States with highest and lowest minimum wages

 

The States With the Highest and Lowest Minimum Wages

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Washington tops the list of states with the highest minimum wage while 15 states tie for last in terms of the lowest -- $7.25, which is the federal minimum wage, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

The 10 states with the highest minimum wage are:

• Washington—$13.69
• Massachusetts—$13.50
• Connecticut—$13.00
• California—$13.00
• Oregon—$12.75
• New York—$12.50
• Colorado—$12.32
• Maine—$12.15
• Arizona—$12.15
• New Jersey—$12.00

The top five U.S. cities with the highest minimum wage according to Investopedia are:

• Emeryville, California—$17.30
• Seattle—$16.69
• Sunnyvale, California—$16.30
• Mountain View, California—$16.30
• San Francisco—$16.07

The 15 states with the lowest  minimum wage equalling the federal level of $7.25 are: 

• Georgia
• Iowa
• Idaho
• Indiana
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• New Hampshire
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvania
• Texas
• Utah
• Wisconsin 
• Wyoming

On April 27, President Biden signed a document that proposed regulations to increase the minimum wage for federal contractors. The order seeks to raise the hourly minimum wage paid by those contracts to $15 an hour, beginning Jan. 30, 2022, according to the Federal Register.  

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