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    Minimum Wage Increases for 2021

    A number of states have announced minimum wage increases for 2021. More changes could be announced, so employers should continue to monitor the rates for further changes.

    The following chart details the states that have announced minimum wage increases. 

     State Minimum Wage Rates

    State

    2020 Minimum Wage
    Per Hour
     

    Next Scheduled Increase Minimum Wage Per Hour

    Website

    Alaska $10.19  $10.34 (1/1/21) Learn more
    Arizona $12.00  $12.15 (1/1/21) Learn more
    Arkansas $10.00  $11.00 (1/1/21) Learn more
    California $13.00 / $12.00  $14.00 / $13.00 (1/1/21) Learn more
    CA note: Employers with 25 or fewer employees may pay at the lower rate in effect (i.e. $13.00 for 2021). Several cities/counties have higher minimum wages.
    Colorado $12.00  $12.32/$14.77 (1/1/21) Learn more
    CO note: higher minimum wage applies to Denver
    Connecticut $12.00  $13.00 (8/1/21) Learn more
    Florida $8.56  $10.00 (9/30/21) Learn more
    Illinois $9.25  $11.00 (1/1/21) Learn more
    IL note: higher minimum wage applies to Chicago and Cook County (not shown)
    Maine $12.00  $12.15 (1/1/21) Learn more
    Maryland $11.00  $11.75 for employers
    with 15 or more
    employees (1/1/21)
    Learn more
    MD note: different minimum wage applies to Montgomery County and Prince George's County (not shown)
    Massachusetts $12.75  $13.50 (1/1/21) Learn more
    Minnesota $10.00 / $8.15  $10.08 / $8.21 (1/1/21) Learn more
    MN note: higher minimum wage applies to employers with annual gross revenue of $500,000 or more
    Missouri $9.45  $10.30 (1/1/21) Learn more
    Montana $8.65  $8.75 (1/1/21) Learn more
    Nevada $9.00 / $8.00  $9.75 / $8.75 (7/1/21) Learn more
    NV note: higher minimum wage applies when no health benefits are offered
    New Jersey $11.00 / $10.30 $12.00 / $11.10 (1/1/21) Learn more
    NJ note: higher minimum wage applies when employer has 6 or more employees; lower wage applies with 5 or fewer employees and seasonal ER
    New Mexico $9.00  $10.50 (1/1/21) Learn more
    New York $13.00 / $11.80  $12.50 / $14.00 / $15.00 (1/1/21) Learn more
    NY note: $14 minimum wage applies to Long Island and Westchester; $15 minimum wage applies to NYC
    Ohio $8.70  $8.80 (1/1/21) Learn more
    Oregon $13.25 / $12.00 / $11.50  $12.75 /  $14.00 / $12.00 (7/1/21) Learn more
    OR note: lowest minimum wage applies to non-urban counties; highest minimum wage applies to Portland 
    South Dakota $9.30  $9.45 (1/1/21) Learn more
    Vermont $10.96  $11.75 Learn more
    Virginia $7.25 $9.50 (5/1/21) Learn more
    Washington $13.50 $13.69 (1/1/21) Learn more
    WA note: Seattle and the City of SeaTac currently have higher minimum wage rates

     
     For current state minimum wage rates, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s site. 

    *Michigan’s Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2018 prohibits scheduled minimum wage increases when the state’s annual unemployment rate for the preceding calendar year is above 8.5%. On December 11, 2020, The Michigan Bureau of Employment Relations, Wage and Hour Division announced that the state’s scheduled minimum wage increase is not expected to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2021. If the new rate does not go into effect, Michigan’s minimum wage rate will next increase to $9.87 in the first calendar year following a calendar year for which the annual unemployment rate is less than 8.5%. Please see the full notice here.


    This information in this communication is general in nature, and is not intended, nor should it be construed, as legal, accounting, tax or other professional advice rendered by GreenSlate, LLC. The reader should contact his or her attorney, CPA, or tax professional prior to taking any action based upon this information.

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