What is the highest state minimum wage in the United States?
List of U.S. minimum wages This is a list of the minimum wages (per hour) in each state and territory of the United States, for jobs covered by federal minimum wage laws. Other jobs, often ones which earn tips or in small companies, are often subject to lower minimums. In addition, some counties and/or cities within states may observe a higher minimum wage than the rest of the state in which they are located; sometimes this higher wage will apply only to businesses that are under contract to the local government itself, while in other cases the higher minimum will be enforced across the board. As of April 2009[update], Washington has the highest minimum wages of all 50 states, followed by Oregon and Vermont. Kansas, for which the Federal minimum wage does not apply, has the lowest state approved minimum wage overall, set at $2.65. Five states have no minimum wage enacted under state law. In these states, the current federal minimum wage applies for most jobs. Out of the entire country,
