Jan 5, 2017

New State Wage Rates in 2017

The minimum wage saw an increase in a number of states at the start of 2017. Unless otherwise noted, the following minimum wage rates (per hour) went into effect on January 1, 2017:

Alaska: $9.80
Arizona: $10.00
Arkansas: $8.50 for employers with 4 or more employees
California: $10.50 for employers with 26 or more employees (for smaller employers, the rate remains $10.00)
Colorado: $9.30 ($6.28 for tipped employees)
Connecticut: $10.10
District of Columbia: $12.50, beginning July 1, 2017 ($3.33 for tipped employees)
Florida: $8.10 ($5.08 for tipped employees)
Hawaii: $9.25
Maine: $9.00, beginning January 7, 2017
Maryland: $9.25, beginning July 1, 2017
Massachusetts: $11.00 ($3.75 for tipped employees)
Michigan: $8.90 ($3.38 for tipped employees)
Missouri: $7.70 ($3.85 for tipped employees)
Montana: $8.15
New Jersey: $8.44
New York: $9.70, beginning December 31, 2016 ($11.00 for employers in NYC with 11 or more employees; $10.50 for employers in NYC with 10 or fewer employees; $10.00 for Long Island & Westchester; $10.75 for fast food employees outside of NYC; $12.00 for fast food employees within NYC)
Ohio: $8.15 ($7.25 for employees at certain smaller companies, and for 14- and 15-year-olds; the wage rises to $4.08 for tipped employees)
Oregon: $10.25, beginning July 1, 2017 ($11.25 for employees working within the urban growth boundary of a metropolitan service district; $10.00 in nonurban counties)
Rhode Island: $3.89 for tipped employees (for non-tipped employees, the $9.60 minimum wage rate remains unchanged)
South Dakota: $8.65 ($4.325 for tipped employees)
Vermont: $10.00 ($5.00 for certain service or tipped employees)
Washington: $11.00

Be sure to comply with any city or other local wage requirements (which may be higher than the state or federal minimum wage) that may apply to your business.