Significant wage hikes kick in Jan. 1 for millions of workers across these states. See if your area made the list.

Nineteen states will raise their minimum wage on Jan. 1, 2026, including Hawaii ($16), Michigan ($13.73), and Nebraska ($15).

The U.S. has not raised the minimum wages since 2009 and Georgia has taken no steps to increase it either, but middle class ...

The federal and Wisconsin minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since its last increase in 2009. A full-time worker earning the current minimum wage falls below the federal poverty threshold.

The federal minimum wage sits at $7.25 per hour, unchanged since July 24, 2009. If you work full time at that rate (40 hours weekly for 52 weeks), you earn $15,080 annually before taxes. Be Aware: 10 ...

In 2026, minimum wage will vary sharply nationwide, with some states raising pay, others already offering higher rates, and many still at the federal $7.25 rate.

Four New England states are seeing a pay boost this year but Massachusetts isn’t one of them. Here's how the Bay State stacks ...

The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced that the minimum wage is set to increase by $1.25 ...

New York’s minimum wage is set to increase effective Jan. 1. Starting on that date, the minimum wage statewide will increase ...

It was just a couple of years ago that the minimum wage landscape in California reached a major milestone — fast food workers ...