I’m proud of my home state Missouri. Our citizen initiative process is a form of direct democracy which allows issues to be placed on the ballot by gaining enough voter signatures. That is how we got minimum wage increases and enshrined reproductive rights into our constitution despite most of our politicians.
BeefyMiracleWhip on
Oregon uses a staggered system where it varies from county to county.
Rural counties would be $1 less and Multnomah, parts of Clackamas, and parts of Washington counties (Portland) would be $1.25 more.
“Average population” counties like Lane or Deschutes are $15.05
salallane on
Washington State does one even better by making min wage in Seattle $21.30.
BEBBOY on
Rare FL W
The_Blackthorn77 on
I hate the color gradient here so very much. I don’t know why it feels wrong to have orange be higher and blue be lower, but it feels WRONG
MeBollasDellero on
Florida’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $15.00 per hour on September 30, 2026, following annual $1.00 increases from $13.00 in 2023, reaching $14.00 on September 30, 2025, and finally hitting $15.00 in late 2026, as mandated by a ballot initiative approved by voters.
enormuschwanzstucker on
$7.25 an hour is fucking criminal
capsfan19 on
WV being at 8.75 is almost worse than it being at 7.25.
JimicahP on
Okay Nebraska
Eudaimonics on
In New York, it’s $16, except for downstate where it’s now $17.
Upstate NY is probably one of the few remaining areas of the country where you can survive off minimum wage.
Minimum wage is also now pegged at the rate of inflation, so it will continue to go up incrementally.
castaneom on
Nebraska at 15 is pretty surprising.
Funneduck102 on
The GameStop near me pays $8 an hour (PA)
It’s honestly insulting even trying to hire people for that amount
TheNuciestNoo on
Hell yeah! I got a raise
smoke_sum_wade on
nobody in Pennsylvania is only paying that though, everything here is above 10
bellerinho on
It’s 7.25 here in ND but no one is hiring for less than 12
Walmart doesn’t hire anyone here for less than 15, there’s jobs everywhere, everyone’s hiring
Familiar_Swan_662 on
Is it common for people in lower min wage states living near state borders, eg Washington and idaho, to travel to another state to work together get higher pay?
nine_of_swords on
I wish people talking about minimum wage would look at alternate systems instead, like a modified version of what Alabama does. Alabama doesn’t have a minimum wage. Instead it gives tax credits for each new hire who gets paid above a certain amount. If tuned, that would be a much better option, since it also prevents paying under the table. It also would allow for a more graduated system with more benefits for higher wages.
viserov on
“Fun” fact: Georgia’s state minimum wage is actually still at $5.15. But federal law overrides it.
$7.25 is still criminal.
Doc_Spidey_ on
Rare Missouri W
MisterPistacchio on
$7.25 is insane to think about
… Especially since I made more than at a cash register as a teen in high school… Over two decades ago.
RabidPoodle69 on
Washington, you know it!
giscience on
yay washingtons!
tmahfan117 on
I’d be curious to see what the like, in practice minimum wage is across all the states that are officially at 7.25
Like I know in PA it’s 7.25, but in reality pretty much every major chain I see is offering starting positions at $15, Wawa, Walmart, McDonald’s, 7/11, etc.
No idea how hard that’d even be to estimate.
TheRealFaust on
Why red and not green?
Plus_Load_2100 on
Does anyone still make Minimum Wage anymore? I never see anything advertised for less than $15 an hour. Its basically just an old out dated 2016 Policy
Bulldogs3144 on
Guess which states have better economies?
Background-Gas8109 on
New Hampshire’s is strangely low. Them being in that area of the country I just assumed that they’d have set their own minimum.
Random-Word-7391 on
This is factually inaccurate as the minimum wage everywhere is $0.
terravitam on
Classic NH L
seanofkelley on
I made $7.25 an hour working at Dunkin Donuts 30 years ago. The fact that somebody doing that same job now would be making the same amount of money is fucking insane.
Spare_Blacksmith_816 on
Fast food places in Iowa pay $12-$15 an hour. Not sure why anybody would accept minimum wage.
polythene-psychonaut on
I live in one of the 7.25 states. I have to work two jobs that both pay 12/hr, and my bosses tell me I’m lucky to be getting that much.
