“The Minimum Wage Debate: Proposed Bill for $15 per Hour by 2025”

2022-10-24 07:00:00

Democratic members of Congress proposed raising the federal hourly minimum wage last year, asking that the current $7.25 per hour be increased to $15 by 2025.

Supporters of the Pay Raise Act advocate for wage increases for nearly 32 million Americans, particularly African-American and Latino workers.

The bill also proposes higher wages for young, newly hired and tipped employees, as well as people with disabilities.which are often subject to a separate lower minimum wage.

Currently, the hourly minimum wage in each state, according to the US Department of Labor is:

Alabama: $7.25, no minimum wage required
Alaska: $10.34
Arizona: $12.80
Arkansas: $11.00
California: $14.00
Colorado: $12.56
Connecticut: $14.00
Delaware: $10.50
Florida: $10.00
Georgia: $5.15
Hawaii: $12.00
Idaho: $7.25
Illinois: $12.00
Indiana: $7.25
Iowa: $7.25
Kansas: $7.25
Kentucky: $7.25
Louisiana: $7.25, no minimum wage required
Maine: $12.75
Maryland: $12.50
Massachusetts: $14.25
Michigan: $9.87
Minnesota: $10.33 ($8.42 for small employers with annual revenue less than $500,000)
Mississippi: $7.25, no minimum wage required
Missouri: $11.15
Montana: $9.20 ($4.00 for businesses not covered by the FLSA with annual wages of $110,000 or less)
Nebraska: $9.00
Nevada: $10.50 ($9.50 if employee is offered health benefits)
New Hampshire: $7.25
New Jersey: $13.00 ($11.90 per hour for small and seasonal employers)
New Mexico: $11.50
New York: $13.20 ($15.00 for New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties)
North Carolina: $7.25
North Dakota: $7.25
Ohio: $9.30 ($7.25 for employers with annual receipts less than $342,000)
Oklahoma: $7.25
Oregon: $13.50
Pennsylvania: $7.25
Rhode Island: $12.25
South Carolina: $7.25, no minimum wage required
Dakota del Sur: $9.95
Tennessee: $7.25, no minimum wage required
Texas: $7.25
Utah: $7.25
Vermont: $12.55
Virginia: $11.00
Washington: $14.49
Virginia Occidental: $8.75
Wisconsin: $7.25
Wyoming: $5.15

As you can see, five states (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee) do not require a minimum wage and default to the federal minimum wage.

In addition, 15 states have a minimum wage equal to the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour.

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