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Minimum Wage and Overtime Premium Pay Standards Applicable to Nonsupervisory NONFARM Private Sector Employment Under State and Federal Laws January 1, 2016
Source: https://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Alabama No state minimum wage law. States with no minimum wage law (federal minimum wage rate applies)
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly ALASKA $9.75 8 40 Under a voluntary flexible work hour plan approved by the Alaska Department of Labor, a 10 hour day, 40 hour workweek may be instituted with premium pay after 10 hours a day instead of after 8 hours.
The premium overtime pay requirement on either a daily or weekly basis is not applicable to employers of fewer than 4 employees.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Arizona $8.05 8 Rate is increased annually based upon a cost of living formula.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Arkansas $8.00 8 40 Rate is increased annually based upon a cost of living formula.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly California $10.00 8
Over 12
(double time)40
on 7th day:
First 8 hours
(time and half)
Over 8 hours on
7th day
(double time)Any work in excess of eight hours in one workday, in excess of 40 hours in one workweek, or in the first eight hours worked on the seventh day of work in any one workweek shall be at the rate of one and one-half times the regular rate of pay. Any work in excess of 12 hours in one day or in excess of eight hours on any seventh day of a workweek shall be paid no less than twice the regular rate of pay. California Labor Code section 510. Exceptions apply to an employee working pursuant to an alternative workweek adopted pursuant to applicable Labor Code sections and for time spent commuting. (See Labor Code section 510 for exceptions).
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Colorado $8.31 12 40 Minimum wage rate and overtime provisions applicable to retail and service, commercial support service, food and beverage, and health and medical industries.
Rate is increased or decreased annually based upon a cost of living formula.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Commonwealth
of the
Northern
Mariana Islands$6.05 Minimum wage rate and overtime provisions applicable to retail and service, commercial support service, food and beverage, and health and medical industries.
Rate is increased or decreased annually based upon a cost of living formula.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Connecticut $9.60 40 In restaurants and hotel restaurants, for the 7th consecutive day of work, premium pay is required at time and one half the minimum rate.
The Connecticut minimum wage rate automatically increases to 0.5 percent above the rate set in the Fair Labor Standards Act if the federal minimum wage rate equals or becomes higher than the State minimum.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Delaware $8.25 The State adopts the federal minimum wage rate by reference if the federal rate is greater than the State rate.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly District of
Columbia$11.50 40 Effective 7-1-16
The District of Columbia minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage plus $1.00 if it is set below the federal rate.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Florida $8.05 Rate is increased annually based upon a cost of living formula.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Georgia $5.15 (Applicable to employers of 6 or more employees)
The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act when the federal rate is greater than the State rate.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Guam $8.25 40
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Hawaii $8.50 40 An employee earning a guaranteed monthly compensation of $2,000 or more is exempt from the State minimum wage and overtime law.
Domestic service workers are subject to Hawaii's minimum wage and overtime requirements. Act 248, Regular Session 2013.
The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act unless the State wage rate is higher than the federal rate.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Idaho $7.25
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Illinois $8.25 40 Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees, excluding family members)
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Indiana $7.25 40 (Applicable to employers of 2 or more employees)
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Iowa $7.25 The Iowa minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage rate if it is set below the federal rate.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Kansas $7.25 46 The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Kentucky $7.25 46 The 7th day overtime law, which is separate from the minimum wage law, requires premium pay on the seventh day for employees who work seven days in any one workweek.
The state adopts the federal minimum wage rate by reference if the federal rate is greater than the State rate.
Compensating time in lieu of overtime is allowed upon written request by an employee of any county, charter county, consolidated local government, or urban-county government, including an employee of a county-elected official.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Louisiana N/A N/A
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Maine $7.50 40 The Maine minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage when it is set below the federal rate, with the exception that any such increase is limited to no more than $1.00 per hour above the current legislated State rate.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Maryland $8.75 40 The Maryland minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage when set below the federal rate.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Massachusettis $10.00 40 The Massachusetts minimum wage rate automatically increases to 10 cents above the federal rate if the federal rate equals or becomes higher than the State rate.
In no case shall the Massachusetts minimum wage rate be less than $0.50 higher than the effective federal minimum rate.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Michigan $8.50 40 (Applicable to employers of 2 or more employees)
The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act unless the State wage rate is higher than the federal rate.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Minnesota
Large employer (enterprise with annual receipts of $500,000 or more)$9.50 48 Minnesota
Small employer (enterprise with annual receipts of less than $500,000)$7.75 48
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Mississippi N/A N/A No state minimum wage law.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Missouri $7.65 40 In addition to the exemption for federally covered employment, the law exempts, among others, employees of a retail or service business with gross annual sales or business done of less than $500,000.