Calm-Maintenance-878 on
$7.25 is not enough but it’s good to see so many states more than double minimum wage.
SheenPSU on
Min wage means nothing, how many people are working full time on min wage?
Ex: here in NH there is no state minimum wage wage so it goes off of the $7.25. McDonald’s routinely advertises *starting* at $15 min.
True_Muffin_5938 on
Thank God I live in Washington where you’re paid at least something decent.
Blunts_Bongs on
I notice almost the entirety of the South East US is 7.25. Why? I live in NC and I can confidently say that’s not livable even in the most rural of areas. I’m surprised even Georgia and Louisiana are still so low
Dynablade_Savior on
Nebraska having $15 as their minimum is insane. Probably actually a living wage across a good portion of the state too
jumpinjacktheripper on
as a massachusetts resident it’s embarassing that ct, ri and me are all higher than us
BlackoutSurfer on
Damn texas
Jmazoso on
Utah is 7.25. Nobody makes 7.25. You’re not going to get any applicants for less than 14
Captainwumbombo on
NH is interesting. We’ve never really had to up the minimum wage because practically everywhere hires at at least $15 an hour nowadays, but the law’s been unchanged since 2008.
firedog7881 on
I am shocked Florida is as high as it is, I really expected it with the repeat of the south
UseDaSchwartz on
Wow. Look at Missouri and Nebraska. That’s surprising.
CaliTexan22 on
A very small fraction of the workforce is paid the minimum wage – about 1%. It’s all a red herring in terms of those people.
Organized labor likes to push increases in the minimum wage, because it pushes up the wages of all the workers above that.
And the minimum wage in many markets bears no relationship to typical wages. It may be $7.25 in Texas, but the signs at every Buc-ee’s show $18-20 or more as the starting wage.
RecentlyIrradiated on
I made 8.25 for my first job in 1998 at because I had proof I had been working as a babysitter for two years prior. The minimum wage was 7.25. …nice to see things don’t change s/
*im tired grandpa*
Sad-Second-9646 on
Every state with a 7.25 rate has a Republican legislature. The party of the working people indeed!!
Luvata-8 on
Who promised a single person with no skills making minimum wage washing dishes that they will have their own single occupancy apartment, a car, phone, WiFI, TV, Health insurance???
I had a roommate until I was 33…sometimes a girlfriend, sometimes a stranger’s house renting a room…
The real minimum wage is ZERO. The higher you make the min wage the more people you will have at ZERO.
…..
Appropriate-Cat-7623 on
Isn’t the Missouri Republican legislature refusing to implement the wage increase that voters passed? Anyone from show me state know?
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I’m proud of my home state Missouri. Our citizen initiative process is a form of direct democracy which allows issues to be placed on the ballot by gaining enough voter signatures. That is how we got minimum wage increases and enshrined reproductive rights into our constitution despite most of our politicians.
Oregon uses a staggered system where it varies from county to county.
Rural counties would be $1 less and Multnomah, parts of Clackamas, and parts of Washington counties (Portland) would be $1.25 more.
“Average population” counties like Lane or Deschutes are $15.05
Washington State does one even better by making min wage in Seattle $21.30.
Rare FL W
I hate the color gradient here so very much. I don’t know why it feels wrong to have orange be higher and blue be lower, but it feels WRONG
Florida’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $15.00 per hour on September 30, 2026, following annual $1.00 increases from $13.00 in 2023, reaching $14.00 on September 30, 2025, and finally hitting $15.00 in late 2026, as mandated by a ballot initiative approved by voters.
$7.25 an hour is fucking criminal
WV being at 8.75 is almost worse than it being at 7.25.
Okay Nebraska
In New York, it’s $16, except for downstate where it’s now $17.
Upstate NY is probably one of the few remaining areas of the country where you can survive off minimum wage.
Minimum wage is also now pegged at the rate of inflation, so it will continue to go up incrementally.
Nebraska at 15 is pretty surprising.
