Retail workers are earning more than they used to as companies invest in wages to attract and keep staff. Here's what median workers made in a year.

Across the United States, several major cities are stepping ahead of federal policy by increasing their local minimum wage in 2026. These urban areas—where housing, transportation and daily living ...

A wave of state-level increases will lift minimum wages in many parts of the United States in 2026, affecting workers from coast to coast. While the federal baseline remains $7.25 per hour under the ...

Minimum wage workers in Florida just got a $1 boost to their paychecks. Voters in 2020 approved a constitutional amendment to gradually raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026. The rate ...

A national nonprofit focused on better pay for working-class people has launched a coalition in support of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's policy goal of increasing the minimum wage ...

(WJW) – People who make minimum wage in Ohio will get paid more next year. Ohio’s minimum wage will increase on Jan. 1, 2026. to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 per hour for tipped ...

Zohran Mamdani went from little-known Assembly member to decisive winner of the New York City Democratic mayoral primary on a platform of affordability. Enacting a $30 minimum wage by the year 2030 ...

SEATTLE — Seattle's minimum wage is going up in 2026, the city's Office of Labor Standards (OLS) announced Tuesday. Seattle's minimum wage ordinance requires the hourly rate to increase annually, on ...

COLUMBUS -- Ohio minimum wage workers will see a bump in their paychecks next year, as the state’s minimum wage increases to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 per hour for tipped workers ...

Florida's minimum wage increased to $14 an hour on September 30. The wage will continue to rise by $1 annually until it reaches $15 an hour in 2026. Business groups have expressed concerns that the ...

Florida's minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour for non-tipped workers on September 30, 2025. The increase is part of a voter-approved plan to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 by 2026.

Crowds flow into the San Diego Convention Center for Comic-Con. The center is one of the sites where workers’ wages will rise beginning July 1, 2026. (File photo by Adrian Childress/Times of San Diego ...