Effective January 1, 2013, ten states increased their required minimum wage rates. The new minimum wage rates is those ten states are:
- Arizona – $7.80 per hour.
- Colorado – $7.78 per hour.
- Florida – $7.79 per hour.
- Missouri – $7.35 per hour.
- Montana – $7.80 per hour.
- Ohio – $7.85 per hour.
- Oregon – $8.95 per hour.
- Rhode Island – $7.75 per hour.
- Vermont – $8.60 per hour.
- Washington – $9.19 per hour.
Takeaways: Employers who have minimum-wage employees in any of the above-listed states will need to adjust their pay practices. The federal minimum wage remains unchanged at $7.25 per hour. The current minimum wage rates for Minnesota also have not changed.