The GameStop near me pays $8 an hour (PA)
It’s honestly insulting even trying to hire people for that amount
Hell yeah! I got a raise
nobody in Pennsylvania is only paying that though, everything here is above 10
It’s 7.25 here in ND but no one is hiring for less than 12
Walmart doesn’t hire anyone here for less than 15, there’s jobs everywhere, everyone’s hiring
Is it common for people in lower min wage states living near state borders, eg Washington and idaho, to travel to another state to work together get higher pay?
I wish people talking about minimum wage would look at alternate systems instead, like a modified version of what Alabama does. Alabama doesn’t have a minimum wage. Instead it gives tax credits for each new hire who gets paid above a certain amount. If tuned, that would be a much better option, since it also prevents paying under the table. It also would allow for a more graduated system with more benefits for higher wages.
“Fun” fact: Georgia’s state minimum wage is actually still at $5.15. But federal law overrides it.
$7.25 is still criminal.
Rare Missouri W
$7.25 is insane to think about
… Especially since I made more than at a cash register as a teen in high school… Over two decades ago.
Washington, you know it!
yay washingtons!
I’d be curious to see what the like, in practice minimum wage is across all the states that are officially at 7.25
Like I know in PA it’s 7.25, but in reality pretty much every major chain I see is offering starting positions at $15, Wawa, Walmart, McDonald’s, 7/11, etc.
No idea how hard that’d even be to estimate.
Why red and not green?
Does anyone still make Minimum Wage anymore? I never see anything advertised for less than $15 an hour. Its basically just an old out dated 2016 Policy
Guess which states have better economies?
New Hampshire’s is strangely low. Them being in that area of the country I just assumed that they’d have set their own minimum.
This is factually inaccurate as the minimum wage everywhere is $0.
Classic NH L
I made $7.25 an hour working at Dunkin Donuts 30 years ago. The fact that somebody doing that same job now would be making the same amount of money is fucking insane.
Fast food places in Iowa pay $12-$15 an hour. Not sure why anybody would accept minimum wage.
I live in one of the 7.25 states. I have to work two jobs that both pay 12/hr, and my bosses tell me I’m lucky to be getting that much.
$7.25 is not enough but it’s good to see so many states more than double minimum wage.
Min wage means nothing, how many people are working full time on min wage?
Ex: here in NH there is no state minimum wage wage so it goes off of the $7.25. McDonald’s routinely advertises *starting* at $15 min.
Thank God I live in Washington where you’re paid at least something decent.
I notice almost the entirety of the South East US is 7.25. Why? I live in NC and I can confidently say that’s not livable even in the most rural of areas. I’m surprised even Georgia and Louisiana are still so low
Nebraska having $15 as their minimum is insane. Probably actually a living wage across a good portion of the state too
as a massachusetts resident it’s embarassing that ct, ri and me are all higher than us
Damn texas
Utah is 7.25. Nobody makes 7.25. You’re not going to get any applicants for less than 14
NH is interesting. We’ve never really had to up the minimum wage because practically everywhere hires at at least $15 an hour nowadays, but the law’s been unchanged since 2008.
I am shocked Florida is as high as it is, I really expected it with the repeat of the south
Wow. Look at Missouri and Nebraska. That’s surprising.
A very small fraction of the workforce is paid the minimum wage – about 1%. It’s all a red herring in terms of those people.
https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2023/
Organized labor likes to push increases in the minimum wage, because it pushes up the wages of all the workers above that.
And the minimum wage in many markets bears no relationship to typical wages. It may be $7.25 in Texas, but the signs at every Buc-ee’s show $18-20 or more as the starting wage.
I made 8.25 for my first job in 1998 at because I had proof I had been working as a babysitter for two years prior. The minimum wage was 7.25. …nice to see things don’t change s/
*im tired grandpa*
Every state with a 7.25 rate has a Republican legislature. The party of the working people indeed!!
Who promised a single person with no skills making minimum wage washing dishes that they will have their own single occupancy apartment, a car, phone, WiFI, TV, Health insurance???
I had a roommate until I was 33…sometimes a girlfriend, sometimes a stranger’s house renting a room…
The real minimum wage is ZERO. The higher you make the min wage the more people you will have at ZERO.
…..
Isn’t the Missouri Republican legislature refusing to implement the wage increase that voters passed? Anyone from show me state know?