(미국) STATE MINIMUM WAGE LEGISLATION in US (미국의 2016년도 州別 최저임금)

출처: http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wage-chart.aspx

밝은 하늘: 미국의 2016년도 최저임금은 한국인이 생각하는 것만큼 높지 않다. 전세계 최고부유 국가이자 군사적으로 전세계 최강국인 미국이 IMF로부터 높은 빈곤률 때문에 경고를 받았다니, 결코 믿기지 않는 사실이다. 미국인들 중 7명 중 1명이 빈곤층이라고 소개한 BBC 기사(6월22일자)가 최근에 나왔다. 그래서 인터넷으로 미국의 현재 최저임금을 검색하여 보았다. 미국의 최저임금은 주마다 다르지만 5달러에서 10달러까지 분포한다. 한국의 2016년 현재 최저임금이 6,030원이다. 2020년(?)까지 미국은 최저임금을 15달러까지 인상한다고 알고 있다. 미국은 전세계 군사비의 3분의 1을 지출하고 있는데, 이 중 일부를 국내로 끌어들인다면, 빈곤의 문제는 쉽게 해결할 능력이 되는 나라인데, 문제는 과연 지도충이나 권력층이 그걸 원하는가 인데, 현실적으로 불가능해보인다. 아무튼 현재 미국의 최저임금은 아래와 같다.

STATE MINIMUM WAGES | 2016 MINIMUM WAGE BY STATE

4/14/2016

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• State Minimum Wage Table
• Footnotes

CONTACT

• Allison Laffen

The table below reflects current state minimum wages in effect as of Jan. 1, 2016, as well as future enacted increases.

Summary

2016 Highlights

• New York became the second state to pass a new law that would raise the minimum wage in New York City to $15 per hour by the end of 2018.
• On April 4, California Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 3 into law. The new law increases the minimum wage to $15 per hour by Jan. 1, 2022, for employers with 26 or more employees. For employers with 25 or fewer employees the minimum wage will reach $15 per hour by Jan. 1, 2023. Increases may be paused by the governor if certain economic or budgetary conditions exist. Beginning the first Jan. 1 after the minimum wage reaches $15 per hour for smaller employers, the minimum wage is indexed annually for inflation.
• Fourteen states begin the new year with higher minimum wages. Of those, 12 states increased their rates through legislation passed in the 2014 or 2015 sessions, while two states automatically increased their rates based on the cost of living.
• Of the 11 states that currently tie increases to the cost of living, eight did not increase their minimum wage rates for 2016. Colorado provided for an 8-cent increase and South Dakota granted a 5-cent increase per hour. Increases in Nevada are required to take effect in July.
• Maryland, Minnesota and D.C. have additional increases scheduled for 2016. Nevada will announce in July whether or not there will be a cost of living increase to their indexed minimum wage.

2015 Highlights

• The Rhode Island legislature enacted an increase, taking the state minimum wage to $9.60 effective Jan. 1, 2016. (HB 5074 / S194)
• The increases D.C. and Maryland passed during the 2014 session take effect July 1, 2015. D.C.'s new wage of $10.50 an hour makes it the first jurisdiction to cross the $10 threshold among the states. Maryland's minimum wage rose to $8.25 on July 1.
• Delaware also passed an increase in 2014, which took effect June 1, 2015, increasing the state's minimum wage to $8.25 an hour.

2014 highlights

• Lawmakers in Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Rhode Island,Vermont, West Virginia and D.C. enacted increases during the 2014 session.
• Voters in Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota approved minimum wage increases through ballot measures.

Currently, 29 states and D.C. have minimum wages above the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

Five states have not adopted a state minimum wage: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee.  New Hampshire repealed their state minimum wage in 2011 but adopted the federal minimum wage by reference.

State Legislation

• Minimum wage legislation database (2014/2015/2016)
• LegisBrief (February 2014)

