{"id":20497,"date":"2019-12-12T12:49:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T17:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/?p=20497"},"modified":"2023-04-18T13:30:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:30:20","slug":"2020-minimum-wage-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/household\/2020-minimum-wage-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"State-by-State Guide to 2020 Minimum Wage Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our state-by-state guide to 2020 minimum wage rates will help ensure you\u2019re following the law when paying your household employee.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u2019t changed for quite some time. However, many states, counties, and cities have much higher rates.<\/p>\n

Some of these rates will increase in 2020.<\/p>\n

Here are the 2020 minimum wage rates effective January 1 that are relevant to household employers. The New York State minimum wage rates increase on December 31, 2019. We\u2019ll also note when a minimum wage is scheduled to increase during the year.<\/p>\n

Alabama<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour \u2013 No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.<\/p>\n

Birmingham<\/h3>\n

$10.10\/hour.<\/p>\n

Alaska<\/h2>\n

$10.19\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Arizona<\/h2>\n

$12\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Arkansas<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour \u2013 The federal rate will applies to household employers with fewer than four employees. The state rate of $10\/hour applies for employers with four or more employees.<\/p>\n

California<\/h2>\n

$12\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020, for employers with 25 or fewer employees. This rate will increase $1\/hour every year until it hits $15\/hour in 2023.<\/p>\n

City-specific rates<\/h3>\n

See the chart below for local rates that exceed the state’s minimum wage.<\/p>\n

Colorado<\/h2>\n

$12\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Connecticut<\/h2>\n

$10.10\/hour \u2013 Increases to $12\/hour on September 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Delaware<\/h2>\n

$9.25\/hour<\/p>\n

District of Columbia<\/h2>\n

$14\/hour \u2013 Increases to $15\/hour on July 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Florida<\/h2>\n

$8.56\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Georgia<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour \u2013 The state\u2019s minimum wage rate of $5.15\/hour doesn\u2019t apply to household employees as it is below the federal rate.<\/p>\n

Hawaii<\/h2>\n

$10.10\/hour<\/p>\n

Idaho<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour<\/p>\n

Illinois<\/h2>\n

$9.25\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020. Increases to $10\/hour on July 1, 2020. Then the rate will increase by $1\/hour every January 1 until it reaches $15\/hour in 2025.<\/p>\n

Chicago<\/h3>\n

$13\/hour \u2013 Increases on July 1, 2020, based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).<\/p>\n

Cook County (outside of Chicago)<\/h3>\n

$12\/hour<\/p>\n

Indiana<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour<\/p>\n

Iowa<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour<\/p>\n

Kansas<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour<\/p>\n

Kentucky<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour<\/p>\n

Louisiana<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour \u2013 No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.<\/p>\n

Maine<\/h2>\n

$12\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Maryland<\/h2>\n

$11\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020. Increases $0.60\/hour every January 1 until 2026. On July 1, 2026, the rate increases to $15\/hour.<\/p>\n

Montgomery County<\/h3>\n

$12.50\/hour \u2013 For employers with 10 or fewer employees. Increases to $13\/hour on July 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Prince George County<\/h3>\n

$11.50\/hour<\/p>\n

Massachusetts<\/h2>\n

$12.75\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020. Increases to $13.50\/hour in 2021, $14.25\/hour in 2022, and $15\/hour in 2023.<\/p>\n

Michigan<\/h2>\n

$9.65\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Minnesota<\/h2>\n

$8.15\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020, for small employers.<\/p>\n

Minneapolis<\/h3>\n

$11\/hour \u2013 for employers with 100 or fewer employees. Increases to $11.75\/hour on July 1, 2020, $12.50\/hour in 2021, $13.50 in 2022, $14.50 in 2023, and $15\/hour in 2024.<\/p>\n

Mississippi<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour \u2013 No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.<\/p>\n

Missouri<\/h2>\n

$9.45\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020. Increases $10.30\/hour in 2021, $11.15\/hour in 2022, and $12\/hour in 2023.<\/p>\n

Montana<\/h2>\n

$8.65\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Nebraska<\/h2>\n

$9\/hour<\/p>\n

Nevada<\/h2>\n

$8.25 (without employee health benefits); $7.25\/hour (with qualified employee health benefits) \u2013 Increases to $9\/hour and $8\/hour on July 1, 2020, $9.75\/hour and $8.75\/hour in 2021, $10.50\/hour and $9.50\/hour in 2022; $11.25\/hour and $10.25\/hour in 2023, and $12\/hour and $11\/hour in 2024.<\/p>\n

New Hampshire<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour \u2013 No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.<\/p>\n

New Jersey<\/h2>\n

$10.30\/hour \u2013 Applies to employers with less than six employees. For employers with six or more employees, the rate is $11\/hour.<\/p>\n

