspx",
      "publisher": "Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Minimum Wage",
      "url": "https://labor.hawaii.gov/wsd/minimum-wage/",
      "publisher": "Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "What is the current minimum wage in Delaware?",
      "url": "https://industrialaffairs.delaware.gov/en-us/knowledgebase-employee/what-is-the-current-minimum-wage-in-delaware",
      "publisher": "Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Industrial Affairs",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Minimum Wage Law",
      "url": "https://labor.illinois.gov/laws-rules/fls/minimum-wage-law.html",
      "publisher": "Illinois Department of Labor",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Maryland Wage and Hour Law fact sheet",
      "url": "https://labor.maryland.gov/labor/wages/wagehrfacts.shtml",
      "publisher": "Maryland Department of Labor",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "Massachusetts law about minimum wage",
      "url": "https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-minimum-wage",
      "publisher": "Commonwealth of Massachusetts",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Vermont Department of Labor Announces Minimum Wage Increase Starting January 2026",
      "url": "https://labor.vermont.gov/press-release/vermont-department-labor-announces-minimum-wage-increase-starting-january-2026",
      "publisher": "Vermont Department of Labor",
      "checked": "2026-10-27"
    }
  ]
}