What is the minimum wage in each state?

Minimum wages range from the federal floor of $7.25 in states that have not set a higher rate to indexed rates above $16 that rise on a fixed annual schedule. Many state minimums change every year, so each cell notes the date it is current as of. See the comparison table for each jurisdiction.

Which states require daily overtime?

The federal rule pays overtime only after 40 hours in a week. A small number of states add a daily overtime rule — for example, overtime after 8 hours in a day, sometimes with a double-time tier — while most states follow the weekly rule only.

Which test does a state use to classify workers as employees or contractors?

States apply different tests — the ABC test, the federal economic-realities test, or the common-law right-of-control test — and the answer can change whether a worker is owed minimum wage and overtime. This area is in flux in 2026.

50-State Law Survey

Wage & Hour Laws by State

A side-by-side comparison by state of the wage-and-hour rules that go beyond the federal baseline — the minimum wage relative to the federal floor, daily overtime, meal and rest breaks, final-pay timing and penalties, pay frequency, wage-statement contents, the employee-vs-contractor test, and tip credit. Each row links to the full practice guide for that jurisdiction. This is legal research, not legal advice.

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Wage & Hour Laws by State — 12 jurisdictions. Open a row for details, or follow a link to the full practice guide.
Jurisdiction	Minimum wage vs. the federal floor	Summary	Main law	Last reviewed
California	Indexed (rises yearly)	California is a high-protection wage-and-hour state — an indexed minimum wage well above the federal floor, daily overtime, mandatory paid breaks, and immediate final pay backed by a waiting-time penalty.	Cal. Lab. Code §§ 201–204, 226, 226.7, 351, 510, 512, 1182.12, 1194, 2775	Jun 30, 2026
Daily overtime? Daily + double-time Meal & rest breaks? Paid rest + meal When is final pay due? Day of separation Penalty for late final pay Waiting-time penalty How often must workers be paid? Semi-monthly Pay-stub contents required? Detailed statutory list Employee vs. contractor test ABC test Tip credit allowed? No tip credit Minimum wage current as of 2026-01-01
Florida	Indexed (rises yearly)	Florida sets a single voter-enacted minimum wage indexed above the federal floor — $14.00 an hour, rising to $15.00 on September 30, 2026 — but adds almost no other state wage-and-hour rules: overtime, breaks, final-pay timing, pay frequency, and wage statements are all left to federal law, and a worker must send a 15-day pre-suit notice before suing for unpaid minimum wages.	Fla. Const. art. X, § 24; Fla. Stat. §§ 110.113, 218.077, 448.01, 448.08, 448.110, 450.081	Jul 5, 2026
Daily overtime? Weekly only (40 hrs) Meal & rest breaks? None required When is final pay due? Next regular payday Penalty for late final pay Liquidated damages How often must workers be paid? No state rule Pay-stub contents required? None Employee vs. contractor test Economic realities Tip credit allowed? Partial tip credit Minimum wage current as of 2026-07-01
Illinois	Above federal	Illinois is a high-regulation wage state: a $15.00 minimum wage (higher still in Chicago and suburban Cook County), overtime after 40 hours in a workweek, mandated meal periods and a weekly day of rest, final pay by the next payday with no vacation forfeiture, and compounding penalties enforced through the state labor department or the courts.	820 ILCS 105 (Minimum Wage Law); 820 ILCS 115 (Wage Payment and Collection Act); 820 ILCS 140 (One Day Rest In Seven Act); 820 ILCS 185 (Employee Classification Act)	Jul 19, 2026
Daily overtime? Weekly only (40 hrs) Meal & rest breaks? Meal break only When is final pay due? Next regular payday Penalty for late final pay Liquidated damages How often must workers be paid? Semi-monthly Pay-stub contents required? Detailed statutory list Employee vs. contractor test ABC test Tip credit allowed? Partial tip credit Minimum wage current as of 2026-07-19
