Every state's minimum wage for 2026 in one table — the official rate, the tipped cash wage, what a full-time year pays, and what is left after tax — from the U.S. Department of Labor tables. Open a state for its full calculator.
| State | Minimum wage | Tipped cash wage | Full-time gross / yr | Take-home / yr | Extra vs federal / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $7.25 | $2.13 | $15,080 | $13,437 | — |
| Alaska | $14.00 | $14.00 (no credit) | $29,120 | $25,578 | +$14,040 |
| Arizona | $15.15 | $12.15 | $31,512 | $27,115 | +$16,432 |
| Arkansas | $11.00 | $2.63 | $22,880 | $19,805 | +$7,800 |
| California | $16.90 | $16.90 (no credit) | $35,152 | $29,572 | +$20,072 |
| Colorado | $15.16 | $12.14 | $31,533 | $26,838 | +$16,453 |
| Connecticut | $16.94 | $6.38 | $35,235 | $29,595 | +$20,155 |
| Delaware | $15.00 | $2.23 | $31,200 | $26,194 | +$16,120 |
| District of Columbia | $18.40 | $10.30 | $38,272 | $31,801 | +$23,192 |
| Florida | $15.00 | $11.98 | $31,200 | $27,249 | +$16,120 |
| Georgia | $7.25 | $2.13 | $15,080 | $13,922 | — |
| Hawaii | $16.00 | $14.75 | $33,280 | $28,052 | +$18,200 |
| Idaho | $7.25 | $3.35 | $15,080 | $13,926 | — |
| Illinois | $15.00 | $9.00 | $31,200 | $25,850 | +$16,120 |
| Indiana | $7.25 | $2.13 | $15,080 | $13,511 | — |
| Iowa | $7.25 | $4.35 | $15,080 | $13,926 | — |
| Kansas | $7.25 | $2.13 | $15,080 | $13,806 | — |
| Kentucky | $7.25 | $2.13 | $15,080 | $13,516 | — |
| Louisiana | $7.25 | $2.13 | $15,080 | $13,860 | — |
| Maine | $15.10 | $7.55 | $31,408 | $26,813 | +$16,328 |
| Maryland | $15.00 | $3.63 | $31,200 | $25,428 | +$16,120 |
| Massachusetts | $15.00 | $6.75 | $31,200 | $25,909 | +$16,120 |
| Michigan | $13.73 | $5.49 | $28,558 | $24,164 | +$13,478 |
| Minnesota | $11.41 | $11.41 (no credit) | $23,733 | $20,703 | +$8,653 |
| Mississippi | $7.25 | $2.13 | $15,080 | $13,926 | — |
| Missouri | $15.00 | $7.50 | $31,200 | $26,720 | +$16,120 |
| Montana | $10.85 | $10.85 (no credit) | $22,568 | $19,891 | +$7,488 |
| Nebraska | $15.00 | $2.13 | $31,200 | $26,684 | +$16,120 |
| Nevada | $12.00 | $12.00 (no credit) | $24,960 | $22,165 | +$9,880 |
| New Hampshire | $7.25 | $3.27 | $15,080 | $13,926 | — |
| New Jersey | $15.92 | $6.05 | $33,114 | $28,295 | +$18,034 |
| New Mexico | $12.00 | $3.00 | $24,960 | $21,975 | +$9,880 |
| New York | $16.00 | $10.70 | $33,280 | $27,720 | +$18,200 |
| North Carolina | $7.25 | $2.13 | $15,080 | $13,833 | — |
| North Dakota | $7.25 | $4.86 | $15,080 | $13,926 | — |
| Ohio | $11.00 | $5.50 | $22,880 | $20,452 | +$7,800 |
| Oklahoma | $7.25 | $2.13 | $15,080 | $13,793 | — |
| Oregon | $15.55 | $15.55 (no credit) | $32,344 | $26,175 | +$17,264 |
| Pennsylvania | $7.25 | $2.83 | $15,080 | $13,463 | — |
| Rhode Island | $16.00 | $3.89 | $33,280 | $28,289 | +$18,200 |
| South Carolina | $7.25 | $2.13 | $15,080 | $13,925 | — |
| South Dakota | $11.85 | $5.93 | $24,648 | $21,908 | +$9,568 |
| Tennessee | $7.25 | $2.13 | $15,080 | $13,926 | — |
| Texas | $7.25 | $2.13 | $15,080 | $13,926 | — |
| Utah | $7.25 | $2.13 | $15,080 | $13,926 | — |
| Vermont | $14.42 | $7.21 | $29,994 | $25,709 | +$14,914 |
| Virginia | $12.77 | $2.13 | $26,562 | $22,769 | +$11,482 |
| Washington | $17.13 | $17.13 (no credit) | $35,630 | $30,602 | +$20,550 |
| West Virginia | $8.75 | $2.62 | $18,200 | $16,212 | +$3,120 |
| Wisconsin | $7.25 | $2.33 | $15,080 | $13,912 | — |
| Wyoming | $7.25 | $2.13 | $15,080 | $13,926 | — |
Take-home is for a single filer working 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year at the state rate, on the same verified engine as the state paycheck calculators. Tipped cash wage is what the employer must pay before tips; in states marked "no credit" the full rate is due in cash wages.
