(NEXSTAR) – In 2022, just about everything is getting more expensive. But in several states, people are getting paid a bit more, too.

While the federal minimum wage hasn’t budged since 2009 – it’s still $7.25 – more than half of states decided to bump up their minimum wages this year.

Some states opt not to set a minimum wage. Others have set their minimum wage at a number that’s lower than the federal minimum. In both cases, the federal minimum applies and businesses in those states must pay workers at least $7.25.

Here’s the new minimum wage in every state as of 2022, according to the Department of Labor:

• Alabama: $7.25
• Alaska: $10.34
• Arizona: $12.80
• Arkansas: $11
• California: $14 for small companies; $15 for companies of 26+ workers
• Colorado: $12.56
• Connecticut: $13
• Delaware: $10.50
• District of Columbia: $15.20, but increasing to $16.10 on July 1
• Florida: $10
• Georgia: $7.25
• Hawaii: $10.10
• Idaho: $7.25
• Illinois: $12
• Indiana: $7.25
• Iowa: $7.25
• Kansas: $7.25
• Kentucky: $7.25
• Louisiana: $7.25
• Maine: $12.75
• Maryland: $12.50 (workers under 18 can make less)
• Massachusetts: $14.25
• Michigan: $9.87 (workers under 18 can make less)
• Minnesota: $8.42 for companies with revenue under $500,000; $10.33 for companies making more
• Mississippi: $7.25
• Missouri: $11.15
• Montana: $9.20 for companies with revenue over $110,000; federal minimum for others
• Nebraska: $9
• Nevada: $8.75 with health insurance provided; $9.75 without health insurance
• New Hampshire: $7.25
• New Jersey: $11.90 for seasonal...

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