Dallas Gagnon
masslive.com
(TNS)
The new year is nearly here — a time not only marked by new beginnings, but new wages too. In 19 states, minimum wage workers will see a boost in their pay starting Jan. 1, 2026.
When minimum wage increases, it often accompanies a “bump” in pay for those higher up the income ladder too. According to Axios, more than 8.3 million workers will see a wage increase in 2026 — a chain reaction set off by workers seeing a direct boost in minimum wage and those indirectly boosted by the increase.
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In addition to the 19 states increasing wages effective Jan. 1, three more states will bump wages later in the year: Florida, Alaska and Oregon. States increasing minimum wages on Jan. 1, based on state data, are:
- Arizona: increasing from $14.70 to $15.15
- California: increasing from $16.50 to $16.90
- Colorado; increasing from $14.81 statewide to $15.16
- Connecticut; increasing from $16.35 to $16.94
- Hawai‘i: increasing from $14 to $16
- Maine: increasing from $14.65 to $15.10
- Michigan: increasing from $12.48 to $13.73
- Minnesota: increasing from $11.13 to $11.41
- Missouri: increasing from $13.75 to $16
- Montana: increasing from $10.55 to $10.85
- Nebraska: increasing from $13.50 to $15
- New Jersey: increasing from $15.49 to $15.92
- New York: increasing by 50 cents. Increases vary based on profession and location.
- Ohio: increasing from $10.70 to $11
- Rhode Island: increasing from $15 to $16
- South Dakota: increasing from $11.50 to $11.85
- Vermont: increasing from $14.01 to $14.42
- Virginia: increasing from $12.41 to $12.77
- Washington state: increasing from $16.66 to $17.13
The federal minimum wage will remain at $7.25 an hour. The minimum wage in Massachusetts has been $15 an hour since January 2023.
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