New Mexico<\/h2>\n

$9\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Albuquerque<\/h3>\n

$9.20\/hour<\/p>\n

Bernalillo County<\/h3>\n

$9.20\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Las Cruces<\/h3>\n

$10.25\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Santa Fe<\/h3>\n

$11.80\/hour<\/p>\n

New York<\/h2>\n

$11.80\/hour \u2013 Effective December 31, 2019.<\/p>\n

New York City<\/h3>\n

$15\/hour \u2013 Effective December 31, 2019, for employers with 10 or fewer employees.<\/p>\n

Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties<\/h3>\n

$13\/hour \u2013 Effective December 31, 2019.<\/p>\n

North Carolina<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour<\/p>\n

North Dakota<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour<\/p>\n

Ohio<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour \u2013 Ohio has a special minimum wage for businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $319,000 per year ($8.70\/hour effective January 1, 2020). However, household employers follow the lower rate.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour<\/p>\n

Oregon<\/h2>\n

To determine which rate applies to your county, visit Oregon Minimum Wage Rate Summary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Portland<\/h3>\n

$12.50\/hour \u2013 Increases to $13.25\/hour on July 1, 2020; $14\/hour in 2021; and $14.75\/hour in 2022.<\/p>\n

Standard<\/h3>\n

$11.25\/hour \u2013 Increases to $12\/hour on July 1, 2020; $12.75\/hour in 2021; and $13.50\/hour in 2022.<\/p>\n

Non-urban counties<\/h3>\n

$11\/hour \u2013 Increases to $11.50\/hour on July 1, 2020; $12\/hour in 2021; and $12.50\/hour in 2022.<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour<\/p>\n

Rhode Island<\/h2>\n

$10.50\/hour<\/p>\n

South Carolina<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour \u2013 No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.<\/p>\n

South Dakota<\/h2>\n

$9.30\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Tennessee<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour \u2013 No state minimum wage rate. The federal rate applies.<\/p>\n

Texas<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour<\/p>\n

Utah<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour<\/p>\n

Vermont<\/h2>\n

$10.96\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Virginia<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour<\/p>\n

Washington<\/h2>\n

$13.50\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Seattle<\/h3>\n

$15.75\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020, for employers with 500 or fewer employees. If you pay $2.25\/hour toward medical benefits, the minimum wage drops to $13.50\/hour.<\/p>\n

West Virginia<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour \u2013 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.<\/p>\n

Wisconsin<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour<\/p>\n

Wyoming<\/h2>\n

$7.25\/hour – The state\u2019s minimum wage rate of $5.15\/hour doesn\u2019t apply to household employees as it is below the federal rate.<\/p>\n

California Local Minimum Wage Rates<\/h2>\n

Alameda<\/h3>\n

$13.50\/hour \u2013 Increases to $15\/hour on July 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Belmont<\/h3>\n

$13.50\/hour \u2013 Increases to $15\/hour on July 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Berkeley<\/h3>\n

$15.59\/hour \u2013 Indexed to inflation with an increase on July 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Cupertino<\/h3>\n

$15.35\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Daly City<\/h3>\n

$13.75\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

El Cerrito<\/h3>\n

$15.37\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Emeryville<\/h3>\n

$16.30\/hour \u2013 Increases to $16.42\/hour on July 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Freemont<\/h3>\n

$12\/hour \u2013 Increases to $13.50\/hour for small employers on July 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Los Altos<\/h3>\n

$15.40\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles (city and county)<\/h3>\n

$13.25\/hour for small employers \u2013 Increases to $14.25\/hour on July 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Malibu<\/h3>\n

$13.25\/hour \u2013 Increases to $14.25\/hour on July 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Milpitas<\/h3>\n

$15\/hour \u2013 Indexed to inflation with an increase on July 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Mountain View<\/h3>\n

$16.05\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Oakland<\/h3>\n

$14.14\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Palo Alto<\/h3>\n

$15.40\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Pasadena<\/h3>\n

$13.25\/hour for small employers \u2013 Increases to $14.25\/hour on July 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Richmond<\/h3>\n

$15\/hour<\/p>\n

San Diego<\/h3>\n

$13\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

San Francisco<\/h3>\n

$15.59\/hour<\/p>\n

San Jose<\/h3>\n

$15.25\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

San Leandro<\/h3>\n

$14\/hour \u2013 Increases to $15\/hour on July 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

San Mateo<\/h3>\n

$15.38\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Santa Clara<\/h3>\n

$15.40\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Santa Monica<\/h3>\n

$13.25\/hour for small employers \u2013 Increases to $15\/hour on July 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Santa Rosa<\/h3>\n

$12\/hour \u2013 Increases to $14\/hour on July 1, 2020, for employers with 25 or fewer employees.<\/p>\n

South San Fransisco<\/h3>\n

$15\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

Sunnyvale<\/h3>\n

$16.05\/hour \u2013 Effective January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

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