Household employees like nannies, housekeepers, and in-home senior caregivers are required to be paid at least the prevailing minimum wage hourly rate. This will be the highest of the federal, state, or local rates. The federal rate of $7.25/hour hasn’t changed for quite some time. However, many states, counties, and cities have much higher rates.
Here are the current minimum wage rates for nannies and other household employees.
Alabama
$7.25/hour – No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.
Alaska
$11.91/hour
Arizona
$14.70/hour
Flagstaff
$17.85/hour
Tucson
$15/hour – The minimum wage may increase each January, depending on the inflation rate.
Arkansas
$11/hour
California
$16.50/hour
California city-specific rates
See the chart below for local rates that exceed California’s state minimum wage rate.
Colorado
$14.81/hour
Boulder
$15.57/hour
Boulder County
$16.57/hour – This rate will increase each year until it reaches $25/hour on January 1, 2030.
Denver
$18.81/hour
Edgewater
$16.52/hour – Increases to $18.17 in 2026; $19.99 in 2027; and $21.99 in 2028.
Connecticut
$16.35/hour
Delaware
$15/hour
District of Columbia
$17.50/hour – Increases to $17.95/hour on July 1, 2025.
Florida
$13/hour – Increases by $1/hour every September 30 until it reaches $15/hour in 2026.
Georgia
$7.25/hour – The state’s minimum wage rate of $5.15/hour doesn’t apply to household employees as it is below the federal rate.
Hawaii
$14/hour – Increases to $16/hour on January 1, 2026, and then to $18/hour on January 1, 2028.
Idaho
$7.25/hour
Illinois
$15/hour
Chicago
$16.20/hour – This rate applies to domestic workers regardless of the number employed by the family.
Cook County (outside of Chicago)
$15/hour – An inflation-adjusted minimum wage rate will be announced each year by June 1.
Indiana
$7.25/hour
Iowa
$7.25/hour
Kansas
$7.25/hour
Kentucky
$7.25/hour
Louisiana
$7.25/hour – No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.
Maine
$14.65/hour
Portland
$15.50/hour – May change annually based on a cost-of-living increase.
Rockland
$15.50/hour – The city will adjust the rate each January 1 based on the consumer price index.
Maryland
$15/hour
Howard County
$15/hour – Increases to $15.50/hour on January 1, 2026, and then to $16/hour on July 1, 2026. This rate applies to employers with fewer than 15 workers.
Montgomery County
$15/hour – Increases to $15.50/hour on July 1, 2025. The minimum wage for small employers will be adjusted annually by the average increase in the previous year’s Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers for Washington-Arlington.
Prince George’s County
$15/hour
Massachusetts
$15/hour
Michigan
$12.46/hour
Minnesota
$11.13/hour
Minneapolis
$15.97/hour
St. Paul
$13.25/hour – Effective July 1, 2025. This rate applies to employers with five or fewer employees.
Mississippi
$7.25/hour – No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.
Missouri
$13.75/hour
Montana
$10.55/hour
Nebraska
$13.50/hour – Voters in Nebraska recently approved an initiative that increases the state’s minimum wage rate by $1.50/hour each year until it reaches $15 per hour in 2026. Beginning in 2027, the minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually for increases in the cost of living.
Nevada
$12/hour
New Hampshire
$7.25/hour – No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.
New Jersey
$14.53/hour – For employers with fewer than six employees
New Mexico
$12/hour
Las Cruces
$12.65/hour
Santa Fe (City and County)
$14.60/hour – Annual living wage increases occur on March 1.
New York
$15.50/hour, increasing to $16/hour in 2026. As of January 1, 2027, the minimum wage will be based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (“CPI-W”) for the Northeast Region.
The minimum wage for home health care aides is $18.10/hour, increasing to $18.65 in 2026.
New York City, Long Island & Westchester County
$16.50/hour, increases to $17/hour in 2026.
The minimum wage for home health care aides is $19.10/hour and then increases to $19.65 in 2026.
North Carolina
$7.25/hour
North Dakota
$7.25/hour
Ohio
$7.25/hour – Ohio has a special minimum wage for businesses with annual gross receipts exceeding $385,000 per year ($10.45/hour). However, household employers follow the lower rate.
Oklahoma
$7.25/hour
Oregon
To determine which rate applies to your county, visit the Oregon Minimum Wage Rate Summary.
Portland
$15.95/hour – Increases to $16.30/hour on July 1, 2025.
Standard
$14.70/hour
Non-urban counties
$13.70/hour
Pennsylvania
$7.25/hour
Rhode Island
$15/hour
South Carolina
$7.25/hour – No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.
South Dakota
$11.50/hour
Tennessee
$7.25/hour – No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.
Texas
$7.25/hour
Utah
$7.25/hour
Vermont
$14.01/hour
Virginia
$12.41/hour – The state’s new minimum wage law removes exempt status from several categories of employees, including home care providers and domestic service workers.
Washington
$16.66/hour
Bellingham
$18.66/hour
King County
$17.29/hour – Applies to small employers (15 or fewer employees and less than $2 million in annual gross revenue).
Seattle
$20.76/hour – Small businesses will no longer be able to make up any part of the minimum wage with tips or medical benefits paid to their employees.
West Virginia
$7.25/hour – The state minimum wage of $8.75 applies if you have six or more employees working at any one separate, distinct, and permanent work location.
Wisconsin
$7.25/hour
Wyoming
$7.25/hour – The state’s minimum wage rate of $5.15/hour doesn’t apply to household employees as it is below the federal rate.
California Local Minimum Wage Rates
Alameda
$17/hour
Belmont
$18.30/hour
Berkeley
$18.67/hour
Burlingame
$17.43/hour
Cupertino
$18.20/hour
Daly City
$17.07/hour
East Palo Alto
$17.45/hour
El Cerrito
$18.34/hour
Emeryville
$19.36/hour
Foster City
$17.40/hour
Fremont
$17.30/hour
Half Moon Bay
$17.47/hour
Hayward
$16.50/hour – For employers with 25 or fewer employees.
Los Altos
$18.20/hour
Los Angeles (city)
$17.28/hour – Increases to $17.87/hour on July 1, 2025
Los Angeles (county)
$17.27/hour
Malibu
$17.27/hour
Menlo Park
$17.10/hour
Milpitas
$17.70/hour
Mountain View
$19.20/hour
Novato
$16.50/hour – For small employers
Oakland
$16.89/hour
Palo Alto
$18.20/hour
Pasadena
$17.50/hour
Petaluma
$17.97/hour
Redwood City
$18.20/hour
Richmond
$17.77/hour
San Carlos
$17.32/hour
San Diego
$17.25/hour
San Francisco (city and county)
$18.67/hour – Increases to $19.18/hour on July 1, 2025.
San Jose
$17.95/hour
San Mateo
$17.95/hour
San Mateo County
$17.46/hour
Santa Clara
$18.20/hour
Santa Monica
$17.27/hour
Santa Rosa
$17.87/hour
Sonoma
$16.96/hour – For employers with 25 or fewer employees
South San Francisco
$17.70/hour
Sunnyvale
$19/hour
West Hollywood
$19.65/hour
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