Data: U.S. Department of Labor and Ohio Department of Commerce; Chart: Axios Visuals Ohio's minimum wage increased marginally to begin 2025, but remains well below the cost of living in our region.

Minnesota’s minimum-wage rates will be adjusted for inflation beginning Jan. 1 to $9.86 an hour for large employers and $8.04 an hour for other state minimum wages. As of Jan. 1, an ...

Although the minimum wage is not nearly as low as it used to be, America still has a long way to go toward fairly paying its lowest-income workers. The federal minimum wage is currently at $7.25 ...

Washington was one of 21 states to implement an increase in minimum wage at the start of the new year. The wage went from $16.28 per hour to $16.66 per hour. Many student workers are receiving minimum ...