(CNN) - Nearly two dozen states and Washington, D.C., will be raising their minimum wages in 2026 at a time when many ...

Wage growth is slowing as 2025 draws to a close, which could signal financial struggles for more Americans in the new year.

No, Mississippi is not among the 19 states raising the minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour for covered nonexempt workers.

California’s minimum wage is adjusted every year for inflation. Some cities have a higher wage floor and unions are advocating increases for specific industries.

Right now, the minimum wage in New Jersey is $14.53, but that will change on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. On the first day of the ...