Us Minimum Wage By State
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Us minimum wage by state. This chart shows state minimum wage rates in effect as of jan. 1 2019 as well as future enacted increases. Nineteen states begin the new year with increased minimum. A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their workers.
Equivalently it is the price floor below which workers may not sell their labor. Minimum wage laws in the states. Use the legend on the left to highlight different mw categories and click on any state to learn about applicable minimum wage laws. The minimum wage in the united states is set by us labor law and a range of state and local laws.
Employers generally have to pay workers the highest minimum wage. State requires employers to pay tipped employees a minimum cash wage above the minimum cash wage required under the federal fair labor standards act 213hour. The wage applies to workers in both agricultural and non agricultural jobs. Although there are some exemptions most workers must be paid the minimum wage for all.
The 2019 illinois state minimum wage rate is 825 per hour. Minimum wage workers in il earn a total of 33000 per week or 1716000 per year. Click to read more about how you stack up to the average income in your state.