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act sets a $7.25 floor, unchanged since 2009. States may set their own higher rate, and a covered worker is entitled to whichever is higher — which is why the state rate binds in the 31 jurisdictions above $7.25, and the federal rate binds in the other 20. Five states have no state minimum wage law at all; the federal rate fills the gap for covered work.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division — Consolidated State Minimum Wage Table (2026).
In most states a tipped worker's wage has two pieces: a cash wage the employer pays (as low as $2.13 under federal law) and a tip credit for the rest, which the employer may claim only if tips really bring the worker to the full rate. 7 states — Alaska, California, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington — allow no tip credit at all: the full rate is due in cash wages before tips.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division — Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees (2026).
Two workers on identical minimum wages in different states keep different amounts: state income taxes (or their absence), state payroll deductions and local rules all sit between the rate and the paycheck. The take-home column above runs every state through the same 2026 tax engine the state paycheck calculators use, so the comparison is apples to apples; open any state for its full waterfall.
Source: 2026 federal and state schedules — IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 and state revenue departments.
The District of Columbia is highest at $18.40 an hour. Among states, Washington leads at $17.13, adjusted every January for inflation. A full-time year pays $38,272 gross in DC and $35,630 in Washington.
20 states have no higher rate in force for 2026, so the federal $7.25 is the binding minimum wage there: Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Some of those states set $7.25 themselves; in others there is no state law and the federal rate applies to covered work.
At $7.25 an hour, 40 hours a week for 52 weeks grosses $15,080 a year — $290 a week. After tax, a single filer's take-home depends on the state: open any state page for its exact waterfall.
Every wage figure is from the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division's published 2026 tables (the consolidated state table and the tipped-employees table, including the scheduled 2026 mid-year rises). Take-home figures use the same verified 2026 tax dataset as the AsadWebs state paycheck calculators.
Minimum wage in every state for 2026: the official DOL rate and tipped cash wage for all 50 states and DC, what full-time work pays per year, and the take-home after tax in each state.
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One hub for the whole country: the official 2026 minimum wage in every state and DC, with the tipped cash wage, what a full-time year pays, and the take-home after tax — plus a calculator page per state for your own hours and weeks.
In 2026 the minimum wage is $18.40 an hour in District of Columbia and $7.25 in 20 states where the federal floor binds — a full-time gap of $23,192 a year in gross pay for the same hours.
Each state page runs the official Department of Labor rate for that state through the canonical 2026 tax dataset: gross pay is taxed with the federal schedule, FICA and the state’s own schedule, and divided per year, month, bi-weekly paycheck and week.
District of Columbia, at $18.40 an hour; the highest state rate is Washington's $17.13.
20 states have no higher rate in force for 2026, so the federal rate binds.
Yes — every row shows the tipped cash wage or, in the 7 no-tip-credit states, the full rate due before tips.
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