Nearly 20 states are raising their minimum wages next year, the highest to $16/hour, as the federal rate stays frozen — is your state on the list?

Fortunately it only applies in states that have no minimum-wage law of their own or a minimum wage below the federal minimum ...
kcra.com

Here’s where the minimum wage will increase next year

At the start of the new year, anyone working a minimum wage job will be paid more in 22 states and in at least 40 cities and counties across the country.Video above: Movement to raise Massachusetts ...
JD Supra

Littler’s Semi-Annual Rates Update for Minimum Wage, Tips, and Exempt Pay Increases on January 1, 2026 (and Other Developments)

Whether you’re planning to serve turkey or tofu during the holidays, we’re serving up notable rate-related developments since our mid-year ...
Agri-Pulse

Labor Department reworks H-2A wage rules over ag industry objections

Guest workers on the H-2A visa program receive no less than the Adverse Effect Wage Rate set by the federal government. (USDA photo) Farms may be required to pay higher wages to some foreign workers ...
BBC

How much are minimum wage rates worth?

Wages rose for three and a half million low-paid workers on 1 April, when the new rates for the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage took effect. The pay rates are set by the government ...
Sonoma Index-Tribune

Sonoma’s minimum wage will increase by 2.5% in 2026

Starting Jan. 1, the city of Sonoma’s minimum wage rates will increase to $18.47 for employers of 26 or more employees and ...