A total of 19 states increased their minimums in 2026, each of them landing between $10 an hour and $18 an hour. Nationwide, at least 30 states as well as Washington, D.C., have minimum wages that ...

Dec. 3—The minimum wage for workers will increase in 19 states and 49 cities and counties next month, with the wage floor reaching $15 per hour in dozens of localities, a new report found. Though the ...

The Social Security Administration is preparing to adjust the taxable maximum income, commonly referred to as the wage cap, in 2026. This adjustment will see the cap rise from $176,100 in 2025 to $183 ...

House Republicans have proposed a compromise deal with Senate Democrats that would prevent tipped employees from becoming minimum wage workers while preserving the $15 minimum wage hike. Negotiations ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on a pledge to raise the city's minimum wage from $17 per hour to $30 by 2030.