2027 minimum wage increases

• 102 minimum wage changes are scheduled in 2027: 20 state rates and 74 local ordinances.
• The first 2027 change takes effect January 1, 2027; the last July 1, 2027.
• Jan 1, 2027: 73 jurisdictions; Jul 1, 2027: 29.

2027 at a glance

Every 2027 change

January 1, 2027 73 jurisdictions

1. JAN1Fri
   State · announced

   Connecticut

   $17.48 from $16.94 (+$0.54) · Connecticut DOL lists '$17.48 effective on January 1, 2027' (ECI adjustment under CGS 31-58(i)).
2. JAN1Fri
   State · statute

   Michigan

   $15.00 from $13.73 (+$1.27) · Beginning January 1, 2027, $15.00.' LEO page confirms. Tipped rate becomes 42% ($6.30, computed).
3. JAN1Fri
   State · announced

   Minnesota

   $11.87 from $11.41 (+$0.46) · Adjusted for inflation on Jan. 1, 2027, to $11.87 an hour for all employers in the state' (3.99% increase); training wage $9.68.
4. JAN1Fri
   State · statute

   Rhode Island

   $17.00 from $16.00 (+$1.00) · RIGL 28-12-3 as amended by P.L. 2025, ch. 222 and ch. 223 (eff. 2025-06-24): 'Commencing January 1, 2027: $17.00 per hour.' No rate is...
5. JAN1Fri
   State · statute

   Virginia

   $13.75 from $12.77 (+$0.98) · Va. Code 40.1-28.10 as amended by 2026 Acts cc. 350 and 351 (HB 1 / SB 1): from 2027-01-01 until 2028-01-01, the greater of $13.75 or the...
6. JAN1Fri
   State · indexed, amount TBA

   Arizona

   amount to be announced · Annual CPI adjustment under A.R.S. 23-363(B); the Industrial Commission announces the new rate after BLS publishes the August CPI...
7. JAN1Fri
   State · indexed, amount TBA

   California

   amount to be announced · Director of Finance calculates the adjusted rate by August 1 (lesser of 3.5% or CPI-W change), effective January 1. The 2027 figure was...
8. JAN1Fri
   State · indexed, amount TBA

   Colorado

   amount to be announced · Annual cost-of-living adjustment under Colo. Const. art. XVIII sec. 15; CDLE publishes the new figure in its annual PAY CALC Order...
9. JAN1Fri
   State · indexed, amount TBA

   Maine

   amount to be announced · Statute requires a cost-of-living increase each January 1 based on CPI-W (Northeast Region) August-over-August, rounded to the nearest 5...
10. JAN1Fri
    State · indexed, amount TBA

    Montana

    amount to be announced · Department computes the cost-of-living adjustment by September 30, 2026 from the August 2025 to August 2026 CPI change, rounded to the...
11. JAN1Fri
    State · amount TBA

    Nebraska

    amount to be announced · 48-1203(2) as amended by LB258 (Laws 2026, operative 2026-07-18): the minimum wage 'shall be increased on January 1, 2027, and on January...
12. JAN1Fri
    State · indexed, amount TBA

    New Jersey

    amount to be announced · On January 1 of each year the minimum wage increases by any increase in CPI-W for the 12 months prior to the preceding September 30 (or...
13. JAN1Fri
    State · indexed, amount TBA

    New York

    amount to be announced · From 2027 the Commissioner adjusts both regional rates annually by the rate of change in the average of the three most recent 12-month...
14. JAN1Fri
    State · indexed, amount TBA

    Ohio

    amount to be announced · On September 30 each year the rate is increased effective the following January 1 by the CPI-W inflation rate for the prior 12 months...
15. JAN1Fri
    State · indexed, amount TBA

    South Dakota

    amount to be announced · Adjusted each Jan 1 by the Aug-over-Aug increase in CPI-U (all items, U.S. city average), rounded UP to the nearest 5 cents, never...
16. JAN1Fri
    State · indexed, amount TBA

    Vermont

    amount to be announced · Each Jan 1 the rate rises by the smaller of 5% or the CPI-U (U.S. city average, NSA) increase for the 12 months preceding the previous...
17. JAN1Fri
    State · indexed, amount TBA

    Washington

    amount to be announced · L&I calculates the new rate by September 30 each year using the 12-month CPI-W change, rounded to the nearest cent, effective January 1....
18. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · ordinance

