The federal minimum wage will increase from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour on July 24, 2009—the third of three scheduled increases to the federal minimum wage.
A vast majority of states have their own minimum wage law. While several states have minimum wages above the new federal rate of $7.25, many don’t, including some states that have scheduled increases that are identical to the federal increase.
All told, employers in most states will be required to pay a higher minimum wage beginning July 24, whether the result of federal or state law.
Employers in the following 30 states will generally see the minimum wage they are required to pay increase to $7.25 per hour on July 24, 2009:
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri , Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia
