Information on minimum wages state by state

[Andy823]

http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wage-chart.aspx


Summary

Four states - Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota - approved minimum wage increases through ballot measures in the 2014 election; Illinois voters approved an advisory measure.

Minimum wages will go up in nine states on Jan. 1, 2015 because of indexed increases in their state law: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington.

38 states introduced minimum wage bills during the 2014 session; 34 states considered increases to the state minimum wage.
Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia and D.C. have enacted increases during the 2014 session.

As of Aug. 1, 2014, 23 states and D.C. have minimum wages above the federal minimum wage.

18 states, Guam, and the Virgin Islands have minimum wages the same as the federal minimum wage of $7.25.
3 states, American Samoa, and Puerto Rico have minimum wages below the federal minimum wage (the federal minimum thus applies).
1 state, New Hampshire, repealed their state minimum wage in 2011, but left the reference to the federal minimum wage.
5 states have not established a state minimum wage.

You can go to the site and find the information on every state. As long as republicans fight raising the national minimum wage the only way to increase wages is going to have be at state levels. If you live in states with low minimum wage laws then get active and start working to get this issue on the ballots.

[Andy823]

1. Here is another link

http://www.whitehouse.gov/raise-the-wage