STATE MINIMUM WAGE LEGISLATION

State	Minimum Wage As of Jan. 1, 2016	Future Enacted Increases	Indexed Automatic Annual Adjustments
Alabama	none
Alaska	$9.75		Indexed annual increases begin Jan. 1, 2017. (2014 ballot measure)
American Samoa	varies 1
Arizona	$8.05		Rate increased annually based on cost of living. (Ballot measure 2006)
Arkansas	$8.00	$8.50 eff. 1-1-17
California	$10.00	$15.00 eff. 1-1-2022
Colorado	$8.31		Rate increased or decreased annually based on cost of living. (Constitutional amendment 2006)
Connecticut	$9.60 2	$10.10 eff. 1-1-17
Delaware	$8.25
D.C.	$10.50 3	$11.50 eff. 7-1-16	Indexed increases begin July 1, 2017 (2014 legislation)
Florida	$8.05		Annual increase based cost of living. (Constitutional amendment 2004)
Georgia	$5.15
Guam	$8.25
Hawaii	$8.50	$9.25 eff. 1-1-17 $10.10 eff. 1-1-18
Idaho	$7.25
Illinois	$8.25
Indiana	$7.25
Iowa	$7.25
Kansas	$7.25
Kentucky	$7.25
Louisiana	none
Maine	$7.50 4
Maryland	$8.25	$8.75 eff. 7-1-16 $9.25 eff. 7-1-17 $10.10 eff. 7-1-18
Massachusetts	$10.00 5	$11.00 eff. 1-1-17
Michigan	$8.50	$8.90 eff. 1-1-17 $9.25 eff. 1-1-18	Annual increases take effect Jan. 1, 2019, linked to the CPI. Increases not to exceed 3.5%. (2014 Legislation)
Minnesota	$9.00/$7.25 6	Large Employers: $9.50 eff. 8-1-16 Small Employers: $7.75 eff. 8-1-16	Indexed annual increases begin Jan. 1, 2018. (2014 legislation)
Mississippi	none
Missouri	$7.65 7		Minimum wage increased or decreased by cost of living starting Jan. 1, 2008. (2006 ballot measure)
Montana	$8.05/$4.00 8		Increases done annually based on the CPI and effective Jan. 1 of the following year. (2006 ballot measure)
Nebraska	$9.00
Nevada	$8.25/$7.25 9		Increases subject to the federal minimum wage and consumer price index. Increases take effect July 1. (Constitutional amendment 2004/2006).
New Hampshire	repealed by HB 133 (2011)
New Jersey	$8.38		Indexed annual increases based on the CPI, effective Jan. 1, 2014. (Constitutional Amendment 2013)
New Mexico	$7.50
New York	$9.00	$15.00 eff. 12-31-2018
North Carolina	$7.25
North Dakota	$7.25
Ohio	$8.10/$7.25 10		Indexed annual increases based on the CPI. (Constitutional amendment 2006)
Oklahoma	$7.25/$2.00 11
Oregon	$9.25		Indexed annual increases based on the CPI, rounded to the nearest five cents. (ballot measure 2002)
Pennsylvania	$7.25
Puerto Rico	$7.25/$5.08 12
Rhode Island	$9.60
South Carolina	none
South Dakota	$8.55		Annual indexed increases begin Jan. 1, 2016. (2014 ballot measure.)
Tennessee	none
Texas	$7.25
Utah	$7.25
Vermont	$9.60	$10.00 eff. 1-1-17 $10.50 eff. 1-1-18	Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, minimum wage increased annually by 5% or the CPI, whichever is smaller; it cannot decrease. Note: Vermont started indexing in 2007 but enacted additional increases in 2014. (2014 legislation)
Virgin Islands	$7.25/$4.30 13
Virginia	$7.25
Washington	$9.47		Annual indexed increases began Jan. 1, 2001. (ballot measure 1998)
West Virginia	$8.75
Wisconsin	$7.25
Wyoming	$5.15

 

Sources: U.S. Dept. of Labor, http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm; and state web sites.

Notes

1 American Samoa: The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-28) sets minimum wage rates within American Samoa and provides for additional increases in the minimum wage of $0.50 per hour each year on May 25, until reaching the minimum wage generally applicable in the United States. The wage rates are set for particular industries, not for an employee's particular occupation. The rates are minimum rates; an employer may choose to pay an employee at a rate higher than the rate(s) for its industry.

2  Connecticut: The Connecticut minimum wage rate automatically increases to 1/2 of 1 percent above the rate set in the Fair Labor Standards Act if the Federal minimum wage rate equals or becomes higher than the State minimum.

3  District of Columbia: In the District of Columbia, the rate is automatically set at $1 above the Federal minimum wage rate if the District of Columbia rate is lower.

4 The Maine minimum wage is automatically replaced with the Federal minimum wage rate if it is higher than the State minimum with the exception that any such increase is limited to no more than $1.00 per hour above the current legislated State rate.

5  The Massachusetts minimum wage rate automatically increases to 10 cents above the rate set in the Fair Labor Standards Act if the Federal minimum wage equals or becomes higher than the State minimum.

6  Minnesota: With the passage of H.B. 2091 (2014), the annual sales volume threshold was reduced to $500,000. For large employers, with an annual sales volume of $500,000 or more, the minimum wage is currently $9.00; for small employers, those with an annual sales volume of less than $500,000, the minimum wage is $7.25.

7  Missouri - In addition to the exemption for federally covered employment, the law exempts, among others, employees of a retail or service business with gross annual sales or business done of less than $500,000.

8  Montana: the $4.00 rate applies to businesses with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less; $8.05 applies to all others.

9  Nevada: $8.25 without health benefits; $7.25 with health benefits.

10 Ohio: $7:25 for employers grossing $283,000 or less

11 Oklahoma: 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 are subject to federal minimum wage; all others are subject to state minimum wage of $2.00 (OK ST T. 40 § 197.5).

12 Puerto Rico: Employers covered by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are subject to the Federal minimum wage of $7.25. Employers not covered by the FLSA will be subject to a minimum wage that is at least 70 percent of the Federal minimum wage or the applicable mandatory decree rate of $5.08, whichever is higher. The Secretary of Labor and Human Resources may authorize a rate based on a lower percentage for any employer who can show that implementation of the 70 percent rate would substantially curtail employment in that business.

13 Virgin Islands: $4.30 for businesses with gross annual receipts of less than $150,000.

Other Exceptions

• Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Puerto Rico, Utah, and Virginia exclude from coverage any employment that is subject to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Hawaii, Kansas, and Michigan exclude from coverage any employment that is subject to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, if the State wage is higher than the Federal wage.
• The Georgia state minimum wage is $5.15. Employees covered under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act are subject to the federal minimum wage of $7.25, but those not covered under the FLSA may be paid the state minimum wage of $5.15.