Significant wage hikes kick in Jan. 1 for millions of workers across these states. See if your area made the list.

More than 20 states will increase their minimum wage this year, boosting paychecks for millions of workers as rising costs squeeze household budgets. Both Democratic- and Republican-led states, from California and Washington to Missouri and Nebraska, have hiked their wage floors above the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour.

Oklahoma remains behind several other states on it's journey to higher pay. Here's what to know about the future of minimum wage in Oklahoma.

Four New England states are seeing a pay boost this year but Massachusetts isn’t one of them. Here's how the Bay State stacks up.

Virginians earning minimum wage should see more money in their paychecks after a 36-cent-per-hour increase took effect Thursday. The minimum wage in the commonwealth went from $12.41 per hour to $12.77 per hour.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City’s minimum wage is getting a boost in 2026. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, minimum wage workers in New York City, Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk counties will receive a 50-cent increase to $17 from $16.50.

Florida’s minimum wage will rise to $15 an hour in 2026 as the result of a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2020. Florida’s current minimum wage is $14 an hour. The increase will go into effect on Sept. 30 and will be the state's last scheduled minimum wage increase.

Major minimum wage increases take effect in 22 states during 2026, benefiting millions of American workers as wages rise above the federal $7.25 minimum.