Minimum wage state by state: How does yours compare?

Maria Francis, USA TODAY NETWORK
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The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, leaving each of the 50 states to pay that minimum or more.

More than half the states have a minimum wage of at least $10 per hour; twenty states match the federal minimum.

New Jersey's minimum wage is $15.13 per hour, more than double Pennsylvania's minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, while Delaware's minimum is set at $13.25.

Pennsylvania remains one of 20 states that have the lowest minimum wage requirement of $7.25, while New Jersey is one of the eight states with a $15 minimum or higher.

Here's how it compares to all 50 states minimum wage:

  • Alabama $7.25/hour

  • Alaska $11.73/hour

  • Arizona $14.35/hour

  • Arkansas $11/hour

  • California $16/hour

  • Colorado $14.42/hour

  • Connecticut $15.69/hour

  • Delaware $13.25/hour

  • District of Columbia $17/hour

  • Florida $13/hour

  • Georgia $7.25/hour

  • Hawaii $14/hour

  • Idaho $7.25/hour

  • Illinois $14/hour

  • Indiana $7.25/hour

  • Iowa $7.25/hour

  • Kansas $7.25/hour

  • Kentucky $7.25/hour

  • Louisiana $7.25/hour

  • Maine $14.15/hour

  • Maryland $15/hour

  • Massachusetts $15/hour

  • Michigan $10.33/hour

  • Minnesota $10.85/hour

  • Mississippi $7.25/hour

  • Missouri $12.30/hour

  • Montana $10.30/hour

  • Nebraska $12/hour

  • Nevada $12/hour

  • New Hampshire $7.25/hour

  • New Jersey $15.13/hour

  • New Mexico $12/hour

  • New York $15/hour

  • North Carolina $7.25/hour

  • North Dakota $7.25/hour

  • Ohio $10.45/hour

  • Oklahoma $7.25/hour

  • Oregon $14.20/hour

  • Pennsylvania $7.25/hour

  • Puerto Rico $9.50/hour

  • Rhode Island $14/hour

  • South Carolina $7.25/hour

  • South Dakota $11.20/hour

  • Tennessee $7.25/hour

  • Texas $7.25/hour

  • Utah $7.25/hour

  • Vermont $13.67/hour

  • Virginia $12/hour

  • Washington $16.28/hour

  • West Virginia $8.75/hour

  • Wisconsin $7.25/hour

  • Wyoming $7.25/hour

This article originally appeared on Pocono Record: Minimum wage state by state: See how your state compares