🇺🇸 The U.S. States That Beat the Federal Minimum Wage

What We’re Showing:

This map is color-coded by which U.S. states beat the federal minimum wage, and which ones don’t. Data was sourced from the Federal Reserve, as of 2024.

Access the data tab to see each state’s current minimum wage ($/hr).  

Key Takeaways

Thirty states have a minimum wage that’s higher than the federal minimum of $7.25/hr.

Of them, Washington ($16.28/hr) and California ($16/hr) pay the most, but federal district Washington D.C. ($17.50/hr) is the highest in the country.

Twenty states either match the federal benchmark, have a state minimum below the federal, or don’t have one at all—which makes the federal minimum applicable.