| STATE |
MINIMUM WAGE |
OVERTIME & OTHER WAGE LAWS |
| Kansas |
$2.65 |
46-hour workweek before time-and-a-half overtime wages apply. |
| Kentucky |
$5.85 |
|
| Louisiana |
N/A |
Federal minimum applies |
| Maine |
$6.75 |
Maine 's minimum wage increases to $7.00 on October 1, 2007. |
| Maryland |
$6.15 |
|
| Massachusetts |
$7.50 |
|
| Michigan |
$7.15 |
For new employees ages 16-19, a $4.25 minimum “training wage” may be paid for the first 90 days of employment |
| Minnesota |
$6.15 |
Small employers (enterprises with annual receipts of less than $625,000) may pay workers a minimum wage of $5.25. 48-hour workweek before overtime time-and-a-half wages. |
| Mississippi |
N/A |
Federal minimum wage and overtime standards are used by Mississippi . |
| Missouri |
$6.50 |
Employees of a Missouri retail or service business with gross annual sales less than $500,000 are exempt from minimum wage. |
| Montana |
$6.15 |
$4 minimum wage for Montana businesses with $110,000 or less in annual sales. |
| Nebraska |
$5.15 |
|
| Nevada |
$6.33 |
Nevada employers providing recognized health care plans may pay a lower minimum wage rate. |
| New Hampshire |
$5.85 |
New Hampshire increases state minimum wage to $6.50 on September 1, 2007. |
| New Jersey |
$7.15 |
|
| New Mexico |
$5.15 |
New Mexico minimum wage increases to $6.50 on January 1, 2008. The City of Santa Fe has minimum wage of $9.50. |
| New York |
$7.15 |
|
| North Carolina |
$6.15 |
|
| North Dakota |
$5.15 |
|
| Ohio |
$6.85 |
|
| Oklahoma |
$5.15 |
Oklahoma allows a minimum of $2.00 for work not covered by federal minimum wage. |
| Oregon |
$7.80 |
|
| Pennsylvania |
$7.15 |
For Pennsylvania companies of 10 or fewer employees, $6.65 is the minimum wage, increasing to $7.15 by July 1, 2008. |
| Rhode Island |
$7.40 |
Rhode Island requires time-and-a-half overtime pay for work on Sundays and holidays in retail and certain other businesses. |
| South Carolina |
N/A |
|
| South Dakota |
$5.15 |
|
| Tennessee |
N/A |
Tennessee uses the federal minimum wage standards. |
| Texas |
$5.15 |
|
| Utah |
$5.15 |
|
| Vermont |
$7.53 |
Vermont 's minimum exempts many employers, such as retail and service; seasonal recreation; hotels, motels, restaurants; and transportation workers. |
| Virginia |
$5.15 |
|
| Washington |
$7.93 |
|
| West Virginia |
$6.55 |
|
| Wisconsin |
$6.50 |
|
| Wyoming |
$5.15 |
|