Massachusetts	Above federal	Massachusetts is one of the most employee-protective wage-and-hour states: the minimum wage is a fixed $15.00 an hour with a statutory floor that can never fall below $.50 above the federal rate, overtime is owed weekly after 40 hours, a 30-minute meal interval is required after six hours, final pay is due on the day of discharge, independent-contractor status is judged by a strict three-part ABC test, and unpaid or late wages carry mandatory treble damages plus attorney's fees under the Wage Act.	Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151, §§ 1, 1A, 1B, 7, 20; ch. 149, §§ 100, 148, 148B, 150, 152A	Jul 5, 2026
Daily overtime? Weekly only (40 hrs) Meal & rest breaks? Meal break only When is final pay due? Day of separation Penalty for late final pay Liquidated damages How often must workers be paid? Biweekly Pay-stub contents required? Detailed statutory list Employee vs. contractor test ABC test Tip credit allowed? Partial tip credit Minimum wage current as of 2026-07-01
Michigan	Indexed (rises yearly)	Michigan sets an above-federal minimum wage — $13.73 an hour, rising to $15.00 on January 1, 2027 and then indexed to inflation — with weekly-only overtime, no adult meal-or-rest-break mandate, next-payday final pay enforced administratively through a 10% annual penalty rather than an automatic waiting-time penalty, the economic-reality test for worker status, and a tipped cash wage that rises from 40% to 50% of the minimum wage by 2031 — preserving but narrowing the partial tip credit rather than eliminating it.	Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act, MCL 408.931 et seq.; Payment of Wages and Fringe Benefits Act, MCL 408.471 et seq.	Jul 15, 2026
Daily overtime? Weekly only (40 hrs) Meal & rest breaks? None required When is final pay due? Next regular payday Penalty for late final pay Agency enforcement How often must workers be paid? Semi-monthly Pay-stub contents required? Detailed statutory list Employee vs. contractor test Economic realities Tip credit allowed? Partial tip credit Minimum wage current as of 2026-01-01
New Jersey	Indexed (rises yearly)	New Jersey's minimum wage is CPI-indexed above the federal floor — $15.92 an hour in 2026, with a $6.05 cash wage for tipped workers — overtime is weekly-only at time-and-a-half, there is no general adult break mandate (domestic workers excepted), final pay is due the next regular payday, wages must be paid at least twice a month with an itemized statement, and worker status is decided by the strict statutory ABC test that presumes employees and can expose a misclassifier to 200 percent liquidated damages.	N.J.S.A. 34:11-56a1 to -56a38 (Wage and Hour Law); N.J.S.A. 34:11-4.1 to -4.14 (Wage Payment Law); N.J.S.A. 43:21-19(i)(6) (ABC test); N.J.A.C. 12:56	Jul 15, 2026
Daily overtime? Weekly only (40 hrs) Meal & rest breaks? None required When is final pay due? Next regular payday Penalty for late final pay Liquidated damages How often must workers be paid? Semi-monthly Pay-stub contents required? Detailed statutory list Employee vs. contractor test ABC test Tip credit allowed? Partial tip credit Minimum wage current as of 2026-07-01
New York	Above federal	New York is a high-protection wage-and-hour state — a minimum wage well above the federal floor and tiered by region, weekly pay for manual workers, detailed WTPA wage statements, and 100% liquidated-damages exposure — with worker status decided by the common-law control test.	N.Y. Lab. Law §§ 162, 191, 193, 195, 196-d, 198, 652, 663; Matter of Vega (Postmates Inc.), 35 N.Y.3d 131 (2020)	Jun 30, 2026
Daily overtime? Weekly only (40 hrs) Meal & rest breaks? Meal break only When is final pay due? Next regular payday Penalty for late final pay Liquidated damages How often must workers be paid? Weekly Pay-stub contents required? Detailed statutory list Employee vs. contractor test Common-law control Tip credit allowed? Partial tip credit Minimum wage current as of 2026-01-01
North Carolina	Same as federal	North Carolina ties its minimum wage to the federal $7.25 floor and generally preempts local wage ordinances, adds no state overtime tier or adult break mandate, and requires final pay only by the next regular payday — but its Wage and Hour Act backs unpaid-wage claims with presumptive double (liquidated) damages, attorneys' fees, and a two-year deadline, tests worker status by economic reality rather than a common-law control test, and lets employers take the full federal tip credit while capping tip-pool contributions at 15%.	North Carolina Wage and Hour Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. Ch. 95, Art. 2A (§§ 95-25.1 to 95-25.25)	Jul 16, 2026
