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Be on the Lookout for Minimum Wage Increases in 2017
12/20/16
By: Brad Adler and Agne Krutules
As we enter into 2017, employers should remember that, while the federal minimum wage remains at $7.25, many state and local jurisdictions have passed legislation that will increase their respective minimum wage in 2017.
Below is a list of the states and some of the major local governments that will be increasing their minimum wage in 2017. Of course, if you have employees working within any of these jurisdictions, it is important that you pay them in accordance with the state or local law.
| Jurisdiction | Current Min. Wage | Planned Min. Wage | Effective Date |
| Alaska | $9.75 | $9.80 | January 1, 2017 |
| Arizona | $8.05 | $10.00 | January 1, 2017 |
| City of Flagstaff, AZ | $8.05 | $12.00 | January 1, 2017 |
| Arkansas | $8.00 | $8.50 | January 1, 2017 |
| California* | $10.00 | $10.50 | January 1, 2017* |
| Berkeley, CA | $12.53 | $13.75 | October 1, 2017 |
| Cupertino, CA | $10.00 | $12.00 | January 1, 2017 |
| Emeryville, CA | $13.00 | $14.00 | July 1, 2017 |
| Los Altos, CA | $10.00 | $10.50 | January 1, 2017 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $10.50 | $12.00 | July 1, 2017 |
| Los Angeles County, CA | $10.50 | $12.00 | July 1, 2017 |
| Mountain View, CA | $11.00 | $13.00 | January 1, 2017 |
| Oakland, CA | $12.55 | $12.86 | January 1, 2017 |
| Palo Alto, CA | $11.00 | $12.00 | January 1, 2017 |
| Pasadena, CA** | $10.00 | $10.50 | July 1, 2017 |
| Richmond, CA | $11.52 | $12.30 | January 1, 2017 |
| San Diego, CA | $10.50 | $11.50 | January 1, 2017 |
| San Francisco, CA | $13.00 | $14.00 | July 1, 2017 |
| San Jose, CA | $10.30 | $10.50 | January 1, 2017 |
| San Mateo, CA | $10.00 | $12.00 | January 1, 2017 |
| Santa Clara, CA | $11.00 | $11.10 | January 1, 2017 |
| Santa Monica, CA | $10.50 | $12.00 | July 1, 2017 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | $11.00 | $13.00 | January 1, 2017 |
| Colorado | $8.31 | $9.30 | January 1, 2017 |
| Connecticut | $9.60 | $10.10 | January 1, 2017 |
| District of Columbia | $11.50 | $12.50 | July 1, 2017 |
| Florida | $8.05 | $8.10 | January 1, 2017 |
| Hawaii | $8.50 | $9.25 | January 1, 2017 |
| Chicago, IL | $10.50 | $11.00 | July 1, 2017 |
| Cook County, IL | $8.25 | $10.00 | July 1, 2017 |
| Johnson County, IA | $9.15 | $10.10 | January 1, 2017 |
| Polk County, IA | $7.25 | $8.75 | April 1, 2017 |
| Wapello County, IA | $7.25 | $8.20 | January 1, 2017 |
| Maine | $7.50 | $9.00 | January 1, 2017 |
| Portland, ME | $10.10 | $10.68 | January 1, 2017 |
| Maryland | $8.75 | $9.25 | July 1, 2017 |
| Montgomery County, MD | $10.75 | $11.50 | July 1, 2017 |
| Prince George County, MD | $10.75 | $11.50 | October 1, 2017 |
| Massachusetts | $10.00 | $11.00 | January 1, 2017 |
| Michigan | $8.50 | $8.90 | January 1, 2017 |
| Missouri | $7.65 | $7.70 | January 1, 2017 |
| Kansas City, MO*** | $7.65 | $9.82 | January 1, 2017 |
| Montana | $8.05 | $8.15 | January 1, 2017 |
| New Jersey | $8.38 | $8.44 | January 1, 2017 |
| Albuquerque, NM**** | $8.75 | $8.80 | January 1, 2017 |
| Bernalillo County, NM | $8.65 | $8.70 | January 1, 2017 |
| Las Cruces, NM | $8.40 | $9.20 | January 1, 2017 |
| New York***** | $9.00 | $9.70 | December 31, 2016 |
| New York City, NY****** | $9.00 | $11.00 | December 31, 2016 |
| Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties, NY | $9.00 | $10.00 | December 31, 2016 |
| Ohio | $8.10 | $8.15 | January 1, 2017 |
| Oregon******* | $9.75 | $10.25 | July 1, 2017 |
| South Dakota | $8.55 | $8.65 | January 1, 2017 |
| Vermont | $9.60 | $10.00 | January 1, 2017 |
| Washington******** | $9.47 | $11.00 | January 1, 2017 |
* Although the statewide minimum wage will increase from $10.00 to $10.50 as of January 1, 2017, employers with 25 or fewer employees will receive a one-year reprieve and will not face the statewide increase in 2017.
** In Pasadena, employers with 25 or fewer employees will face a minimum wage increase to $10.50 as of July 1, 2017, while larger employers will face an increase from $10.50 to $12.00 as of the same date.
*** The Kansas City minimum wage was slated to increase to $9.82 on January 1, 2017, but is stalled due to pending court challenges. The Missouri Supreme Court is expected to soon rule on the issue. The same holds true for the St. Louis minimum wage, which was scheduled to increase to $10.00 as of January 1, 2017.
**** However, if the employer provides healthcare and/or childcare benefits to the employee during any pay period and pays an amount for these benefits equal to or in excess of an annualized cost of $2,500, the minimum wage will increase from $7.75 to $7.80.
***** For fast-food employers outside of New York City, the minimum wage will increase from $9.75 to $10.75 on December 31, 2016.
****** For businesses with less than 11 employees, the minimum wage will increase from $9.00 to $10.50. For fast-food establishments in New York City, the minimum wage will increase from $10.50 to $12.00 on December 31, 2016.
******* For employers within the state’s Urban Growth Boundary, the minimum wage increase on July 1, 2017 will be from $9.75 to $11.25. For employers in frontier counties, the minimum wage increase on July 1, 2017 will be from $9.50 to $10.00 per hour.
******** Seattle employers with 500 or more employees will see an increase in their minimum wage from $13.00 to $15.00 on January 1, 2017. The SeaTac minimum wage applicable for hospitality and transportation workers will increase from $15.24 to $15.35 as of January 1, 2017. In Tacoma, the minimum wage will increase from $10.35 to $11.15.
The minimum wage for federal contractors covered by those regulations and Executive Order 13658 (primarily those with Davis-Bacon Act and Service Contract Act contracts) will increase from $10.15 to $10.20 effective January 1, 2017.
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