2013 minimum wage, state by state

States must at least meet the federal wage baseline of $7.25.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona*

Arkansas

California

Colorado*

Connecticut

Washington D.C.

Delaware

Florida*

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri*

Montana*

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio*

Oklahoma

Oregon*

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island*

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont*

Virginia

Washington*

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

* = new wage rate in 2013
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