Daily overtime? Weekly only (40 hrs) Meal & rest breaks? None required When is final pay due? Next regular payday Penalty for late final pay Liquidated damages How often must workers be paid? Monthly Pay-stub contents required? Basic required Employee vs. contractor test Economic realities Tip credit allowed? Full federal tip credit Minimum wage current as of 2026-07-01
Ohio	Indexed (rises yearly)	Ohio's constitution sets a CPI-indexed minimum wage — $11.00 an hour in 2026, $5.50 for tipped workers — above the federal floor; overtime is weekly-only, there is no adult break mandate, final pay is due the next regular payday with a 6%-or-$200 late-pay penalty, wages must be paid at least semimonthly with an itemized pay stub, and worker status is decided by the FLSA economic-realities test.	Ohio Const. art. II, § 34a; Ohio Rev. Code §§ 4111.02, 4111.03, 4111.031, 4111.10, 4111.14, 4113.14, 4113.15, 4109.07, 4109.99	Jul 15, 2026
Daily overtime? Weekly only (40 hrs) Meal & rest breaks? None required When is final pay due? Next regular payday Penalty for late final pay Liquidated damages How often must workers be paid? Semi-monthly Pay-stub contents required? Detailed statutory list Employee vs. contractor test Economic realities Tip credit allowed? Partial tip credit Minimum wage current as of 2026-07-01
Pennsylvania	Same as federal	Pennsylvania keeps its minimum wage pinned to the federal $7.25 floor and adds no daily-overtime or adult-break mandate, but its Wage Payment and Collection Law is unusually employee-friendly on the back end: final wages are due the next regular payday, and wages left unpaid for 30 days can trigger a 25%-or-$500 liquidated-damages remedy when no good-faith dispute accounts for the nonpayment, plus mandatory attorney's fees.	43 P.S. §§ 333.104, 333.113 (Minimum Wage Act); 43 P.S. §§ 260.3, 260.5, 260.10 (Wage Payment and Collection Law); 34 Pa. Code §§ 231.41, 231.101a	Jul 5, 2026
Daily overtime? Weekly only (40 hrs) Meal & rest breaks? None required When is final pay due? Next regular payday Penalty for late final pay Liquidated damages How often must workers be paid? No state rule Pay-stub contents required? Detailed statutory list Employee vs. contractor test Economic realities Tip credit allowed? Partial tip credit Minimum wage current as of 2026-07-01
Texas	Same as federal	Texas is a low-regulation, federal-floor wage-and-hour state — it adopts the $7.25 federal minimum wage, imposes no state overtime or break mandate, fixes final-pay deadlines by statute, and decides worker status by the common-law right-of-control test.	Tex. Lab. Code §§ 61.011, 61.014, 61.019, 62.003, 62.051, 62.052; Limestone Products Distribution, Inc. v. McNamara, 71 S.W.3d 308 (Tex. 2002)	Jun 30, 2026
Daily overtime? Weekly only (40 hrs) Meal & rest breaks? None required When is final pay due? Within a few days Penalty for late final pay Agency enforcement How often must workers be paid? Semi-monthly Pay-stub contents required? Basic required Employee vs. contractor test Common-law control Tip credit allowed? Full federal tip credit Minimum wage current as of 2026-01-01
Virginia	Above federal	Virginia sets its own minimum wage above the federal floor, requires overtime by the 40-hour workweek, mandates detailed pay statements, allows a tip credit against the wage owed, and lets underpaid workers recover liquidated or triple damages, while the sections cited here impose no meal or rest break requirement.	Va. Code §§ 40.1-28.9, 40.1-28.10, 40.1-29, 40.1-29.2, 40.1-29.3, 40.1-28.7:7	Jul 20, 2026
Daily overtime? Weekly only (40 hrs) Meal & rest breaks? None required When is final pay due? Next regular payday Penalty for late final pay Liquidated damages How often must workers be paid? Semi-monthly Pay-stub contents required? Detailed statutory list Employee vs. contractor test Common-law control Tip credit allowed? Full federal tip credit Minimum wage current as of 2026-07-20