Premium pay required after 52 hours in seasonal amusement or recreation businesses.
Minimum wage is to be increased or decreased by a cost of living factor starting January 1, 2008 and every January 1 thereafter.
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*The state minimum wage rate requirements, or lack thereof, are generally controlled by legislative activities within the individual states.
*Federal minimum wage law supersedes state minimum wage laws where the federal minimum wage is greater than the state minimum wage. In those states where the state minimum wage is greater than the federal minimum wage, the state minimum wage prevails.
*There are 2 states than have a minimum wage set lower than the federal minimum wage. There are 29 states plus the District of Columbia with minimum wage rates set higher than the federal minimum wage. There are 14 states that have a minimum wage requirement that is the same as the federal minimum wage requirement. The remaining 5 states do not have an established minimum wage requirement.
*The District of Columbia has the highest minimum wage at $10.50/hour. The states of Georgia and Wyoming have the lowest minimum wage ($5.15/hour) of the 45 states that have a minimum wage requirement.
*Note: There are 11 states (AZ, CO, FL, MO, MT, NJ, NV, OH, OR, SD, and WA) that have minimum wages that are linked to a consumer price index. As a result of this linkage, the minimum wages in these states are normally increased each year, generally around January 1st. The exception is Nevada which adjusts in the month of July each year. Effective January 1, 2016, 2 of the 11 states increased their respective minimum wages.
Prepared By:
Division of Communications
Wage and Hour Division
U.S. Department of Labor
This document was last revised in August 1, 2016.
The Wage and Hour Division tries to ensure that the information on this page is accurate but individuals should consult the relevant state labor office for official information.
Source: https://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm
*Federal minimum wage law supersedes state minimum wage laws where the federal minimum wage is greater than the state minimum wage. In those states where the state minimum wage is greater than the federal minimum wage, the state minimum wage prevails.
*There are 2 states than have a minimum wage set lower than the federal minimum wage. There are 29 states plus the District of Columbia with minimum wage rates set higher than the federal minimum wage. There are 14 states that have a minimum wage requirement that is the same as the federal minimum wage requirement. The remaining 5 states do not have an established minimum wage requirement.
*The District of Columbia has the highest minimum wage at $10.50/hour. The states of Georgia and Wyoming have the lowest minimum wage ($5.15/hour) of the 45 states that have a minimum wage requirement.
*Note: There are 11 states (AZ, CO, FL, MO, MT, NJ, NV, OH, OR, SD, and WA) that have minimum wages that are linked to a consumer price index. As a result of this linkage, the minimum wages in these states are normally increased each year, generally around January 1st. The exception is Nevada which adjusts in the month of July each year. Effective January 1, 2016, 2 of the 11 states increased their respective minimum wages.
Prepared By:
Division of Communications
Wage and Hour Division
U.S. Department of Labor
This document was last revised in August 1, 2016.
The Wage and Hour Division tries to ensure that the information on this page is accurate but individuals should consult the relevant state labor office for official information.
Source: https://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm
Minimum Wage and Overtime Premium Pay Standards Applicable to Nonsupervisory NONFARM Private Sector Employment Under State and Federal Laws January 1, 2016
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Montana
Business with
gross annual
sales of more
than $110,000$8.05 40 Montana
Business not
covered by the
Fair Labor
Standards Act
with gross
annual sales
of $110,000
or less$4.00 40 A business not covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act whose gross annual sales are $110,000 or less may pay $4.00 per hour, however, if an individual employee is producing or moving goods between states or otherwise covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, that employee must be paid the greater of either the federal minimum wage or Montana’s minimum wage.
Minimum wage is subject to a cost of living adjustment done by September 30 of each year and effective on January 1 of the following year.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Nebraska
Business with
gross annual
sales of more
than $110,000$9.00 (Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees)
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Nevada
no health
Ins provided
by employer$8.25 8 40 Nevada
health Ins
provided
by employer
and received
by employee$7.25 8 40 The premium overtime pay requirement on either a daily or weekly basis is not applicable to employees who are compensated at not less than one and one-half times the minimum rate or to employees of enterprises having a gross annual sales volume of less than $250,000.
