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 floor at $7.

In 2026, the minimum wage will increase in 22 states. Find out what is happening in your state in our interactive graphics.

Edith Rangel is one of 250 permanent employees who will benefit from an increase in the San Diego Community College District’s minimum wage increase. Photo credit: Courtesy, SDCCD The San Diego Community College District has boosted the minimum wage for ...

The federal and Wisconsin minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since its last increase in 2009. A full-time worker earning the current minimum wage falls below the federal poverty threshold. When adjusted for inflation, today's minimum wage is lower ...

More specifically, Florida voters narrowly passed Amendment 2 in 2020, kicking off a series of minimum wage hikes that will actually end in 2026. The schedule is as follows: As a result, the minimum wage was most recently increased to $14 starting on Sept. 30, 2025. This also means that Sept. 30, 2026, is the last scheduled minimum wage hike.

I just read a letter to the editor, “Hurt by minimum-wage laws” (July 13). This letter struck me as a perfect example of a person stating an objection to something, the minimum wage, and trying to back it up with things he knows nothing about, such as ...

Starting January 1, 2026, Michigan's minimum wage will increase from $12.48 to $13.73 per hour under the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act, which schedules annual wage hikes

The last time the federal minimum wage increased, Barack Obama had just taken office, the iPhone 3GS was the hot new gadget and you could still rent DVDs at Blockbuster. Since July 2009, the number has stayed frozen at $7.25 an hour. On paper, that’s the ...