19 states are raising their minimum wage in 2026:

• Arizona: $14.70 —> $15.15

• California: $16.50 —> $16.90

• Colorado: $14.81 —> $15.16

• Connecticut: $16.35 —> $16.94

• Hawaii: $14 —> $16

• Maine: $14.65 —> $15.10

• Michigan: $12.48 —> $13.73

• Minnesota: $11.13 —> $11.41

• Missouri: $13.75 —> $15

• Montana: $10.55 —> $10.85

• Nebraska: $13.50 —> $15

• New Jersey: $15.49 —> $15.92 (other rates apply to certain groups)

• New York: $16.50 —> $17 in NYC metro; $15.50 —> $16 upstate

• Ohio: $10.70 —> $11

• Rhode Island: $15 —> $16

• South Dakota: $11.50 —> $11.85

• Vermont: $14.01 —> $14.42

• Virginia: $12.41 —> $12.77

• Washington State: $16.66 —> $17.13

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