Minimum Wage Increase 2025 By State. After the wave of wage hikes, washington will become the state with the highest minimum wage, offering workers $16.66 per hour. For 2025, 21 states are poised to increase their minimum wage rates on january 1, with several other increases set to become effective later in the year.

· on july 1, 2025, the minimum wage is expected to increase in proportion to the consumer price index, and the base minimum wage rate for tipped employees will increase. An additional 48 cities and counties will raise their minimum wages above their state wage floors starting tuesday.