This is an article discussing 15 cities with high minimum wages.
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Minimum wage and tipped workers across Michigan saw their wages increase Jan. 1 as a part of the 2025 amendment to the IWOWA.
Rhode Island raised the state minimum wage from $15 to $16 per hour in a law that went into effect Jan. 1. The shift affects some 50,000 workers who earn minimum wage, according to a press release ...
A number of states crossed the $15-per-hour threshold that’s long been used as a rallying cry among worker advocates.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on a pledge to raise the city's minimum wage from $17 per hour to $30 by 2030.
This year, for the first time, more workers will live in states with a minimum wage of at least $15 per hour than in states with the federal minimum of $7.25. By Audra D. S. Burch As the rising cost ...
Almost two dozen states are raising their minimum wage in 2026, providing American workers a pay bump at a time when many are struggling to cover basic necessities. In total, 88 jurisdictions — ...
The minimum wage went up in 19 states on Jan. 1, including South Dakota, where it's now set at $11.85 an hour. The federal minimum wage – $7.25 an hour – hasn't changed for more than a decade, but ...
Massachusetts is one of the only states in New England that didn’t see an immediate minimum wage increase in 2026. Minimum wage in Massachusetts has been $15 per hour since Jan. 1, 2023. A MA bill ...
From housing to everyday expenses, California has long been among the most expensive states in the country. As costs continue to rise, the Golden State has increased its minimum wage by 40 cents, ...