2017 Wage Rates for Employees Subject to the FLSA

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1 Alabama Alabama has no state minimum wage law; federal law applies. CONFIRMED. Alaska's Department of Labor and Workforce Development used the January-December calendar year change in the Alaska CPI. That measure increased.5 percent, so they will increase the /1/2017 minimum wage by 5 cents. Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/2017 Delaware Delaware's tipped wage is frozen at $ Florida and Clerical Workers/South Urban Average, Florida's rate will go up by /1/ % to $8.10. Florida's tip credit is $3.02. Georgia Georgia s minimum wage law excludes employees covered by the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA); federal law on cash and tipped wage applies In Hawaii, the combined amount the employee receives from the Hawaii /1/2017 employer and tips must be at least $7.00 more than the applicable /1/2018 minimum wage. Idaho Idaho s cash wage is frozen at $3.35. Illinois Illinois tip credit is 40% of the applicable minimum wage. Indiana Indiana s minimum wage law excludes FLSA employees; federal law on cash/tipped wage applies. Iowa Iowa s tipped credit is 40% of the applicable minimum wage. Kansas Kansas minimum wage law excludes FLSA employees; federal law on cash/tipped wage applies. Kentucky Federal cash/tipped wage law applies in Kentucky. Louisiana Louisiana has no state minimum wage law. Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/2018 NEW. In November, Arizona voters approved a ballot initiative that would take the state's wage to $12 by Annual Indexing will return in Arizona's tip credit is $3.00. Arkansas's cash wage is frozen at $2.63. California allows no tip credit. Businesses with 25 or fewer employees will have an extra year to comply. The wage will be indexed to inflation starting 1/1/2023. NEW. In November, Colorado's voters approved a ballot initiative that would take the state's wage to $12 by Annual Indexing will return in Colorado's tip credit is $3.02. Bartenders' wages are based on an 18.5% tip credit, making the hourly wage $7.82. NEW. In November, Maine's voters approved a ballot initiative that would take the state's wage to $12 by In 2021, the minimum wage will be indexed by inflation. Also, the minimum wage for tipped employees was set at $5.00 in 2017 and then by $1.00 per hour each year until it matches the minimum wage for all employees, which occurs no sooner than Maryland's tipped wage is frozen at $3.63. Massachusetts' tipped wage increases along with its minimum wage. Michigan's tipped wage is 38% the applicable minimum wage. Beginning 1/12019, the wage will be indexed for inflation, with each annual increase capped at 3.5%

2 Minnesota Minnesota allows no tip credit. Beginning 1/1/2018, the minimum wage will be indexed to inflation. (These rates are for large employers.) Mississippi Mississippi has no state minimum wage law. Missouri CONFIRMED. Using the US city average for All Urban and Clerical Workers (which rose 0.4%), Misouri's wage will increase by $0.05. Missouri /1/2017 Missouri's tip credit is 50%. Montana /1/2017 Nebraska Nebraska's tipped wage is frozen at $2.13. Nevada New Hampshire Consumers/All US City Average, Montana's rate could go up by 1.09% to $8.138, then be rounded up to the next 5 cent increment. Montana has no tip credit. ESTIMATED. The wage that will go into effect on 7/1/2017 will not be released until spring According to Nevada's Office of the Labor Commissioner, the adjustment of the indexed wage is based on changes and at the federal level and the cumulative increase in the cost of living, which 7/1/2017 explains why the wage has not increased since July (In any given year, the new minimum wage could not increase by more than 3%.) Employers covered by the FLSA can pay employees $7.25 per hour if health benefits are provided. Nevada does not allow a tip credit. New Hampshire s cash wage cannot be less than 45% of the applicable minimum wage. New Hampshire has no state minimum wage law, federal law applies. New Jersey and Clerical Workers/All US City Average (not seasonally adjusted), New Jersey's rate could go up by 0.66% to $ New Jersey does not have /1/2017 a statute regulating tips, so the federal tip law applies. New Mexico New Mexico s cash wage is frozen at $2.13, but the cash wage plus tips must equal the applicable minimum wage in order for the reduced wage to be paid This is the wage rate in effect for greater New York, according to /31/2016 the Department of Labor. On 12/31/2016, large employers in New Greater New York /31/2017 York City must pay $11 an hour, and employers in Long Island and /31/2018 Westchester must pay $10 an hour. Beginning 12/31/2016, the applicable /31/2019 wage will increase based on inflation. Quick service employees are paid /31/2020 on a different wage scale. (See next entry.) /31/2016 This is the wage rate in effect for so-called "fast food" employees in New New York Quick Service /31/2017 York, according to the Department of Labor. In New Y ork Employeees /31/2018 City, the current wage for these employees is $ /31/ /31/2020 North Carolina North Carolina s tipped wage is set at the federal amount of $2.13. North Dakota North Dakota s tip credit is 33% of the applicable minimum wage. Ohio /1/2017 and Clerical Workers/All US City Average (not seasonally adjusted), Ohio's rate could go up by 0.66% to $8.154, and then be rounded to the nearest 5 cents. Ohio's tip credit is 50% of the applicable minimum wage. Oklahoma Oklahoma s minimum wage law excludes FLSA employees; federal law on cash/tipped wage applies.

