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Did you know that nearly half of U.S. states will boost their minimum wage rate at some point in 2024? Most increases will happen on January 1. Do not get caught with a costly wage violation if your nanny’s pay rate slips below minimum wage. Here is a state-by-state guide to 2024 minimum wage rates.<\/p><\/div>\n

Minimum wage rates are on the rise for 2024 in many states, counties, and cities across the country.<\/p>\n

Nannies and other household employees are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act<\/a>, which means they must be paid the prevailing minimum wage rate.<\/p>\n

The federal minimum wage rate was raised to $7.25\/hour in 2009. Since then, states, counties, and cities have established their own, higher rates, which then became the applicable rate. In fact, half of the U.S. states will increase their minimum wage rates in 2024.<\/p>\n

In California, for example, right now the minimum wage rate is $15.50\/hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees. That supersedes the federal rate and becomes the applicable rate for household employers. However, if you live in San Fransisco, Los Angeles, or more than 25 other California cities with a higher local minimum wage, then that city rate applies. For example, Los Angeles has a $16.78\/hour rate, which would be the hourly minimum wage for a nanny working in that city.<\/p>\n

It is important to keep an eye on the minimum wage especially if you pay close to or at that rate. Some states and cities automatically increase their rates annually.<\/p>\n

Paying anything less than minimum wage is a wage violation and can cause trouble for the family with household help. A household employer can be sued by their worker for back wages and be fined by their state\u2019s labor agency for not following minimum wage rates.<\/p>\n

To help keep you compliant, here are the states and cities increasing their minimum wage rates in 2024. To see all states and cities, visit our Minimum Wage Rates page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

States and cities increasing their minimum wage rates in 2024<\/h2>\n

These rates are effective on January 1, 2024, unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
State<\/strong><\/td>\n2024 Hourly Rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arizona<\/td>\n$14.35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
California<\/td>\n$16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colorado \u2013 Boulder County<\/td>\n$15.69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colorado – Denver<\/td>\n$18.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colorado – Edgewater<\/td>\n$15.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Connecticut<\/td>\n$15.69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delaware<\/td>\n$13.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Florida<\/td>\n$13 (effective September 30, 2024; until then $12\/hr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawaii<\/td>\n$14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Illinois<\/td>\n$14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maine<\/td>\n$14.15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maine \u2013 Portland<\/td>\n$15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maine \u2013 Rockland<\/td>\n$15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maryland<\/td>\n$15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michigan<\/td>\n$10.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minnesota \u2013 Minneapolis<\/td>\n$15.57 (effective July 1, 2024)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minnesota \u2013 St. Paul<\/td>\n$12.25 (for 5 or fewer employees; effective July 1, 2024; until then $11.50\/hr)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Missouri<\/td>\n$12.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Montana<\/td>\n$10.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nebraska<\/td>\n$12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nevada<\/td>\n$12 (effective July 1, 2024)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Jersey<\/td>\n$13.73 (for 5 or fewer employees)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Mexico – Las Cruces<\/td>\n$12.36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New York State<\/td>\n$15 ($17.55\/hour for home health care aides)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New York \u2013 NYC, Long Island, Westchester<\/td>\n$16 ($18.55\/hour for home health care aides)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oregon<\/td>\nMay be adjusted on July 1, 2024, based on an increase, if any, to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Dakota<\/td>\n$11.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vermont<\/td>\n$13.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington<\/td>\n$16.28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington \u2013 Seattle<\/td>\n$19.97 (or $17.25\/hour if the employer pays $2.72\/hour towards an employee\u2019s medical benefits)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

More than 20 California cities will increase their minimum wage rate in 2024. Visit our Minimum Wage Rates page<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n

GTM can help<\/h2>\n

Need help understanding how to pay your nanny the right way? Besides minimum wage rates, you need to know overtime rules, domestic worker protections, paid leave laws, and more. Leave all of that to the household employment experts at GTM Payroll Services. We will pay your nanny, withhold and remit state and federal taxes, and handle all of the paperwork. Want to learn more? Call us at (800) 929-9213<\/a> for a complimentary, no-obligation consultation, or schedule time with us at your convenience<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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