Across the United States, low wage workers are starting the year with bigger paychecks as a new wave of minimum wage hikes ...

Minimum wage policy is about to shift again as the calendar turns, with a new round of state level increases scheduled to take effect at the start of 2026. While federal law has held the nationwide ...

Nineteen states, plus several major localities, will increase their minimum wage rates in the new year. The chart below lists state and certain major locality minimum wage increases for January ...

Nineteen states are raising their minimum wage this year. Washington State and New York have the highest minimum wages among the other states. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.

Michigan's minimum wage is the highest it's ever been, but does that mean the state’s lowest earners have more purchasing ...