The 2013 minimum hourly wage is set to go up in 10 states.
- Arizona. The rate goes from $7.65 to $7.80. The state’s minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a cost-of-living formula.
- Colorado. The rate is going from $7.64 an hour to $7.78 based on an annual cost-of-living adjustment.
- Florida. The rate goes from $7.67 to $7.79 because of an annual cost-of-living adjustment.
- Missouri. The rate goes from $7.25 to $7.35 because of an annual cost-of-living adjustment.
- Montana. The rate rises from $7.65 to $7.80 based on a cost-of-living adjustment.
- Ohio. The rate goes from $7.70 to $7.85.
- Oregon. The minimum hourly rate goes from $8.80 to $8.95 because of an annual cost-of-living adjustment.
- Rhode Island. Governor Lincoln Chafee signed into law the state’s first minimum wage hike since 2007, raising the rate from $7.40 to $7.75 per hour.
- Vermont. The rate goes from $8.46 to $8.60 based on an increase in the Consumer Price Index.
- Washington. The rate goes from $9.04 to $9.19 because of an annual cost-of-living adjustment.
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Federal law requires employers in states that set their own minimum wage to pay whichever rate is higher.