Several state and local minimum wage rates will increase on July 1, 2026. This article provides the state and major locality minimum wage increases for mid-2026, along with related changes in the minimum cash wage for tipped employees where applicable. The new rates are listed in bold text below. (For rates that took effect earlier this year, see “2026 State and Major Locality Minimum Wage Updates.”)
Quick Hits
Multiple states and major localities across the United States will increase their minimum wage rates in the coming months.
Several jurisdictions are also raising the minimum cash wage for tipped workers.
PLEASE NOTE:
Jurisdictions that will not have—or have not announced—upcoming mid-year increases in their minimum wage rates are not included below.
This list includes several major localities with minimum wage rates that will increase in mid-2026. It is not exhaustive of all localities nationwide that may have a mid-year minimum wage rate change.
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