Midyear State and Local Minimum Wage Increases

Starting July 1, 2025, several states and localities will implement increases to their minimum wage rates. This article outlines the upcoming changes to minimum wages across various states and major cities, including updates to the minimum cash wage for tipped employees where applicable. Unless otherwise noted, all changes take effect on July 1, 2025.

Alaska

• $13.00 (from $11.91)

California Cities and Counties 

• Alameda (city) – $17.46 (from $17.00)
• Berkeley – $19.18 (from $18.67)

• Emeryville – $19.90 (from $19.36)
• Fremont – $17.75 (from $17.30)
• Glendale – $22.50 (from $20.32) for hotel workers (for hotels with 60 or more rooms)
• Long Beach – $25.00 (from $23.00) for hotel workers and $18.58 (from $17.97) for concessionaire workers at the Long Beach Airport and Long Beach Convention Center
• Los Angeles (city) – $17.87 (from $17.28). $22.50 (from $20.32) for hotel workers (for hotels with 60 or more rooms)
• Los Angeles (county) – $17.81 (from $17.27)
• Milpitas – $18.20 (from $17.70)
• Pasadena – $18.04 (from $17.50)
• San Francisco – $19.18 (from $18.67)
• Santa Monica – $17.81 (from $17.27); $22.50 (from $20.32) for hotels and businesses operating on hotel property
• West Hollywood – $20.22 (from $19.61) for hotel workers

District of Columbia

• $17.95 (from $17.50) – Minimum Wage
• $12.00 (from $10.00) – Minimum Cash Wage for Tipped Workers*

Florida – Effective September 30, 2025

• $14.00 (from $13.00) – Minimum Wage
• $10.98 (from $9.98) – Minimum Cash Wage for Tipped Workers*

Illinois, Chicago– For employers with four or more employees:

• $16.60 (from $16.20)- Minimum Wage
• $12.62 (from $11.20) – Minimum Cash Wage for Tipped Workers*

Maryland, Montgomery County

• $17.65 (from $17.15) – Employers with 51 or more employees
• $16.00 (from $15.50) – Employers with 50 to 11 employees
• $15.50 (from $15.00) – Employers with 10 or fewer employees

Minnesota, Saint Paul

• $15.00 (from $14.00) – Employers with 100 to 6 employees
• $13.25 (from $12.25) – Employers with 5 or fewer employees

Oregon

• $15.05 (from $14.70) – Standard
• $16.30 (from $15.95) – Portland metro
• $14.05 (from $13.70) – Nonurban counties

Washington, Everett

• $20.24 for employers with more than 500 employees and $18.24 for employers with 500 to 15 employees. Before July 1, 2025, Everett followed the Washington state minimum wage.

Washington, Renton

• $19.90 (from $18.90) for mid-size employers with 500 to 15 employees or over $2 million of annual gross revenue in Renton.

*Customarily and regularly earning more than $30 per month in tips.