| State |
Basic minimum rate/hour |
Frequency of wage
payment |
| Alabama |
No state minimum wage law. |
|
| Alaska |
$7.15 |
Monthly; twice monthly if employee
chooses (except employees exempt from FLSA) |
| Arizona |
No state minimum wage law. |
Twice monthly (except school
employees) |
| Arkansas |
$5.15
(Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees) |
Twice monthly (except coal mining);
monthly for some exempt employees |
| California |
$6.75
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$8.50 Indexed rateAccording to San Francisco Ordinance
(Applicable to employees who work 2 or more hours
a week. Rate will not apply to businesses with
fewer than 10 employees or non-profits until January
1, 2005.) |
Twice monthly, 1st half due
by 26th month and 2nd half by 10th of next month
(22nd and 7th for farm workers), except counties,
school; monthly, by 26th of month for executive,
administrative, and professional; monthly for
farm and domestic workers receiving room and board. |
| Colorado |
$5.15 |
Monthly, within 10 days of end
of pay period for farm and domestic workers receiving
room and board |
| Connecticut |
$7.10 |
Weekly within 8 days of end
of pay period |
| Delaware |
$6.15 |
Monthly within 7 day of end
of pay period; weekly for public works; every
2 weeks , within 14 days of end of pay period
for railroads |
Dist. Of
Columbia |
$6.15 |
Twice monthly within 10 days
of end of pay period; except government, railroad,
and executive, administrative and professional |
| Florida |
No state minimum wage law. |
|
| Georgia |
$5.15 |
Twice monthly, except farm;
monthly for executives |
| Hawaii |
$6.25 |
Twice monthly within 7 days
of end of pay period, except government |
| Idaho |
$5.15 |
Monthly within 10 day end of
pay period |
| Illinois |
$5.50
(Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees,
excluding family members) |
Twice monthly, within 13 days
of end of pay period except state and federal
government; monthly for executive, administrative
and professional |
| Indiana |
$5.15
(Applicable to employers of 2 or more employees) |
Twice monthly ( every 2 weeks,
if requested), within 10 days of end of pay period,
except farm; every 2 weeks, by request |
| Iowa |
$5.15 |
Monthly within 12 days of end
of pay period, except employees on commission |
| Kansas |
$2.65 |
Monthly within 15 days of end
of pay period, except government |
| Kentucky |
$5.15 |
Twice monthly within 18 days
of end of pay period, 15th and 30th of month for
mining with at least 10 employees |
| Louisiana |
There is no state minimum wage
law. |
Twice monthly within 10 days
of end of pay period for manufacturing, mining,
and drilling with at least 10 employees |
| Maine |
$6.25 |
Weekly within 8 days of close
of pay period |
| Maryland |
$5.15 |
Twice monthly, except executive,
administrative, and professional |
| Massachusetts |
$6.75 |
Weekly within 6 days of end
of pay period; twice monthly for salaried; monthly
for farm and domestic |
| Michigan |
$5.15
(Applicable to employers of 2 or more employees) |
Twice monthly; 1st half due
by 1st and 2nd half by 15th of next month, if
paid by 1st of following month |
| Minnesota |
$5.15
Large employer (enterprise with annual receipts
of $500,000 or more )
$4.90
Small employer (enterprise with annual receipts
of less than $500,000)
|
Every 30 days; every 2 weeks
for migrant worker |
| Mississippi |
No state minimum wage law. |
Twice monthly within 10 days
of end of pay period for manufacturers with 50
or more employees and state government |
| Missouri |
$5.15 |
Every 15 days, within 5 days
end of end of pay period for manufacturers(immediately
on close of pay period for mines, except coal
mines within 5 days); twice monthly, within 16
days for railroads and companies with laborers,
mechanics, and similar workers, monthly for executive,
administrative, professional and sales |
| Montana |
$5.15
(State Law)
$4.00
Except businesses with gross annual sales of
$110,000 or less) |
Within 10 days of end of pay
period, except federal government; monthly for
salaried |
| Nebraska |
$5.15
(Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees) |
by agreement, except state government;
twice monthly, 1st half due by 1st of next month,
2nd half by 15th for railroads |
| Nevada |
$5.15 |
Twice monthly, 1st half due
by last day of month and 2nd half by 15th of next
month. |
| New Hampshire |
$5.15 |
Weekly, within 8 days of end
of pay period or every two weeks if paid by next
day; less often only if paid in advance |
| New Jersey |
$5.15 |
Twice monthly, within 10 days
of end of pay period; monthly for executive, administrative,
and professional |
| New Mexico |
$5.15 |
Every 16 days, 1st half due
by 25th and 2nd half by 10th of next month( end
of month and 15th of next month for payroll from
out of state); monthly for executive, administrative,
professional, and sales; monthly, by 10th next
month for piece rate, task, and commissioned employees
by agreement |
| New York |
$5.15 |
Twice monthly; weekly within
7 days of close of pay period for manual laborers(by
following Thursday for Tuesday close of railroads);
monthly for executive, administrative, professional,
and sales |
| North Carolina |
$5.15 |
Monthly; annually for wages
calculated by commission; twice monthly for railroads
and repair shops with over 10 employees |
| North Dakota |
$5.15 |
Twice monthly |
| Ohio |
$4.25
(state law)
$3.35
(Except, employers with gross annual sales from
$150,000 to $500,000)
$2.80
(Except for employers with gross annual sales
under $150,000) |
Twice monthly, 1st half due
by 1st day of next month and 2nd half by 15th
of next month; or monthly, by next day |
| Oklahoma |
$5.15
(Employers of ten or more full time employees
at any one location and employers with annual
gross sales over $100,000 irrespective of number
of full time employees.)
$2.00 (All other employers.) |
Twice monthly, within 11 days
of end of pay period; monthly for government and
executive, administrative and professional |
| Oregon |
$7.05 |
Every 35 days |
| Pennsylvania |
$5.15 |
Within 15 days of end of pay
period; weekly, within 2 weeks of end of pay period
for railroad |
| Rhode Island |
$6.75 |
Weekly, within 9 days of end
of pay period except salaried and government employees |
| South Carolina |
No state minimum wage law. |
Weekly for textiles |
| South Dakota |
$5.15 |
Monthly or regular paydays designated
in advance |
| Tennessee |
No state minimum wage law. |
Twice monthly, 1st half due
by 5th of next month and 2nd half by 20th of next
month, for private employers of 5 or more |
| Texas |
$5.15 |
Twice monthly, 1st and 15th
of not designated by employer, except government,;
monthly for employees exempt from overtime under
FLSA; weekly if hired by day or week and monthly
if by month for farm, factory and stores |
| Utah |
$5.15 |
Twice monthly, within 10 days
of end of pay period, except government, domestic,
dairy and agriculture |
| Vermont |
$6.75
(Applicable to employers of two or more employees) |
Weekly, within 6 days of end
of pay period; twice monthly with written notice |
| Virginia |
$5.15
(Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees) |
Twice monthly for hourly, monthly
for salaried |
| Washington |
$7.16 |
monthly |
| West Virginia |
$5.15 (Applicable to employers
of 6 or more employees at one location) |
Every 2 weeks |
| Wisconsin |
$5.15 |
Monthly, within 31 days of close
of pay period, except schools; quarterly for agriculture
and logging |
| Wyoming |
$5.15 |
Twice monthly, 1st half due
by 1st next month and 2nd half by 15th of next
month, for railroads, mines, factories, mills,
and production of oil and gas; monthly for state
employers, by last day of month |
