Michigan's minimum wage is the highest it's ever been, but does that mean the state’s lowest earners have more purchasing ...

In the Great Lakes region, Michigan ranks third, behind $16 an hour in New York and $15 an hour in Illinois. Indiana and ...

Across the country, millions of low wage workers are starting the year with a bigger paycheck as 19 states implement new minimum wage increases. At the top of the pack, Washington is setting a new bar ...

In 2026, nearly two dozen U.S. states will raise their minimum wage, benefiting millions of workers as living costs continue ...

Nearly 20 states kicked off the New Year with minimum wage increases, but some employment experts warn that doing so could exacerbate inflation levels. Minimum wage increases across 19 states will ...

The federal minimum wage sits at $7.25 per hour, unchanged since July 24, 2009. If you work full time at that rate (40 hours weekly for 52 weeks), you earn $15,080 annually before taxes. That’s ...

The wage for tipped workers will move to $5.50 per hour. Businesses that do not meet the receipt threshold work under the current federal minimum wage of $7.25. The increase comes after the Consumer ...

The federal and Wisconsin minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since its last increase in 2009. A full-time worker earning the current minimum wage falls below the federal poverty threshold.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Denver’s minimum wage will automatically rise to $19.29 per hour this week as the rate is adjusted for inflation at the start of 2026. Under city rules, the ...

Minimum wage workers in Missouri got a pay boost on January 1. But just across the border, the Kansas minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25, the same as the federal rate, with no planned increases in ...