Millions of Americans Are Getting a Pay Bump This Year. Here’s Where.

More than nine million U.S. workers across 21 states got a pay bump on Wednesday as the new year ushered in new increases to minimum wage.

The increases ranged from 18 cents to $1.75 per hour. Pay went up by $5.7 billion in total from 2024 to 2025, according to the economic research think tank the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). The EPI found that the majority of workers getting a raise, almost three in five, are women and about half are full-time workers.

Related: 6 Ways California’s New Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers Will Hurt Franchises — And Consumers

The federal minimum wage is still $7.25 per hour, a rate that

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