With all this talk about the new minimum wage we thought we’d take a look at the state minimum wage rates from across the country.

ALABAMA none
ALASKA $7.15
ARIZONA $6.75
ARKANSAS $6.25
CALIFORNIA $7.50
COLORADO $6.85
CONNECTICUT $7.65
DELAWARE $6.65
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA $7.00
FLORIDA $6.67
GEORGIA $5.15
HAWAII $7.25
IDAHO $5.85
ILLINOIS $7.50
INDIANA $5.85
IOWA $6.20
KANSAS $2.65
KENTUCKY $5.85
LOUISIANA none
MAINE $6.75
MARYLAND $6.15
MASSACHUSETTS $7.50
MICHIGAN $7.15
MINNESOTA $6.15
MISSISSIPPI none
MISSOURI $6.50
MONTANA $6.15
NEBRASKA $5.85
NEVADA $6.33
NEW HAMPSHIRE $5.85
NEW JERSEY $7.15
NEW MEXICO $5.15
NEW YORK $7.15
NORTH CAROLINA $6.15
NORTH DAKOTA $5.85
OHIO $6.85
OKLAHOMA $5.85
OREGON $7.80
PENNSYLVANIA $6.25
RHODE ISLAND $7.40
SOUTH CAROLINA none
SOUTH DAKOTA $5.85
TENNESSEE none
TEXAS $5.85
UTAH $5.15
VERMONT $7.53
VIRGINIA $5.85
WASHINGTON $7.93
WEST VIRGINIA $6.55
WISCONSIN $6.50
WYOMING $5.15

The moral of this story is that if you’re going to work a McJob, do it in Washington where you’ll be paid $7.93. Say, what’s the cost of living like in Washington?

Department of Labor

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