The American Union lived its first increase in the federal minimum wage since 2009.
As of January 30 of this year, entered into force on USA a new measure promoted by President Biden to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour.
It is necessary to take into account that the federal minimum wage is one and the state minimum wage is another. The increase to $15 dollars it is valid only for federal employees and anyone under federal contract.
According to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the states of CaliforniaNorth Carolina, Florida, Georgia and Texas are the most benefited, Well, it is in these where there are more employees with federal contracts.
Contracts existing before January 2022, do not enter this new increase, they already had an increase of $11.25 per hour since January 1st. The increase It only applies to new contracts created after January 30 of this year.
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Minimum wage increase: Will there be an increase in the state wage?
Given that each state has the right to set its own minimum wage, in 2022, 21 states in the country made increases. Next, what is State hourly minimum in states that saw increases:
- Arizona:$12.80 dollars
- California: $15 dollars
- Colorado: $12.56 dollars
- Delaware: $10.56 dollars
- Illinois: $12 dollars
- Maine: $12.75 dollars
- Maryland: $12.50 dollars
- Massachusetts: $14.25 dollars
- Michigan: $9.87 dollars
- Minnesota: $10.33 dollars
- Missouri: $11.15 dollars
- Montana: $9.20 dollars
- New Jersey: $13 dollars
- New Mexico: $11.50 dollars
- NY: $13.20 dollars
- Ohio: $9.30 dollars
- Rhode Island: $12.25 dollars
- Dakota del Sur: $9.95 dollars
- Vermont: $12.55 dollars
- Virginia: $11 dollars
- Washington: $14.49 dollars