States and cities where minimum wages will rise in 2016

Formerly unthinkable 15 dollars wages per hour were one of the most talked about topics of the year's 2015.

Following the example of San Francisco and Seattle, 14 cities announced a gradual transition to a minimum wage of 15 dollars per hour, and this message seems to continue in the new year.

Most states plan a phased increase in the minimum wage over several years.

As you move toward this goal, several cities and states will increase the minimum wage already in 2016.

CNN compiled a list of them.

States:

Alaska: $ 9,75 (increase $ 1);

Arkansas: $ 8 ($ 0,5);

California: $ 10 ($ 1);

Connecticut: $ 9,6 ($ 0,45);

Hawaii: $ 8,5 ($ 0,75);

Maryland: $ 8,75 ($ 0,75);

Massachusetts: $ 10 ($ 1);

Michigan: $ 8,50 (0,35);

Nebraska: $ 9 ($ 1);

New York: $ 9 ($ 0,25);

Rhode Island: $ 9,6 ($ 0,6);

Vermont: $ 9,6 ($ 0,45);

West Virginia: $ 8.75 ($ 0,75);

Cities:

Buffalo, NY: $ 9,75 ($ 1);

Chicago, IL: $ 10,5 ($ 0,5);

Mountain View, CA: $ 11 ($ 0,7);

Missoula, Montana: $ 12 ($ 2,95);

New York, New York (fast food workers, government employees): $ 10,5 ($ 1,75); in other areas of employment in New York, the minimum wage is $ 9,75 per hour (an increase of $ 1);

Los Angeles, CA: $ 10,5 ($ 1,50);

Montgomery and Prince George, MD: $ 10,75 ($ 1,2);

Portland: $ 10,1 ($ 2,6);

San Francisco: $ 13 ($ 0,75);

Seattle: $ 13 (for large enterprises), an increase of $ 2.

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