Cities and States Across the Country Implement Minimum Wage Increases

Chicago was not the only city to implement an increase to the minimum wage on July 1. Minimum wage workers in three states and several major cities saw increases last Thursday, the first day of the new fiscal year for most state and local governments, The Hill reports.

The list includes:

• Nevada’s minimum wage rose from US$8 to $8.75 for workers who receive health benefits through their employer. Those without benefits will now receive a minimum of $9.75 an hour, up from $9. Similar pay increases will continue for the next three years, until the minimum wage hits $11.
• Fast food workers in New York will see their hourly pay increase from $14.50 to $15. The pay raise matches the current rate for comparable workers in New York City.
• Oregon’s minimum wage rose from $12 to $12.75.
• The minimum wage in Berkeley, California increased from $16.07 to $16.32.
• Los Angeles businesses with fewer than 25 employees increased their minimum wage from $15 to $15.25.
• Small businesses in Minneapolis with less than 100 employees will now have to pay their workers at least $12.50 an hour, up from $11.75. Workers at larger businesses will see hourly pay increase to at least $14.25, up from $13.25.
• Employers in counties within the Portland, Oregon metro area will pay their workers at least $14 an hour, compared with the previous rate of $13.25. Workers in Oregon’s “nonurban counties” will see an increase from $12 to $12.50.
• Saint Paul, Minnesota raised wages from $12.50 to $15.00, for workers at businesses with over 10,001 employees. Employers with more than 101 workers increased wages from $11.50 to $12.50. Small businesses with six or more employees raised their minimum wage from $10 to $11, while smaller employers increased wages from $9.25 to $10.
• San Francisco’s minimum wage increased from $16.07 to $16.32.
• Washington, D.C. increased its minimum wage from $15 to $15.20, an annual increase indexed to the cost of living.