Minimum-wage workers across 19 states just got a raise. Economists are split on the impact. Why some argue it could cause job losses, higher prices

For workers in 19 states, the new year brought with it a pay bump in the form of increases to the minimum wage. According to ...
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Minimum wage increases hit 19 states in 2026

A total of 19 states increased their minimums in 2026, each of them landing between $10 an hour and $18 an hour. Nationwide, at least 30 states as well as Washington, D.C., have minimum wages that ...

These 22 states are raising their minimum wage in 2026

Twenty-two states will raise their minimum wage in 2026, while 20 states will remain at the $7.25 federal minimum wage.

Massachusetts once led wages — now it ranks outside the top 10 in 2026 minimum wage

Four New England states are seeing a pay boost this year but Massachusetts isn’t one of them. Here's how the Bay State stacks ...

Gradual rise in minimum wage better for businesses, workers, Gov. Kathy Hochul says

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on a pledge to raise the city's minimum wage from $17 per hour to $30 by 2030.

Minimum Wage Rates Hit a Record All High—but Your Workers Are Still Struggling

For the first time, the minimum wage is at least $15 per hour in most states.

New York’s minimum wage workers get scheduled pay increase

The minimum wage in the Capital Region is set to increase Thursday to $16 an hour, up 50 cents an hour from the 2025 rate.

Missouri's minimum wage is now $15 an hour. How does it compare to Kansas?

Show Me State employers have to pay their employees twice as much as Kansas ones.