More Than 8 Million Workers Are Getting A Pay Raise In 2026—Here Are The 19 States Where Wages Are Rising

More Than 8 Million Workers Are Getting A Pay Raise In 2026—Here Are The 19 States Where Wages Are Rising

By Andrea Bossi ·Updated January 2, 2026 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Minimum wages increased across 19 U.S. states and 47 cities and counties on January 1. A whopping number of more than 8.3 million workers are set to benefit from these hikes.The largest increase is in Hawaii, where the minimum wage increased by $2 to $16. Workers in Minnesota will see January 1’s smallest minimum wage increase, going up by 28 cents to $11.41. Other…