Minimum Wage

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The minimum wage in Montgomery County, Maryland, is set by local ordinance and is typically higher than the federal and Maryland state minimum wages. As of the most recently adj...

Labor & Employment

In 2019, the Montgomery County minimum wage for most covered workers remained at the then-standard federal rate of $7.25 per hour for portions of the year, with a local $11.50 O...

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On January 1, 2018, the Massachusetts minimum wage rose to $11.00 per hour. This increase was part of a phased schedule established by a 2014 ballot measure that adjusted the wa...

labor-standards

The Arizona minimum wage is the lowest hourly rate employers can legally pay covered, nonexempt workers in the state. It is set by Arizona Revised Statutes and adjusted most yea...

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In 2018, the minimum wage in Indiana remained at the federal level of $7.25 per hour for most covered, nonexempt workers. Some local governments did not set a higher minimum, an...

Labor & Employment

The statewide minimum wage in South Dakota is $10.85 per hour for most non-exempt workers. This rate applies to employees covered by the South Dakota Minimum Wage Act and genera...

Labor Economics

In 2018, Idaho’s minimum wage was governed primarily by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), since the state did not set a higher hourly rate. Most workers in Idaho we...

labor-law

In 2018, New York state maintained a split minimum wage system that varied by location and employer size. The statewide base rate was $10.50 per hour outside New York City, whil...

Labor & Employment

In 2019, the minimum wage in Illinois remained unchanged from 2018 at $8.25 per hour. This was part of a multiyear schedule established by the Illinois Minimum Wage Law and was...

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In 2018, the South Dakota minimum wage for most workers followed the federal baseline rather than a higher state rate. The federal minimum wage was $7.25 per hour. South Dakota...