In Colorado, four localities will raise the minimum wage, with Denver hitting $18.81/hour. Washington State will see seven localities increase minimum wage—with Tukwila, Washington, reaching the highest in the country at $21.10/hour in 2025. Boulder County is set to reach $25 an hour by 2030.

As of 2024, Florida's minimum wage is $13 an hour for non-tipped workers and $9.98 for tipped workers. But for 2025, hourly workers will see a $1 increase in wages, bringing the minimum wage to $14 an hour for non-tipped workers and $10.98 for tipped workers.

Colorado’s minimum wage rises annually based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This year's increase comes to 2.7 percent or about $811 more annually for a full-time worker and means Colorado’s wage is now more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.

Maine’s lowest-paid employees are about to make more money. The state's minimum wage increase is set to go into effect on January 1. The statewide wage increase will bump employee pay from $14.15 to $14.65 per hour. The increase will also affect tipped workers, bringing their base pay up from $7.08 an hour to $7.33 per hour plus tips.

MAINE (WABI) - Starting Wednesday, Mainers making minimum wage will be getting a raise. The increase will bump employee pay from $14.15 an hour to $14.65 an hour. The new tip wage will be going up to $7.33 an hour. This is part of the scheduled yearly bump in minimum wage which has increased every year in the state since 2017.

New Yorkers earning minimum wage will see an increase in their paychecks. This change, which takes effective on Wednesday, Jan. 1, is part of a broader state initiative aimed at easing the financial burden of rising living costs.

As the cost of living continues to rise, several states in the U.S. are taking steps to increase their minimum wage beyond the federal standard. By 2025, some states will see hourly wages as high as $16,