Currently the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. However, states have the power to set their own minimum wage, and many have chosen to do so. As of 2022, 30 states and Washington D.C. have a minimum wage that is higher than the federal minimum. The other 20 states have either adopted the federal minimum wage, have no state minimum wage law, or have minimum wages below the federal minimum wage.
Two states, Georgia and Wyoming, have a minimum wage below $7.25 per hour. Both Georgia and Wyoming’s minimum wage is $5.15 per hour. However, federal minimum wage law overrides state minimum wage laws if the federal amount is greater than the state's. (The opposite is true if the state amount is higher than the federal.) So those living in Georgia and Wyoming receive the $7.25 hourly rate.
Five states have not adopted a state minimum wage: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Similar to Georgia and Wyoming, residents of these five states are subject to the federal minimum wage of $7.25.
13 states have a minimum wage that is equal to the federal minimum wage of $7.25:
High inflation makes it difficult for people to live on current minimum wage earnings. However, there are 17 states (Alaska, Arizona,...
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