States where the minimum wage is raised in 2019

According to a new report from the National Employment Law Project, in 2019, more than 20 states will increase their minimum wages, and about 17 million workers can benefit.

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Workers in Massachusetts will earn $12 an hour instead of $11. In Maine it's $11 instead of $10.

In the next few years, wages will continue to grow throughout the country. The Institute for Economic Policy has determined that about 40 million workers will receive a minimum wage of $ 15.

“Minimum wage workers need higher wages to allow them to meet their basic needs,” said Yannette Lathrop, a researcher at the National Employment Law Project. “A higher minimum wage could also help close the income gap, which has been growing wider and wider over the past couple of decades.”

Here is what the pay rise will look like in every state, according to the National Employment Law Project.

1. Arizona

Current minimum wage: $ 10.50

New Minimum Wage: $ 11

2. California

Current minimum wage: large employers - $11; small employers - $10,50

New minimum wage: large employers - $12; small employers - $11

3. Colorado

Current minimum wage: $ 10.20

New Minimum Wage: $ 11,10

4. Maine

Current minimum wage: $ 10

New Minimum Wage: $ 11

5. Massachusetts

Current minimum wage: $ 11

New Minimum Wage: $ 12

6. Missouri

Current minimum wage: $ 7,85

New Minimum Wage: $ 8,60

7. New York

Current minimum wage: from $ 10,40 to $ 13 (depending on location and size of business)

New Minimum Wage: $ 11,10- $ 15

8. Washington

Current minimum wage: $ 11.50

New Minimum Wage: $ 12

9. Alaska

Current minimum wage: $ 9,84

New Minimum Wage: $ 9,89

10. Arkansas

Current minimum wage: $ 8.50

New Minimum Wage: $ 9,25

11. Delaware

Current minimum wage: $ 8,25

New minimum wage: in January $ 8,75; in October $ 9,25

12. Florida

Current minimum wage: $ 8,25

New Minimum Wage: $ 8,46

13. Minnesota

Current minimum wage: large employers - $9,65; small employers - $7,87

New minimum wage: large employers - $9,86; small employers - $8,04

14. Montana

Current minimum wage: $ 8.30

New Minimum Wage: $ 8.50

15. New Jersey

Current minimum wage: $ 8.60

New Minimum Wage: $ 8,85

16. Rhode Island

Current minimum wage: $ 10,10

New Minimum Wage: $ 10.50

17. South Dakota

Current minimum wage: $ 8,85

New Minimum Wage: $ 9,10

18. Vermont

Current minimum wage: $ 10.50

New Minimum Wage: $ 10,78

19. Michigan

Current minimum wage: $ 9,25

New Minimum Wage: $ 9,45

20. Oregon

Current minimum wage: $ 10.50- $ 12

New Minimum Wage: $ 11- $ 12,50

21. Ohio

Current minimum wage: $ 8.30

New minimum wage: $ 8,55.

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