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Mid-Year 2025 State Minimum Wage Increases

Written by Rick Fish, Jr., C.P.P. | Jul 1, 2025 1:30:00 PM

Effective July 1, 2025 (unless otherwise noted), several states and localities are implementing increases to their minimum wage rates.These changes also include updates to the minimum cash wage for tipped employees in some areas. Below is a comprehensive table detailing these upcoming adjustments, with separate columns for State and Locality:

State
Locality
Category/
Employer Size
Old Min. Wage
New Min. Wage
Effective Date
Alaska
Alaska   All Employees $11.91 $13.00 July 1, 2025
California
California Alameda (city) All Employees $17.00 $17.46 July 1, 2025
California Berkeley All Employees $18.67 $19.18 July 1, 2025
California Emeryville All Employees $19.36 $19.90 July 1, 2025
California Fremont All Employees $17.30 $17.75 July 1, 2025
California Glendale Hotel workers (60+ rooms) $20.32 $22.50 July 1, 2025
California Long Beach Hotel workers $23.00 $25.00 July 1, 2025
California Long Beach Concessionaire workers (Airport/Convention Ctr) $17.97 $18.58 July 1, 2025
California Los Angeles (city) All Employees $17.28 $17.87 July 1, 2025
California Los Angeles (city) Hotel workers (60+ rooms) $20.32 $22.50 July 1, 2025
California Los Angeles (county) All Employees $17.27 $17.81 July 1, 2025
California Milpitas All Employees $17.70 $18.20 July 1, 2025
California Pasadena All Employees $17.50 $18.04 July 1, 2025
California San Francisco All Employees $18.67 $19.18 July 1, 2025
California Santa Monica All Employees $17.27 $17.81 July 1, 2025
California Santa Monica Hotels & businesses on hotel property $20.32 $22.50 July 1, 2025
California West Hollywood Hotel workers $19.61 $20.22 July 1, 2025
District of Columbia
District of Columbia   Minimum Wage $17.50 $17.95 July 1, 2025
District of Columbia   Tipped Workers Minimum Cash Wage $10.00 $12.00 July 1, 2025
Florida
Florida   Minimum Wage $13.00 $14.00 September 30, 2025
Florida   Tipped Workers Minimum Cash Wage $9.98 $10.98 September 30, 2025
Illinois
Illinois Chicago Employers with 4+ employees $16.20 $16.60 July 1, 2025
Illinois Chicago Tipped Workers Minimum Cash Wage (4+ employees) $11.20 $12.62 July 1, 2025
Maryland
Maryland Montgomery County Employers with 51+ employees $17.15 $17.65 July 1, 2025
Maryland Montgomery County Employers with 11-50 employees $15.50 $16.00 July 1, 2025
Maryland Montgomery County Employers with 10 or fewer employees $15.00 $15.50 July 1, 2025
Minnesota
Minnesota Saint Paul Employers with 100-6 employees $14.00 $15.00 July 1, 2025
Minnesota Saint Paul Employers with 5 or fewer employees $12.25 $13.25 July 1, 2025
Oregon
Oregon   Standard $14.70 $15.05 July 1, 2025
Oregon Portland metro All Employees $15.95 $16.30 July 1, 2025
Oregon   Nonurban counties $13.70 $14.05 July 1, 2025
Washington
Washington Everett Employers with 500+ employees State Minimum $20.24 July 1, 2025
Washington Everett Employers with 15-500 employees State Minimum $18.24 July 1, 2025
Washington Renton Mid-size employers (15-500 employees or >$2M revenue) $18.90 $19.90 July 1, 2025