The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 amended the FLSA to increase the federal minimum wage in three steps. The first step raise to $5.85 per hour is effective today, July 24, 2007. The second raise, to $6.55 per hour, goes into effect July 24, 2008; and the third, to $7.25 per hour, is effective July 24, 2009. Here is a list of the various states' minimum wages:
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| State | Minimum hourly wage |
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| Alabama | No minimum wage law |
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| Alaska | $7.15 |
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| Arizona | $6.75 |
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| Arkansas | $6.25 |
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| California | $7.501 |
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| Colorado | $6.85 |
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| Connecticut | $7.65 |
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| Delaware | $6.652 |
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| District of Columbia | $7.00 |
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| Florida | $6.67 |
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| Georgia | $5.15 |
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| Hawaii | $7.25 |
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| Idaho | $5.15 |
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| Illinois | $7.503 |
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| Indiana | $5.15 |
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| Iowa | $6.20 |
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| Kansas | $2.65 |
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| Kentucky | $5.15 |
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| Louisiana | No minimum wage law |
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| Maine | $6.754 |
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| Maryland | $6.15 |
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| Massachusetts | $7.50 |
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| Michigan | $7.155 |
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| Minnesota | $6.156 |
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| Mississippi | No minimum wage law |
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| Missouri | $6.50 |
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| Montana | $6.15 |
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| Nebraska | $5.15 |
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| Nevada | $6.15 |
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| New Hampshire | $5.15 |
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| New Jersey | $7.15 |
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| New Mexico | $5.15 |
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| New York | $7.15 |
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| North Carolina | $6.15 |
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| North Dakota | $5.15 |
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| Ohio | $6.85 |
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| Oklahoma | $5.15 |
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| Oregon | $7.80 |
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| Pennsylvania | $6.25 |
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| Rhode Island | $7.40 |
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| South Carolina | No minimum wage law |
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| South Dakota | $5.15 |
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| Tennessee | No minimum wage law |
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| Texas | $5.15 |
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| Utah | $5.15 |
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| Vermont | $7.53 |
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| Virginia | $5.15 |
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| Washington | $7.93 |
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| West Virginia | $6.557 |
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| Wisconsin | $6.50 |
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| Wyoming | $5.15 |
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| 1= Source: Department of Labor | |
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