    Boulder (city), CO - all employers

    $18.17 from $16.82 (+$1.35) · Ordinance 8664 schedule.
19. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · announced

    Denver (City and County), CO - all employers

    $19.84 from $19.29 (+$0.55) · Announced 2026-08-06 (CPI-W first-half 2026 vs first-half 2025, +2.86%).
20. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · announced

    Denver (City and County), CO - tipped food and beverage workers

    $16.82 from $19.29 (-$2.47) · $19.84 less $3.02 tip credit.
21. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · ordinance

    Edgewater, CO - all employers

    $19.99 from $18.17 (+$1.82) · Council-approved schedule (tipped $16.97).
22. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · announced

    Minneapolis, MN - all employers

    $17.02 from $16.37 (+$0.65) · Posted on the city's minimum wage site.
23. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · ordinance

    Portland, ME - all employers

    $17.75 from $16.75 (+$1.00) · Chapter 33 Sec. 33.7(b)(iii), adopted by referendum 11/4/2025.
24. JAN1Fri
    Sector ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Anaheim - Measure L (Anaheim Resort subsidized employers), CA - covered resort employers

    amount to be announced · Adjusted annually with inflation (CPI through September 30 of the prior year) per the city flyer
25. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · amount TBA

    Bellingham, WA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Set at $2.00 above the WA state minimum wage, so it moves with L&I's Sept 30 CPI-W announcement.
26. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Belmont, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Lesser of 3.5% or prior-year regional CPI increase, with catch-up provision; rounded to nearest $0.05
27. JAN1Fri
    County ordinance · amount TBA

    Boulder County (unincorporated areas), CO - all employers

    amount to be announced · From 2027 the rate keeps pace with the year-over-year Denver-Aurora-Lakewood CPI (all items, published each August).
28. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · amount TBA

    Burien, WA - large employers

    amount to be announced · Prior year's rate + CPI-W (12 months ending August); published by Oct 15.
29. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · amount TBA

    Burien, WA - medium employers

    amount to be announced · Equal to the 2027 large-employer rate (phase-in complete).
30. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · amount TBA

    Burien, WA - small employers

    amount to be announced · 2027 large-employer rate minus $2.00; gap then shrinks $0.50/yr.
31. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Burlingame, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · January 1, 2027: $17.86 plus 2026 CPI'; a negative CPI will not lower the wage
32. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Cupertino, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Annual CPI adjustment each January 1 under CMC 3.37
33. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Daly City, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Adjusted annually January 1 based on the Regional CPI
34. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    East Palo Alto, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Adjusted annually January 1 based on the Regional CPI
35. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    El Cerrito, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · August-to-August CPI change (SF-Oakland-Hayward), percentage rounded down to two decimals, wage rounded down to the cent
36. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Everett, WA - all covered employers

    amount to be announced · Annual CPI adjustment; the remaining $1.00 covered-employer gap is scheduled to close under Initiative 24-01 (final step date not stated...
37. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Flagstaff, AZ - all employers

    amount to be announced · CPI-U (U.S. city average) Aug-to-Aug, rounded to nearest $0.05; announced in the fall.
38. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Foster City, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Regional CPI increase, not to exceed 3.0%
39. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Half Moon Bay, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Adjusted by regional CPI-U each January 1
40. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Hayward, CA - large employers (26 or more employees)

    amount to be announced · CPI SF-Oakland-Hayward, max 5%; bulletin by October 1
41. JAN1Fri
    County ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Howard County, MD - all tiers

    amount to be announced · Increases 'set after that by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) starting in January 2027'.
42. JAN1Fri
    County ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    King County (unincorporated areas), WA - all tiers

    amount to be announced · Rate adjusted every Jan 1; smaller-employer tiers phase up toward the base rate under the ordinance (schedule not on page).
43. JAN1Fri
    State regional rate · indexed, amount TBA

    Long Island and Westchester (Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester counties), NY - all employers

    amount to be announced · From 1/1/2027 adjusted by the rate of change in the 3-year average (Aug 1-Jul 31 periods) of the non-seasonally adjusted Northeast-region...
44. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Los Altos, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Adjusted by Bay Area CPI each January 1 per Ordinance 2016-424
45. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Menlo Park, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · CPI SF area, August to August, capped at 3%; notice by December 1
46. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Mountain View, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Regional CPI adjustment each January 1; rate calculated in the fall
47. JAN1Fri
    State regional rate · indexed, amount TBA

