2020 comes to U.S with a increase in the minimum wage pFor workers in 21 entities of the country as of January and in three additional states in the following months of the year.
New York was the first city to raise wages in the nation. Beginning December 31, 2019, employees receive at least $ 15 for each hour worked.
The state of Illinois and the city of Saint Paul, in Minnesota, will have two increases throughout the year, one in January and another in July, according to information from the National Employment Law Project.
In the following months of 2020, four states and 23 cities will increase the minimum wage.
Here are the new minimum wage rates in select US states:
Alaska: $ 10.19 an hour.
Arizona: $ 12 an hour.
Arkansas: $ 10 an hour.
California: $ 11 an hour for small employers and $ 12 for large employers.
Connecticut: $ 12 an hour.
Colorado: $ 12 an hour.
Florida: $ 8.56 an hour.
Illinois: $ 9.25 an hour in January and $ 10 an hour in July.
Maine: $ 12 an hour.
Maryland: $ 11 an hour.
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The salary of drivers depends on the hours they work and the dynamic rate of the area in which they offer the service
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Massachusetts: $ 12.75 an hour.
Michigan: $ 9.65 an hour.
Minnesota: $ 8.15 for small employers and $ 10 for large.
Missouri: $ 9.45 an hour.
Montana: $ 8.65 an hour.
Nevada: $ 9 without health insurance and $ 8 with employee insurance.
New Jersey: 11 dollars as standard and 10.30 dollars for small, employers, temporary or agricultural.
New Mexico: $ 9 an hour.
New York: $ 11.80 an hour.
Ohio: $ 8.70 an hour.
Oregon: $ 13.25 in Portland and $ 12.00 in the rest of the state.
Dakota del Sur: $ 9.30 an hour.
Vermont: $ 10.96 an hour.
Washington: 1:50 pm an hour.
Although most of the increases in the minimum wage are made thanks to the passage of state laws, in Florida, South Dakota and Ohio are done as part of inflation. However, the official minimum wage at the federal level is $ 7.25 per hour, since 2009.
The cities that increased their salary as of January 1 or that will do so throughout the year are:
Arizona: Flagstaff.
California: Alameda, Belmont, Berkeley, Cupertino, Daly City, Emeryville, El Cerrito, Fremont, Los Altos, Los Angeles, Malibu, Menlo Park, Milpitas, Mountain View, Novato, Oakland, Palo Alto, Pasadena, Petaluma, Redwood, Richmond, San Diego, San Francisco, San José, San Mateo, Santa Clara, San Leandro, Santa Monica, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, South San Francisco and Sunnyvale.
Colorado: Denver.
Illinois: Chicago y Cook County.
Maine: Portland.
Maryland: Montgomery County.
Minnesota: Minneapolis y Saint Paul.
New Mexico: Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, Las Cruces and Santa Fe.
Washington: Seattle.
Washington D.C.
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While some states still maintain the minimum wage of $ 7.25 per hour, others are working to double it.
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