2012 Minimum Wage Changes by State

The US Department of Labor has yet to release a full a listing of all the state changes to the minumum wage by state for 2012. The 2011 listing is available at the Department of Labor website. This list may be incomplete and all employers are urged to consult the DOL website starting 1/1/2012 for the latest information. If you are currently the client of a PEO, your PEO will automatically ensure that any employees effected by the new minimum wage rate will be paid at the new rate.

Minimum Wage in Florida Minimum Wage in GeorgiaMinimum Wage in South CarolinaMinimum Wage in North CarolinaMinimum Wage in TennesseeMinimum Wage in KentuckyMinimum Wage in VirginaMinimum Wage in AlabamaMinimum Wage in MississippiMinimum Wage in LouisianaMinimum Wage in ArkansasMinimum Wage in IndianaMinimum Wage in West VirginiaMinimum Wage in OhioMinimum Wage in MichiganMinimum Wage in IllinoisMinimum Wage in TexasMinimum Wage in OklahomaMinimum Wage in MissouriMinimum Wage in WisconsinMinimum Wage in IowaMinimum Wage in KansasMinimum Wage in MinnesotaMinimum Wage in NebraskaMinimum Wage in South DakotaMinimum Wage in North DakotaMinimum Wage in New MexicoMinimum Wage in ColoradoMinimum Wage in ArizonaMinimum Wage in UtahMinimum Wage in WyomingMinimum Wage in CaliforniaMinimum Wage in NevadaMinimum Wage in IdahoMinimum Wage in OregonMinimum Wage in WashingtonMinimum Wage in HawaiiMinimum Wage in AlaskaMinimum Wage in PennsylvaniaMinimum Wage in New YorkMinimum Wage in MontanaMinimum Wage in VermontMinimum Wage in ConnecticutMinimum Wage in MassachusettsMinimum Wage in New HampshireMinimum Wage in Rhode IslandMinimum Wage in MarylandMinimum Wage in DelawareMinimum Wage in New JerseyMinimum Wage in Maine


States with 2012 changes to minimum wages
Arizona 2012 Minimum Wage
Colorado 2012 Minimum Wage
Florida 2012 Minimum Wage
Montana 2012 Minimum Wage
Ohio 2012 Minimum Wage
Oregon 2012 Minimum Wage
Vermont 2012 Minimum Wage
Washington 2012 Minimum Wage


Alabama

Uses federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
For more information visit: http://www.alalabor.state.al.us/


Alaska

No minimum wage change from 2011 rate of $7.75 per hour.
For more information visit: http://labor.alaska.gov/lss/whact.htm


Arizona

Minimum Wage increased to $7.65 per hour.
For more information visit: http://www.ica.state.az.us/Labor/Labor_MinWag_main.aspx


Arkansas

No change from $6.25 per hour. Employers please note requirement exceptions to use federal minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour.
See more here: http://www.state.ar.us/labor/divisions/labor_standards_guide.html


California

No Change from $8.00 per hour. See exception for San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO rate 2012: $10.24
http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_minimumwage.htm


Colorado

Minimum wage changed to $7.64 per hour.
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/CDLE-LaborLaws/CDLE/1248095305416


Connecticut

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/wgwkstnd/wgemenu.htm


Delaware

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://dia.delawareworks.com/labor-law/minimum-wage.php#tips


District of Columbia

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.does.dc.gov/does/cwp/view,a,1233,q,636800,doesNav,%7C32064%7C.asp


Florida

Minimum Wage increased to $7.67 per hour.
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0400-0499/0448/Sections/0448.110.html


Georgia

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.dol.state.ga.us/


Hawaii

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://hawaii.gov/labor/rs/wages#min


Idaho

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://labor.idaho.gov/dnn/Default.aspx?tabid=693&Aspx


Illinois

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.state.il.us/agency/idol/laws/law105.htm


Indiana

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.in.gov/dol/files/MinimumWagePoster.pdf


Iowa

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.iowaworkforce.org/labor/minwage.pdf


Kansas

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.dol.ks.gov/ES/faq_wages.html#minimum


Kentucky

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://migration.kentucky.gov/Newsroom/labor/Minimum+Wage+to+Increase+July+1.htm


Louisiana

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://doa.louisiana.gov/osup/memos/fy2010/10-02.pdf


Maine

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.maine.gov/labor/posters/minimumwage.pdf


Maryland

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.dllr.state.md.us/labor/wages/wagehrfacts.shtml


Massachusetts

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.mass.gov/lwd/labor-standards/wage-and-employment/minimum-wage/minimum-wage-faqs.html


Michigan

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-27673-39647--,00.html


Minnesota

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.doli.state.mn.us/ls/MinWage.asp


Mississippi

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.


Missouri

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://labor.mo.gov/DLS/minimumwage/


Montana

Rate increasd to 7.65 per hour.
http://erd.dli.mt.gov/labor-standards/wage-and-hourwage-payment-act/state-minimum-wage.html


Nebraska

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://dol.nebraska.gov/resources/Posters/mwp.pdf


Nevada

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.laborcommissioner.com/min_wage_overtime/3-28-11%20Minimum%20Wage%20Bulletin.pdf


New Hampshire

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.labor.state.nh.us/wage_hour_minimum_wage.asp


New Jersey

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wagehour/lawregs/nj_state_wage_and_hour_laws_and_regulations.html


New Mexico

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.dws.state.nm.us/pdf/minimumwageactposter.pdf


New York

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.labor.ny.gov/workerprotection/laborstandards/workprot/minwage.shtm


North Carolina

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.nclabor.com/wh/fact%20sheets/minimum_wage_in_NC.htm


North Dakota

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.nd.gov/labor/misc/faq.html#a06


Ohio

Minimum wage rate increased to $7.70 per hour.
http://com.ohio.gov/laws/docs/dico_MinimumWagePoster2012.pdf


Oklahoma

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/contractadmin/postings/pdfs/state-min-wage.pdf


Oregon

Minimum wage rate increased to $8.80 per hour.
http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI/WHD/index.shtml


Pennsylvania

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=553567&mode=2


Rhode Island

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.dlt.ri.gov/lmi/news/quickref.htm


South Carolina

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.


South Dakota

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://dlr.sd.gov/news/releases08/nr070108minimum_wage.pdf


Tennessee

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.


Texas

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ui/lablaw/tmwsum.html


Utah

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.laborcommission.utah.gov/AntidiscriminationandLabor/minimumwage.html


Vermont

Minimum wage rate increased to $8.46 for 2012.
http://www.labor.vermont.gov/Portals/0/UI/WH-11%20Minimum%20Wage%20Rate.pdf


Virginia

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.doli.virginia.gov/laborlaw/laborlaw_faqs_wagep1.html


Washington

Minimum wage rate inceased to $9.04 per hour for 2012.
http://www.lni.wa.gov/workplacerights/wages/minimum/


West Virginia

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://www.wvlabor.org/forms/wageforms/mwmh.pdf


Wisconsin

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.
http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/publications/erd/pdf/erd_9247_p.pdf


Wyoming

No minimum wage rate change for 2012.


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