City and county minimum wage rates for 2027

Local minimum wage 2026 and 2027

Select a column heading to sort. Rates are each locality's general rate for the largest employers; employer-size tiers and tipped rates are on the locality pages. "Not yet announced" means no official page stated the 2027 figure when we checked. On a phone each locality shows as a card.

Each row links the official page we read: the city or county labor standards page or ordinance, or the state labor department's list of local rates. Download this table as CSV.

By state

The state rate is the floor everywhere in the state; these localities add a higher one for work done inside their limits. Compare every state's 2027 rate in the minimum wage by state table.

• Arizona (in the state table): 1 locality, state rate $15.15 in 2026
• California minimum wage 2027: 32 localities, state rate $16.90 in 2026
• Colorado minimum wage 2027: 4 localities, state rate $15.16 in 2026
• Illinois (in the state table): 1 locality, state rate $15.00 in 2026
• Maryland (in the state table): 2 localities, state rate $15.00 in 2026
• Minnesota minimum wage 2027: 2 localities, state rate $11.41 in 2026
• New Mexico (in the state table): 3 localities, state rate $12.00 in 2026
• New York (in the state table): 1 locality, state rate $16.00 in 2026
• Oregon (in the state table): 1 locality, state rate $15.55 in 2026
• Washington minimum wage 2027: 7 localities, state rate $17.13 in 2026

How local minimum wages work

A city or county ordinance sets a rate for work done within its boundaries. Where the local rate is higher than the state's, the employer pays the local rate for those hours. Many ordinances set lower rates for small employers or count employees worldwide, and some (Hayward, Burien, Everett, King County, Montgomery County and Saint Paul here) have separate tiers by employer size. Unincorporated county rates cover only the areas outside the county's cities.

Most local rates follow a consumer price index and change on January 1. Berkeley, Emeryville, Fremont, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County (unincorporated), Milpitas, San Francisco and Santa Monica change on July 1 instead, so their 2027 figures usually come out in the spring of 2027.

What isn't in the list

• Chicago, IL. The official city page didn't come up in our searches, so we couldn't confirm the July 1, 2026 rate on it.
• Alameda, El Cerrito, Richmond, Malibu, Pasadena, Petaluma, Santa Rosa and Novato, CA. We couldn't open an official city page showing the 2026 rate; the pages we reached listed older years only.
• Portland and Rockland, ME. We didn't reach an official city page with the 2026 or 2027 rate.
• Tucson, AZ. We didn't reach an official city page with the current rate.
• SeaTac, WA. Its minimum wage covers hospitality and transportation employers only, so it isn't a general minimum wage.
• Industry rates. Hotel, airport, health care and fast food minimum wages (Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Oakland and others) apply to one industry and aren't listed.
• Washington, DC. DC sets its own rate as a jurisdiction and is in the state table.

General information, not legal or payroll advice; we are not lawyers or payroll advisers. Checked November 2026 against each city's, county's or state's official page linked in the table. A city or county can change a rate after we check, and coverage, employer-size rules and exemptions differ from place to place. Before you change payroll, confirm the rate with the local labor standards office, your payroll provider or an employment attorney. MCC Solutions isn't affiliated with any government agency.

Common questions

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