    New York City, NY - all employers

    amount to be announced · From 1/1/2027 adjusted by the rate of change in the 3-year average (Aug 1-Jul 31 periods) of the non-seasonally adjusted Northeast-region...
48. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Novato, CA - businesses with 26+ employees

    amount to be announced · CPI-W SF-Oakland-Hayward or 3.5%, whichever is less
49. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Oakland, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Annual CPI adjustment each January 1 under Measure FF
50. JAN1Fri
    Sector ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Oakland - Hotel Worker Minimum Wage (Measure Z), CA - hotel workers

    amount to be announced · Annual CPI adjustment each January 1 under Measure Z
51. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Palo Alto, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Regional CPI adjustment each January
52. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Petaluma, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Adjusted by the June prior-year Bay Area CPI-W
53. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Redwood City, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · CPI August-to-August; a decrease in CPI does not reduce the wage
54. JAN1Fri
    State regional rate · indexed, amount TBA

    Remainder of New York State (outside NYC, Long Island and Westchester), NY - all employers

    amount to be announced · From 1/1/2027 adjusted by the rate of change in the 3-year average (Aug 1-Jul 31 periods) of the non-seasonally adjusted Northeast-region...
55. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Renton, WA - all covered employers

    amount to be announced · Single rate going forward; adjusts with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue inflation.
56. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Richmond, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Annual CPI adjustment under Ordinance 15-17 N.S.
57. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Rockland, ME - employers with more than 25 employees

    amount to be announced · Each Jan 1 from 2025, CPI-U Northeast Aug-over-Aug increase, rounded to nearest $0.05; rises to match the state rate if the state rate is...
58. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Saint Paul, MN - macro/large/small

    amount to be announced · Half of the MN DLI statutory inflation percentage, rounded to the cent.
59. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    San Carlos, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Previous year x (1 + August CPI-U increase), max 3.5%, no rounding; employers notified by November 1
60. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    San Diego, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Annual CPI adjustment each January 1 under SDMC Ch. 3 Art. 9
61. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    San Jose, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Annual CPI adjustment each January 1
62. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    San Mateo (city), CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · CPI adjustment capped at 3.5% with catch-up provision
63. JAN1Fri
    County ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    San Mateo County (unincorporated), CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Annual adjustment each January 1 (bulletin with calculation posted by county)
64. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Santa Clara, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Prior-year CPI (SF-Oakland-San Jose); calculated rate typically available mid-September
65. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Santa Rosa, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · June-to-June CPI-W percentage applied to prior rate; published by October 31
66. JAN1Fri
    Sector ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    SeaTac (hospitality and transportation employers), WA - covered hospitality/transportation employers

    amount to be announced · City Manager bulletin due by Oct 15 each year (SMC 7.45.050).
67. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Seattle, WA - all employers

    amount to be announced · OLS announces the next year's rate in the fall (CPI-W Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue).
68. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Sonoma (city), CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · CPI increase each January, maximum 3.5%
69. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    South San Francisco, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Annual CPI adjustment each January 1 under SSFMC 8.71
70. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Sunnyvale, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Annual regional CPI adjustment
71. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Tucson, AZ - all employers

    amount to be announced · Annual CPI increase; also rises automatically to match any higher federal or state minimum.
72. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Tukwila, WA - all covered employers

    amount to be announced · Adjusted for inflation per TMC 5.63.
73. JAN1Fri
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    West Hollywood, CA - all non-hotel employers

    amount to be announced · CPI-W LA-Long Beach-Anaheim; increase no less than 1.0% and no more than 4.0%

July 1, 2027 29 jurisdictions

1. JUL1Thu
   State · ballot measure

   Alaska

   $15.00 from $14.00 (+$1.00) · 2024 Ballot Measure 1 (amending AS 23.10.065) sets $15.00 effective July 1, 2027.
2. JUL1Thu
   State · indexed, amount TBA

   District of Columbia

   amount to be announced · Annual CPI-U adjustment under D.C. Code 32-1003(a)(6); the Mayor must publish the new rate at least 30 days before it takes effect.
3. JUL1Thu
   State · indexed, amount TBA

   Oregon

   amount to be announced · The standard rate is adjusted each year by the March-to-March increase, if any, in the U.S. City Average CPI, rounded to the nearest 5...
4. JUL1Thu
   Sector ordinance · ordinance

   Los Angeles (city) - Citywide Hotel Worker Minimum Wage, CA - hotel workers (cash wage)

