Two states and D.C., plus a number of local governments, will increase their minimum wages on July 1.
Effective Sunday, July 1, the legal "general" minimum wages for private sector employees will increase in these jurisdictions:
Maryland: Minimum wage will increase to $10.10 an hour.
Oregon: Minimum wage will increase to $10.50 an hour.
District of Columbia: Lowest applicable minimum wage will increase to $13.25 an hour.
LOCAL MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, BY STATE
California
Belmont: Minimum wage will increase to $12.50 an hour.
Emeryville: Minimum wage will increase to $15 an hour for employers with 55 or fewer employees, and to $15.69 an hour for employers with 56 or more employees.
Long Beach: Minimum wage will increase to $14.64 an hour for hotel workers.
Los Angeles (city and county): Minimum wage will increase to $12 an hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees, and to $13.25 an hour for 26 or more employees.
Malibu: Minimum wage will increase to $13.25 an hour for employers with more than 25 employees.
Milpitas: Minimum wage will increase to $13.50 an hour.
Pasadena: Minimum wage will increase to $13.25 an hour for employers with more than 25 employees.
San Francisco: Minimum wage will increase to $15 an hour.
San Leandro: Minimum wage will increase to $13 an hour.
Santa Monica: Minimum wage will increase to $12 an hour.
District of Columbia
District-wide, lowest applicable minimum wage will increase to $13.25 an hour.
Illinois
Chicago: Minimum wage will increase to $12 an hour.
Cook County: Minimum wage will increase to $11 an hour.
Maine
Portland: Minimum wage will increase to $10.90 an hour.
Maryland
Statewide minimum wage will increase to $10.10 an hour.
Montgomery County: Minimum wage will increase to $12.25 an hour.
Minnesota
Minneapolis: Minimum wage will increase to $10.25 an hour for employers with 100 or fewer employees, and to $11.25 an hour for employers with more than 100 employees.
Oregon
Statewide minimum wage will increase to $10.50 an hour.
Alas, the federal minimum wage is still $7.25 an hour.
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