{"id":6216,"date":"2018-12-10T10:52:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T15:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/?p=6216"},"modified":"2021-03-27T16:07:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T20:07:56","slug":"minimum-wages-are-changing-on-january-1-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/minimum-wages-are-changing-on-january-1-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"What Minimum Wages Are Changing On January 1, 2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"minimumThe Federal minimum wage has been set at $7.25 since 2009, but many states, counties, and cities have passed their own minimum wage laws. Employers must pay non-exempt employees at least minimum wage. If the mandated federal, state or municipal rate differs, the highest rate must be paid. The guide below shows which minimum wage rates are changing on January 1, 2019. It does not reflect most specific minimum wage rates for overtime, non-profit status exemptions, child labor laws, training wages, etc. Nor does it discuss any minimum salary rates for exempt employees; all figures below are the minimum hourly rates employers may pay nonexempt employees. Employers may always choose to pay more.<\/p>\n

Note: New York’s wage changes take effect December 31, 2018. Read more details here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

January 1, 2019 Minimum Wage Changes<\/h3>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Alaska<\/td>\n$9.89 –\u00a0Alaska\u2019s minimum wage increases to $9.89 on 1\/1\/19. Rate
\nreviewed annually and will always remain at least $1 over the
\nfederal minimum wage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arizona<\/td>\n$11.00 –\u00a0Arizona’s minimum wage increases to $11 on 1\/1\/19 and $12 on1\/1\/20. Rate reviewed annually starting in 2021.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arkansas<\/td>\n$9.25 –\u00a0In 2018, Arkansas voters passed a law to increase the minimum wage incrementally over the next few years. Arkansas\u2019 minimum wage
\nincreases to $9.25 on 1\/1\/19, $10 on 1\/1\/20, and $11 on 1\/1\/21.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
California<\/td>\n$12.00\/$11.00 –\u00a0California has separate minimum wage rates based on employer size. For employers with 26 or more employees, the minimum wage increases to $12 on 1\/1\/19. For employers with 25 or fewer
\nemployees, minimum wage increases to $11 on 1\/1\/19. For employers with 26+ employees, the minimum wage will
\nincrease again to $13 on 1\/1\/20, then increase $1 every year
\nuntil $15 in 2022. Employers with 25 or fewer employees: $12 on
\n1\/1\/20, then increase $1 every year until $15 in 2023.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colorado<\/td>\n$11.10 –\u00a0Colorado’s minimum wage increases to $11.10\/$8.08 (tipped) on 1\/1\/19 and $12\/$8.98 on 1\/1\/20. Rate reviewed annually starting
\nin 2021.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Florida<\/td>\n$8.46 –\u00a0Florida\u2019s minimum wage increases to $8.46\/$5.44 (tipped) on
\n1\/1\/19. Rates reviewed annually.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maine<\/td>\n$11.00 –\u00a0Maine’s minimum wage increases to $11 on 1\/1\/19 and $12 on
\n1\/1\/20. Rate reviewed annually starting in 2021. Tipped
\nemployees may be paid 50% of the regular minimum wage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Massachusetts<\/td>\n$12.00 –\u00a0Massachusetts\u2019s minimum wage increases to $12.00\/$4.35
\n(tipped) on 1\/1\/19, $12.75\/$4.95 on 1\/1\/20, $13.50\/$5.55 on
\n1\/1\/21, $14.25\/$6.15 on 1\/1\/22, and $15.00\/$6.75 on 1\/1\/23.
\nMassachusetts Blue Laws require some employers to pay
\npremium pay for Sundays and certain holidays.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minnesota<\/td>\n$9.86 \/ $8.04 –\u00a0For large businesses ($500,000+ in gross annual sales), minimum wage increases to $9.86 on 1\/1\/19, and for small businesses
\n(under $500,000 in gross annual sales), to $8.04. Training wages
\nof $8.04 may be paid to minors 17 and under, or those 20 and
\nunder for the first 90 days of employment. Rates are reviewed
\nannually.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Missouri<\/td>\n$8.60 –\u00a0In 2018, Missouri voters passed a law to increase the minimum wage incrementally over the next few years. Missouri\u2019s minimum wage
\nincreases to $8.60\/$4.30 (tipped) on 1\/1\/19, $9.45\/$4.73 on
\n1\/1\/20, $10.30\/$5.15 on 1\/1\/21, $11.15\/$5.63 on 1\/1\/22, and
\n$12.00\/$6.00 on 1\/1\/23. Rate reviewed annually starting in 2024.
\nTipped minimum wage is set at half the regular rate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montana<\/td>\n$8.50 –\u00a0Montana\u2019s minimum wage increases to $8.50 on 1\/1\/19. Rate
\nreviewed by 9\/30 annually.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Jersey<\/td>\n$8.85 –\u00a0New Jersey\u2019s minimum wage increases to $8.85 on 1\/1\/19. Rate
\nreviewed by 9\/30 annually.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New York<\/td>\n$11.10 – $15 –\u00a0New York\u2019s minimum wage is tied to employer size and location.
\n\u2022 New York City employers with 11+ employees: $15 on
\n12\/31\/18. NYC employers with 10 or fewer: $13.50 on
\n12\/31\/18 and $15 on 12\/31\/19.
\n\u2022 Employers in Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties: $12
\non 12\/31\/18, with $1 increases every year until $15 in 2021.
\n\u2022 All others: $11.10 on 12\/31\/18, with 70\u20b5 increases every
\nyear until $12.50 in 2020 with planned indexing until the rate
\nreaches $15.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ohio<\/td>\n$8.55\/$7.25 –\u00a0Ohio\u2019s minimum wage increases to $8.55\/$4.30 (tipped) on 1\/1\/19. Rates reviewed annually. Employers are considered small and subject to the lower minimum wage if they gross under $305,000 in annual sales as of 2018.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rhode Island<\/td>\n$10.50 –\u00a0Rhode Island\u2019s regular minimum wage increases to $10.50 on
\n1\/1\/19. Tipped minimum wage increased to $3.89 on 1\/1\/17.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Dakota<\/td>\n$9.10 –\u00a0South Dakota\u2019s minimum wage increases to $9.10\/$4.55 (tipped)
\non 1\/1\/19. Rate reviewed annually. Tipped employees may be
\npaid 50% of the regular minimum wage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vermont<\/td>\n$10.78 –\u00a0Vermont\u2019s minimum wage increases to $10.78\/$5.39 (tipped) on 1\/1\/19. Rate reviewed annually starting in 2019. Tipped
\nminimum wage is set to always be half the standard rate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington<\/td>\n$12.00 –\u00a0Washington’s minimum wage increases to $12 on 1\/1\/19 and
\n$13.50 on 1\/1\/20. Rate reviewed annually starting in 2021.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Don’t get caught out of compliance with wage and labor laws. Let GTM help you focus on growing your business while we handle those issues. Request a quote<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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