The Fair Labor Standards Act sets the federal minimum wage which is presently $7.25 per hour. Some states establish their own minimum wage rate which must be equivalent to or higher than the federal minimum wage. Effective January 1, 2015, several states will see an increase to their minimum wage.
| Alabama | $7.25 | Montana | $7.90 | |
| Alaska | $7.75 | Nebraska | $7.25 | |
| Arizona | $7.90 | Nevada | $8.25 | |
| Arkansas | $7.25 | New Hampshire | $7.25 | |
| California | $9.00 | New Jersey | $8.25 | |
| Colorado | $8.00 | New Mexico | $7.50 | |
| Connecticut | $9.15 | New York | $8.75 | |
| Delaware | $7.75 | North Carolina | $7.25 | |
| Florida | $7.93 | North Dakota | $7.25 | |
| Georgia | $7.25 | Ohio | $7.95 | |
| Hawaii | $7.75 | Oklahoma | $7.25 | |
| Idaho | $7.25 | Oregon | $9.10 | |
| Illinois | $8.25 | Pennsylvania | $7.25 | |
| Indiana | $7.25 | Rhode Island | $9.00 | |
| Iowa | $7.25 | South Carolina | $7.25 | |
| Kansas | $7.25 | South Dakota | $7.25 | |
| Kentucky | $7.25 | Tennessee | $7.25 | |
| Louisiana | $7.25 | Texas | $7.25 | |
| Maine | $7.50 | Utah | $7.25 | |
| Maryland | $8.00 | Vermont | $9.15 | |
| Massachusetts | $9.00 | Virginia | $7.25 | |
| Michigan | $8.15 | Washington | $9.32 | |
| Minnesota | $8.50 | West Virginia | $8.00 | |
| Mississippi | $7.25 | Wisconsin | $7.25 | |
| Missouri | $7.50 | Wyoming | $7.25 |