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Take-home pay, minimum wage and the real cost of hiring in all 50 states and DC. Free calculators built on IRS, Social Security and state agency data, checked November 2026.
AL$7.25AK$14.00AZ$15.15AR$11.00CA$16.90CO$15.16CT$16.94DE$15.00DC$18.40FL$15.00GA$7.25HI$16.00ID$7.25IL$15.00IN$7.25IA$7.25KS$7.25KY$7.25LA$7.25ME$15.10MD$15.00MA$15.00MI$13.73MN$11.41MS$7.25MO$15.00MT$10.85NE$15.00NV$12.00NH$7.25NJ$15.92NM$12.00NY$16.00NC$7.25ND$7.25OH$11.00OK$7.25OR$15.55PA$7.25RI$16.00SC$7.25SD$11.85TN$7.25TX$7.25UT$7.25VT$14.42VA$12.77WA$17.13WV$8.75WI$7.25WY$7.25
Hourly minimum wage
For employees
- Paycheck calculatorSalary or hourly, after federal, FICA and state taxes.
- Minimum wage by stateCurrent rates, tipped wages and scheduled raises.
- Compare two statesSame salary, different state: what you keep and what it buys.
- Hourly to salaryWhat $10 to $60 an hour is worth in a year, after taxes.
- Salary after taxesTake-home on $30,000 to $200,000 in every state.
- Salaries by jobWhat nurses, teachers, electricians and more earn in each state.
For employers
- Cost-to-hire calculatorPayroll taxes, unemployment insurance, workers' comp and benefits.
- Payroll taxes by stateSUTA wage bases, new-employer rates and state leave programs.
- Labor laws by statePay transparency, paid sick leave and overtime rules.
Minimum wage changes coming up
16 states have scheduled raises through 2027. See every scheduled increase.
| State | Now | New rate | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $17.13 | $17.73 | January 1, 2027 |
| Connecticut | $16.94 | $17.48 | January 1, 2027 |
| California | $16.90 | $17.40 | January 1, 2027 |
| Rhode Island | $16.00 | $17.00 | January 1, 2027 |
| New Jersey | $15.92 | $16.48 | January 1, 2027 |
| Colorado | $15.16 | $15.71 | January 1, 2027 |
| Maine | $15.10 | $15.70 | January 1, 2027 |
| Arizona | $15.15 | $15.65 | January 1, 2027 |
| Nebraska | $15.00 | $15.26 | January 1, 2027 |
| Michigan | $13.73 | $15.00 | January 1, 2027 |
| Virginia | $12.77 | $13.75 | January 1, 2027 |
| South Dakota | $11.85 | $12.30 | January 1, 2027 |