Coming July 1, 26 states, counties, and cities will be raising minimum wage rates, according to EPI’s latest Minimum Wage Update Chart. Some will also increase additional minimum wage mandates for businesses of a certain size or industry, bringing the total number of increases up to 37. Among the top 10 minimum wage hikes happening next month are Renton, WA; San Francisco, CA; and the District of Columbia.
Two states are going up to $15 in the second half of 2026. Alaska will reach $15 an hour on July 1, and Florida will hit the $15 target on September 30.
Some of the states increasing minimum wages will also be increasing their tipped minimum wage mandates, including: the District of Columbia (from $10 to $10.30 an hour), Florida (from $10.98 to $11.98 an hour), Chicago (from $12.62 to $12.96 an hour), as well as Alaska, California localities, Minnesota localities, Oregon & localities, and Washington state localities that do not allow a tip credit.
While many of these wage hikes apply overall in each area, many California localities also have hospitality-specific minimum wage mandates that are rising in July. This includes the minimum wage for hotel employees in Los Angeles, despite a recent city council action to delay full implementation of the $30 “Olympic” Wage, the minimum wage requirement will still rise this July.
Speaking of industry-specific minimum wage laws, California will also increase its statewide health care facilities wage mandate in July. These minimum wage levels will range from $25 an hour for large county facilities and large networks, to $19.28 an hour for small county facilities.
Looking through the second quarter of 2026, there may be other minimum wage laws on the horizon.
- On June 16, Oklahoma voters will decide SQ 832, which would raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2029. It does not change the state’s tipped wage of $2.13 an hour.
- The Pennsylvania House passed a $15 minimum wage bill earlier this year (which would also raise the state’s tipped wage to $9 an hour), and now Senate Democrats are pushing for a vote.
- The group behind Initiative 82 to eliminate the tip credit in Washington, D.C. is back with a ballot measure proposal to raise the District’s minimum wage to $25 an hour with no tip credit. That measure is currently set for a June 24th date in DC Superior Court to hear a lawsuit over concerns that the city’s Board of Elections did not provide a public comment period or a clear, impartial summary of the measure.
Get the full update on state and local minimum wage hikes from EPI’s latest report here.