Key Takeaways In 2026, 19 states will raise their minimum wage on January 1, and three others will make an increase later in ...

Here’s a list of the US states raising their minimum wages in 2026, with most changes scheduled to take place immediately on January 1.

Kavya Beheraj/Axios Washington will raise its minimum wage to $17.13 an hour on Jan. 1, making it once again the state with the highest minimum wage in the country. The big picture: 19 states are ...

On Jan. 1, 2026, the minimum wage will increase in 19 states and 49 cities and counties, with an additional four states and ...

Rhode Island’s last minimum wage increase, to $15 an hour, went into effect in January 2025. McKee signed legislation in 2021 ...

Minimum wage will rise in dozens of states in 2026. Will Alabama see an increase? Here’s what workers need to know.

On Jan. 1, the minimum wage will increase in 19 states and 49 cities and counties, with an additional four states and 22 localities lifting minimums later in 2026.

While workers across many jurisdictions have already seen minimum wage increases this year, some Americans are still due for a bump in 2025. Jan. 1, 2025 marked a popular day for pay increases across ...

The new year will see dozens of states, cities and counties raising the minimum wage locally, helping millions of Americans offset an increasingly urgent affordability crisis. On Jan. 1, 2026, the ...

While minimum wage in Indiana hasn't changed in almost 16 years, many states are seeing minimum wage increases this year. Here's where. According to data compiled by the National Employment Law ...

Workers across the United States are getting a raise this week after minimum wage increases took effect across several states and localities Tuesday. The wage increases are expected to affect more ...