   $25.50 from $25.00 (+$0.50) · Per Ord. 188944 (effective 6/29/2026) chart; health benefit $6.00/hr
5. JUL1Thu
   City ordinance · ordinance

   Saint Paul, MN - micro businesses

   $15.00 from $16.37 (-$1.37) · Final scheduled micro step; indexed thereafter.
6. JUL1Thu
   Sector ordinance · ordinance

   San Diego - Hospitality Minimum Wage, CA - event centers

   $22.00 from $21.06 (+$0.94)
7. JUL1Thu
   Sector ordinance · ordinance

   San Diego - Hospitality Minimum Wage, CA - hotels and amusement parks

   $20.50 from $19.00 (+$1.50)
8. JUL1Thu
   Sector ordinance · ordinance

   Santa Monica - Hotel Worker Living Wage, CA - hotels

   $25.50 from $25.00 (+$0.50) · SMMC 4.63.015(b)(2) matches the City of LA hotel rate (LAMC 186.02(A)(1)); LA chart shows $25.50 from 7/1/2027
9. JUL1Thu
   City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

   Alameda, CA - all employers

   amount to be announced · Adjusted Annually by the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W)' July 1, 2027
10. JUL1Thu
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Berkeley, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Annual CPI adjustment each July 1 under BMC 13.99
11. JUL1Thu
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Chicago, IL - employers with 4+ employees

    amount to be announced · CPI or 2.5%, whichever is lower.
12. JUL1Thu
    City ordinance · amount TBA

    Chicago, IL - tipped workers

    amount to be announced · 2023 'One Fair Wage' ordinance scheduled 8-point annual steps toward 100% of the minimum wage by 2028-07-01; the 2026 notice ($12.96 =...
13. JUL1Thu
    County ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Cook County (municipalities that have not opted out; unincorporated areas), IL - non-tipped

    amount to be announced · Greatest of federal, Illinois, or CPI-adjusted county rate; CPI step skipped if county unemployment is 8.5%+.
14. JUL1Thu
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Emeryville, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Annual CPI adjustment each July 1 under the Emeryville Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
15. JUL1Thu
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Fremont, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · 2027: 2026 wage plus inflation adjustment'; bulletin published by April 1
16. JUL1Thu
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Los Angeles (city), CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · CPI-W LA metro; new rate announced February 1, effective July 1
17. JUL1Thu
    County ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Los Angeles County (unincorporated), CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · CEO determines increase from prior November CPI-W (LA metro)
18. JUL1Thu
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Malibu, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · CPI-W LA-Long Beach-Anaheim, November-to-November
19. JUL1Thu
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Milpitas, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Bay Area CPI adjustment each July 1
20. JUL1Thu
    County ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Montgomery County, MD - large employer

    amount to be announced · Annual CPI-W adjustment under Code 27-68(b).
21. JUL1Thu
    County ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Montgomery County, MD - mid-sized employer

    amount to be announced · CPI-W adjustment plus, if that is under $0.50, 1% of prior-year rate up to $0.50 total, until equal to the large-employer rate (2017...
22. JUL1Thu
    County ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Montgomery County, MD - small employer

    amount to be announced · Same catch-up formula as mid-sized until parity.
23. JUL1Thu
    State regional rate · amount TBA

    Oregon: Portland metro (inside the Metro urban growth boundary), OR - all employers

    amount to be announced · Standard rate + $1.25 after BOLI's April 30 CPI calculation.
24. JUL1Thu
    State regional rate · amount TBA

    Oregon: nonurban counties, OR - all employers

    amount to be announced · Standard rate - $1.00.
25. JUL1Thu
    State regional rate · amount TBA

    Oregon: standard rate counties, OR - all employers

    amount to be announced · CPI-U March-to-March adjustment announced by April 30.
26. JUL1Thu
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Pasadena, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Annual CPI adjustment each July 1 under PMC 5.02
27. JUL1Thu
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    San Francisco, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · Adjusted each July 1 by the annual CPI increase
28. JUL1Thu
    City ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    Santa Monica, CA - all employers

    amount to be announced · CPI-W LA metro; aligned with LA County unincorporated rate
29. JUL1Thu
    Sector ordinance · indexed, amount TBA

    West Hollywood - Hotel Employee Minimum Wage, CA - hotel employees

    amount to be announced · CPI-W LA-Long Beach-Anaheim each July 1 (floor 1.0%, cap 4.0%)

All scheduled increases