The minimum wage rate may be increased annually based upon changes in the cost of living index increase.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly New Hampshire $7.25 40 The New Hampshire minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage when set below the federal rate.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly New Jersey $8.38 40 The minimum wage rate is to be increased on an annual basis, on or about September 30 based on any percentage increase during the one-year period of August of the prior year through August of the current year of the consumer price index (CPI) for all urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W, U.S. City Average), as released by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly New Mexico $7.50 40
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly New York $9.00 40 The New York minimum wage equals the federal minimum wage when set below the federal rate.
For residential employees, the overtime rate applies after 44 hours.
Employers operating a factory, mercantile establishment, hotel, restaurant, freight/passenger elevator, or theater; or a building employing security guards, janitors, superintendents, managers, engineers, or firemen must provide 24 hours of consecutive rest each week. Domestic workers are entitled to 24 hours of consecutive rest each week, and receive premium pay if they work during such period.
Employees receive 1 hour’s pay at minimum wage rate in addition to owed wages when spread of hours exceeds 10 hours, there is a split shift, or both.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly North Carolina $7.25 40 Premium pay is required after 45 hours a week in seasonal amusements or recreational establishments.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly North Dakota $7.25 40
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Ohio
Employers with
annual gross
receipts of
$297,000
or more.$8.10 40 Ohio
Employers with
annual gross
/receipts under
$297,000$7.25 40
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Oklahoma
Employers of
ten or more
full-time employees
at any one
location and
employers with
annual gross
sales over
$100,000
irrespective of
number of full
time employees.$7.25 Oklahoma
All other
employers.$2.00 The Oklahoma state minimum wage law does not contain current dollar minimums. Instead the state adopts the federal minimum wage rate by reference.
The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Oregon $9.75 40 Premium pay required after 10 hours a day in nonfarm canneries, driers, or packing plants and in mills, factories or manufacturing establishments (excluding sawmills, planning mills, shingle mills, and logging camps).
Beginning January 1, 2004, and annually thereafter, the rate will be adjusted for inflation by a calculation using the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items. The wage amount established will be rounded to the nearest five cents.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Pennsylvania $7.75 40
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Puerto Rico
for employees
covered by
the FLSA$7.75 8 40 Puerto Rico
for employees
not covered
by the FLSA$5.08 8 40 Employers covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are subject only to the federal minimum wage and all applicable regulations. Employers not covered by the FLSA will be subject to a minimum wage that is at least 70 percent of the federal minimum wage or the applicable mandatory decree rate, whichever is higher. The Secretary of Labor and Human Resources may authorize a rate based on a lower percentage for any employer who can show that implementation of the 70 percent rate would substantially curtail employment in that business.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Rhode Island $9.60 40 Time and one-half premium pay for work on Sundays and holidays in retail and certain other businesses is required under two laws that are separate from the minimum wage law.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly South Carolina N/A N/A No state minimum wage law
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly South Dakota 8.55
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Tennessee N/A N/A The state does have a promised wage law whereby the employers are responsible for paying to the employees the wages promised by the employer.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Texas $7.25 The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
The Texas State minimum wage law does not contain current dollar minimums. Instead the State adopts the federal minimum wage rate by reference.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Utah $7.25 The Utah state minimum wage law does not contain current dollar minimums. Instead the state law authorizes the adoption of the federal minimum wage rate via administrative action.
The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Vermont $9.60 40 (Applicable to employers of two or more employees)
The State overtime pay provision has very limited application because it exempts numerous types of establishments, such as retail and service; seasonal amusement/recreation; hotels, motels, restaurants; and transportation employees to whom the federal (FLSA) overtime provision does not apply.
The Vermont minimum wage is automatically replaced with the federal minimum wage rate if it is higher than the State minimum.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Virgin Islands $7.25 8 40 Virgin Islands
Except
businesses
with gross
annual receipts
of less
than $150,000.$4.30
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Virginia $7.25 8 40 (Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees)
The Virginia state minimum wage law does not contain current dollar minimums. Instead the state adopts the federal minimum wage rate by reference.
The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Washington $9.47 40 Premium pay not applicable to employees who request compensating time off in lieu of premium pay.
Beginning January 1, 2001, and annually thereafter, the rate will be adjusted for inflation by a calculation using the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers for the prior year.
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly West Virginia $8.75 40 (Applicable to employers of 6 or more employees at one location)
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Wisconsin $7.25 40
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STATE Basic Minimum Rate
Per HourPremium Pay After Designated Hours Daily Weekly Wyoming $5.15
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