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The minimum wage increased in 19 states around Jan. 1, and an additional three states and the District of Columbia plan to raise the minimum wage later this year (including one state that raised its rate on Jan. 1), according to National Employment Law Project. All changes listed below were effective Jan. 1 unless otherwise noted.

  1. Alaska’s hourly minimum wage inched up from $9.84 to $9.89 due to a cost-of-living adjustment.
  2. Arizona hiked its minimum wage from $10.50 to $11 on the way to a $12 minimum wage by 2020.
  3. Arkansas raised its minimum wage from $8.50 to $9.25 on the way to an $11 minimum wage by 2021.
  4. California upped its minimum wage, which was $11 for large employers and $10.50 for small employers, to $12 for large employers and $11 for small employers on the way to a $15 minimum wage by 2022-2023.
  5. Colorado boosted its minimum wage from $10.20 to $11.10 on the way to a $12 minimum wage by 2020.
  6. Delaware will change its hourly rate twice in 2019, from $8.25 to $8.75 on Jan. 1 and to $9.25 in October.
  7. The District of Columbia will hike its hourly wage from $13.25 to $14 on July 1 on the way to a $15 minimum wage by 2020.
  8. Florida’s minimum wage inched up from $8.25 to $8.46 due to a cost-of-living adjustment.
  9. Maine hiked its minimum wage from $10 to $11 on the way to a $12 minimum wage by 2020.
  10. Massachusetts upped its minimum wage from $11 to $12 on the way to a $15 minimum wage by 2023.
  11. Michigan will raise its minimum wage from $9.25 to $9.45 in approximately late March or early April (90 days after the Michigan legislature adjourns) on the way to a $12 minimum wage by 2030.
  12. Minnesota raised its minimum wage, which was $9.65 for large employers and $7.87 for small employers, to $9.86 for large employers and $8.04 for small employers due to a cost-of-living adjustment.
  13. Missouri’s minimum wage went from $7.85 to $8.60 on the way to a $12 minimum wage by 2023.
  14. Montana hiked its minimum wage from $8.30 to $8.50 due to a cost-of-living adjustment.
  15. New Jersey increased its minimum wage from $8.60 to $8.85 due to a cost-of-living adjustment.
  16. New York, effective Dec. 31, 2018, boosted its minimum wage — which was $13 for large employers in New York City, $12 for small employers in New York City, $11 on Long Island and in Westchester County and $10.40 everywhere else — to $15 for large employers in New York City, $13.50 for small employers in New York City, $12 on Long Island and in Westchester County and $11.10 everywhere else. By 2021, the minimum wage will be $15 across the state.
  17. Ohio increased its minimum wage from $8.30 to $8.55 due to a cost-of-living adjustment.
  18. Oregon, effective July 1, will hike its minimum wage — which is $12 in Portland, $10.75 in most other places except for rural areas, where it is $10.50 — to $12.50 in Portland, $11.25 in most other places and $11 in rural areas. By 2022, the minimum wage in the state will be $14.75 in Portland, $13.50 in most other places and $12.50 in rural areas.
  19. Rhode Island’s minimum wage went up from $10.10 to $10.50.
  20. South Dakota raised its minimum wage from $8.85 to $9.10 due to a cost-of-living adjustment.
  21. In Vermont, the minimum wage went from $10.50 to $10.78 due to a cost-of-living adjustment.
  22. In Washington, the minimum wage increased from $11.50 to $12.

Additionally, Nevada may increase its minimum wage, which is $8.25 for those with no benefits and $7.25 for those with benefits, on July 1 due to a cost-of-living adjustment, based on a decision by the Nevada Labor Commissioner to come in April.

The minimum wage also increased in 21 cities around the first of the year, with increases planned in 18 additional cities later in 2019, according to the National Employment Law Project. Expect campaigns to raise the minimum wage to $15 or more at the federal level and also in Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, Nevada, New Jersey and Vermont, among other places, the organization said.