State Minimum Wage Updates

As of May 9, 2014, the following state legislatures have adopted and the Governor has signed legislation to increase the state minimum wage.  For more information, please contact SGIA's Government & Business Information Department at govtaffairs@sgia.org. California’s minimum wage will increase to $10.00 per hour on Jan. 1, 2016. Connecticut’s new legislation establishes a new wage minimum of $8.70 per hour, and effective Jan. 1. 2015, the wage increases to $9.15; on Jan. 1, 2016 the wage increases to $9.60; and on Jan. 1, 2017 to $10.10.  Delaware’s new law will raise the minimum wage in Delaware to $8.25 per hour in two increments. The state’s hourly minimum wage will go up 50 cents to $7.75 on June 1, 2014. On June 1, 2015, it will go up another 50 cents to $8.25 per hour, making it $1 higher than the current federal minimum wage. District of Columbia’s wage increases become effective July 1, 2014 with an increase to $9.50 per hour. On July 1 2015, the wage increases to $10.50 and on July 1, 2016 to $11.00.  Hawaii's minimum wage increases from $7.25 per hour to $7.75 on Jan. 1, 2015; to $8.50 on Jan. 1, 2016; to $9.25 on Jan. 1, 2017; and effective Jan. 1, 2018 to $10.10. Maryland's legislation raises minimum wage to $8.00 an hour on Jan. 1, 2015; to $8.25 per hour on July 1, 2015; to $8.75 per hour on July 1, 2016; to $9.25 per hour on July 1, 2017 and to $10.10 per hour on July 1, 2018. Michigan’s minimum wage increases to $8.15 eff. 9-1-14; to $8.50 eff. 1-1-16; to $8.90 eff. 1-1-17; and to $9.25 eff. 1-1-18. Minnesota’s new legislation does not bind all employers to the same minimum pay rate.  AlLarge employer is defined as any enterprise whose annual gross volume of sales made or business done is not less than $625,000.  A small employer is defined as any enterprise whose annual gross volume of sales made or business done is less than $625,000. For large employers, the following wage increase schedule applies: $8.00/hour on Aug. 1, 2014 $9.00/hour on Aug. 1, 2015 $9.50/hour on Aug. 1, 2016 For small employers, the following wage increase schedule applies: $6.50/hour on Aug. 1, 2014 $7.25/hour on Aug. 1, 2015 $7.75/hour on Aug. 1, 2016 New York state’s minimum wage increased to  $8.75  in December 2014.  The wage increases to $9.00 an hour on December 31, 2015.  West Virginia’s new wage increases become effective Jan. 1, 2015 with an increase to $8.00 per hour, with a second increase Jan. 1, 2016 to $8.75 per hour.