State Minimum Wage Rates Set to Increase
The minimum wage will rise in a number of states next year. Unless otherwise noted, the following minimum wage rates (per hour) are scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2015:
Alaska: $8.75
Arizona: $8.05
Arkansas: $7.50
Connecticut: $9.15 (gratuity allowance for certain waitpersons rises to 36.8% of the minimum wage; 18.5% for bartenders)
Delaware: $8.25, beginning June 1, 2015
District of Columbia: $10.50, beginning July 1, 2015
Florida: $8.05 ($5.03 for certain tipped employees)
Hawaii: $7.75
Maryland: $8.00 ($8.25 beginning July 1, 2015)
Massachusetts: $9.00 ($3.00 for tipped employees)
Minnesota: $9.00, beginning August 1, 2015 ($7.25 for employers with an annual gross volume of sales less than $500,000)
Missouri: $7.65 ($3.825 for tipped employees)
Montana: $8.05
Nebraska: $8.00
New Jersey: $8.38
New York: $8.75, effective December 31, 2014 ($9.00 beginning December 31, 2015)
Ohio: $8.10 ($4.05 for tipped employees), except that the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour may be paid to employees whose employers gross $297,000 or less per year
Oregon: $9.25
Rhode Island: $9.00
South Dakota: $8.50 ($4.25 for tipped employees)
Vermont: $9.15
Washington: $9.47
West Virginia: $8.00, after January 1, 2015
Be sure to comply with any city or other local wage requirements (which may be higher than the state or federal minimum wage) that may apply to your business.