Here is a list of the state minimum wages for 2021.  When a state minimum wage is different from the 
federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, employers normally need to pay workers the higher wage.
QUICK CHECK:
1.  When a state minimum wage differs from the federal, which wage do employers normally have to pay?
2.  List states that:  a) Do not have a minimum wage.  b) Have minimum wag
e  over $11 (13 states).
3.  How much money would minimum wage worker earn for a 40 hour work week in
:  a) Washington?  
  b) Colorado?  c) Oregon?  d) Is District of Columbia a state? e) What is it usually called?
4.  a) What is your state's minimum wage?  b) Do you think your state's minimu
m wage needs to be higher 
or lower?  c) In 3 to 5 sentences, give reasons for your answer.
5.  a) Do you think that employers should be allowed to pay teen workers le
ss than minimum wage?
  b) List 3 reasons for your opinion.
6.  a) Do high minimum wages causes employers to hire fewer teen workers?  
a) Why or why not?	
District of Columbia 
(usually called 
Washington, D.C.) 
is a federal district 
and not a state	
Minimum Wages in States 2021	
State Minimum Wage StateMinimum Wage
Alabama   None
Alaska   $10.34
Arizona   $12.15
Arkansas   $11.00
California    $13.00 (25 workers or less)
      $14.00 (26 workers or more)
Colorado   $12.32
Connecticut   $12.00
Delaware   $9.25
District of Columbia  $15.00
Florida   $8.65
Georgia   $5.15
Hawaii   $10.10
Idaho   $7.25
Illinois   $11.00
Indiana  $7.25
Iowa   $7.25
Kansas   $7.25
Kentucky   $7.25
Louisiana   None
Maine   $12.15
Maryland   $11.75
Massachusetts   $13.50
Michigan   $9.65
Minnesota    $8.21 for small employer
      $10.08 for large employers
Mississippi   None Missouri  
$10.30
Montana   $8.75
Nebraska   $9.00
Nevada    $9.00 if no health insurance
New Hampshire  $7.25
New Jersey    $12.00
New Mexico    $10.50
New York    $12.50
North Carolina  $7.25
North Dakota    $7.25
Ohio   $8.80
Oklahoma   $7.25
Oregon  $12.75
Pennsylvania   $7.25
Rhode Island    $11.50
South Carolina  None
South Dakota    $9.45
Tennessee   None
Texas   $7.25
Utah   $7.25
Vermont   $11.75
Virginia   $9.50
Washington   $13.69
West Virginia    $8.75
Wisconsin   $7.25
Wyoming   $5.15
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