More than 20 states will see their minimum hourly rate increase next year.

States are raising minimum wages in 2026, but the federal rate remains $7.25—deepening pay gaps across the U.S.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Americans in roughly 20 states can expect the minimum wage to increase ...

Seventeen states forbid local governments to set an hourly minimum wage above the federal minimum of $7.25 set in 2009. Affordability has become a buzzword for good reason. One in four households are ...

(NEXSTAR) — Despite attempts in Congress this year, the federal minimum wage will remain unchanged in 2025. In nearly two dozen states, however, that rate is set to climb in 2026. Since 2009, the ...

(NEXSTAR) — While the federal minimum wage has been unchanged since 2009, more than 20 states are set to see an increase in 2025. After the new rates take effect, nearly a dozen states will have ...

Is the federal minimum wage going up to $25 per hour? Here's when and what the raise in Living Wage for All Act could mean ...