2023 State Minimum Wage Increases
January brings a host of changes and minimum wage is often the most asked about! We’ve organized the latest minimum wage updates for 2023 and listed them below alphabetically by state so you can scan the list and see if you need to update your payroll!
Wondering what other state labor laws changed in 2023? We did the research for you!
Note that rates with an asterisk indicate that one or more cities/counties within that state has a different minimum wage rate and/or different rates based on employer size, the number of employees or employee benefits. A plus indicates that this rate has a scheduled or potential mid-year adjustment coming.
| STATE | 2022 | 2023 | EFFECTIVE |
| Alabama | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| Alaska | $10.34 | $10.85 | 1/1/2023 |
| Arizona | $12.80 | $13.85* | 1/1/2023 |
| Arkansas | $11.00 | $11.00 | 1/1/2023 |
| California | $15.00* | $15.50* | 1/1/2023 |
| Colorado | $12.56 | $13.65* | 1/1/2023 |
| Connecticut | $14.00 | $15.00+ | 7/1/2023 |
| Delaware | $10.50 | $11.75 | 1/1/2023 |
| Washington D.C.+ | $15.20 | $16.10*+ | 1/1/2023 |
| Florida | $11.00 | $12.00+ | 9/30/2023 |
| Georgia | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| Hawaii | $10.10 | $12.00 | 10/1/2022 |
| Idaho | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| Illinois | $12.00* | $13.00* | 1/1/2023 |
| Indiana | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| Iowa | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| Kansas | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| Kentucky | $7.2 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| Louisiana | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| Maine | $12.75 | $13.80* | 1/1/2023 |
| Maryland | $12.50* | $13.25* | 1/1/2023 |
| Massachusetts | $14.25 | $15.00 | 1/1/2023 |
| Michigan | $9.87 | $10.10+ | 1/1/2023 |
| Minnesota | $10.33* | $10.59* | 1/1/2023 |
| Mississippi | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| Missouri | $11.15 | $12.00 | 1/1/2023 |
| Montana | $9.20 | $9.95 | 1/1/2023 |
| Nebraska | $9.00 | $10.50* | 1/1/2023 |
| Nevada | $9.50* | $10.25*+ | 7/1/2023 |
| New Hampshire | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| New Jersey | $13.00* | $14.13* | 1/1/2023 |
| New Mexico | $11.50 | $12.00* | 1/1/2023 |
| New York | $13.20* | $14.20* | 1/1/2023 |
| North Carolina | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| North Dakota | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| Ohio | $9.30 | $10.10* | 1/1/2023 |
| Oklahoma | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| Oregon | $13.50* | $TBD* | 7/1/2023 |
| Pennsylvania | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| Rhode Island | $12.25 | $13.00 | 1/1/2023 |
| South Carolina | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| South Dakota | $9.95 | $10.80 | 1/1/2023 |
| Tennessee | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| Texas | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| Utah | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| Vermont | $12.55 | $13.18 | 1/1/2023 |
| Virginia | $11.00 | $12.00 | 1/1/2023 |
| Washington | $14.49 | $15.74*+ | 1/1/2023 |
| West Virginia | $8.75 | $8.75 | 1/1/2023 |
| Wisconsin | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
| Wyoming | $7.25 | $7.25 | 1/1/2023 |
*Has one or more cities/counties with different minimum wage rates and/or has different rates based on employer size or number of employees or employee benefits
+ Has scheduled or potential mid-year adjustments
+ Has scheduled or potential mid-year adjustments