Is MS one of the 19 states set to raise minimum wage in 2026? What we know
Nearly 20 states will increase their minimum wage starting Jan. 1, 2026 — the first year more workers will live in states with a minimum wage of at least $15, an analysis found.
But will Mississippi’s minimum wage of $7.25 be affected?
Here’s what to know about the minimum wage in the Magnolia State.
What is Mississippi’s minimum wage in 2026?
Mississippi’s minimum wage of $7.25 will remain the same in 2026.
The last time the Magnolia State’s minimum wage was raised was in 2009 when the federal minimum wage was raised from $6.55 per hour to $7.25, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
This is because Mississippi is one of the states that does not have a state minimum wage law, according to the agency.
Which other states have a $7.25 minimum wage?
These are the states that still pay the federal minimum wage of $7.25 today:
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Wisconsin
Which states are raising their minimum wage?
These are the 19 states are raising their minimum wage starting Jan. 1 and what they will raise it to, according to the Economic Policy Institute and the U.S. Department of Labor:
- Maine: from $14.65 to $15.10
- Vermont: from $14.01 to $14.42
- Washington: from $16.66 to $17.13
- Montana: from $10.55 to $10.85
- Minnesota: $11.13 to $11.41
- Michigan: $12.48 to $13.73
- New York: from $15.50 (outside of New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County and Westchester County) to $16.00
- Rhode Island: from $15.00 to $16.00
- Connecticut: from $16.35 to $16.94
- New Jersey: from $15.49 to $15.92
- Ohio: from $10.70 to $11.00
- South Dakota: from $11.50 to $11.85
- California: $16.50 to $16.90
- Colorado: from $14.81 to $15.16
- Nebraska: from $13.50 to $15.00
- Missouri: from $13.75 to $15.00
- Virginia: $12.41 to $12.77
- Arizona: from $14.70 to $15.15
- Hawaii: from $14.00 to $16.00
