Overview
- Washington will post the highest state rate at $17.13 per hour, while Puget Sound cities set local floors above $20, including Seattle at $21.30 and Tukwila at $21.65.
- New York's hourly minimum moves to $17.00 in New York City, Long Island and Westchester and to $16.00 upstate, alongside higher exempt-salary thresholds of $1,275 weekly in downstate areas and $1,199.10 elsewhere.
- Arizona increases its statewide minimum to $15.15 per hour based on CPI growth, with the Industrial Commission noting annual January adjustments and the standard rounding rule to the nearest five cents.
- New Jersey lifts its baseline to $15.92 per hour, with separate phased schedules for temporary and small employers and specified rates for sectors such as agriculture and direct care.
- Mexico's CONASAMI implements a 13% hike effective Jan. 1, setting the general minimum at 315.04 pesos per day and 440.87 pesos in the Northern Border Free Zone.