3 Oregon (standard increase) In 2016, Oregon passed a three-tiered wage hike. The wage represented /1/2017 Is the "standard" wage. Employers in the Portland Metro area will pay /1/2018 $1.00 over the minimum wage starting 7/1/2017, while those in the /1/2019 "nonurban" counties will pay 25 cents less than the standard. Oregon has /1/2020 no tip credit. Starting 7/1/2023, Oregon will return to the practice of /1/2021 annual increases based on inflation /1/2022 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania s cash wage is frozen at $2.83. Rhode Island Rhode Island's definition of tipped employees includes bussers /1/2017 South Carolina South Carolina has no state minimum wage law; federal law applies. South Dakota Consumers/All US City Average, South Dakota's rate could go up by % to $8.664, then be rounded up to the next 5 cent increment. South 1/1/2017 Dakota's tip credit is 50% the minimum wage. Tennessee Tennessee has no state minimum wage law; federal law applies. Texas Texas s minimum wage law excludes FLSA employees; federal law on cash/tipped wage applies. Utah Utah requires a cash wage higher than the Federal requirement, but the higher wage does not apply to employers covered by the FLSA. Vermont Vermont will return to the practice of indexing the minimum wage to /1/2017 inflation beginning in Vermont's indexing rate is capped at 5% /1/2018 Virginia cash/tipped wage applies Washington /1/ /1/ /1/2019 NEW. In November, Washington voters approved a ballot initiative that would take the state's wage to $13.50 by Annual Indexing will return in Washington allows no tip credit /1/2020 West Virginia West Virginia's 2014 wage law removed an exemption for employees covered by the FLSA and adjusted the state's tip credit. West Virginia allows a 70% tip credit, provided employers can document the employee is receiving at least 70% the minimum wage in gratuities/credits. Wisconsin Wisconsin s cash wage is frozen at $2.33. Wyoming Wyoming has no law on tipped wage; federal law applies and Clerical Workers/All US City Average, Albuquerque's rate will go Albuquerque, New Mexico up 0.71% to $8.81, then be rounded up to the next 5 cent increment. Albuquerque's tipped wage is 60% of the minimum wage. law /1/2017 requires that the cash wage and tips must equal the applicable minimum wage in order for the reduced wage to be paid. Berkeley, California The Berkeley City Council recently voted to raise their minimum wage to /1/2017 $13.75 starting in October. Birmingham, Alabama When the city Birmingham, Alabama voted in February to increase its minimum wage by $2.85 to $10.10, the legislature and Gov. Robert Bentley responded with a bill banning Alabama cities from raising their minimum wages independently. (This will not appear on future lists.) Bernalillo, New Mexico /1/2017 ESTIMATED WITH AUGUST DATA.Bernalillo uses the CPI of September 2015-September 2016 of all Urban Consumers/All US City Average. Using the same measure for August-August, it is reasonable to assume Bernalillo's rate could go up by 1.09% to $8.74. law requires that the cash wage and tips must equal the applicable minimum wage in order for the reduced wage to be paid.

4 Chicago, Illinois El Cerrito, California Emeryville, California (large businesses) Las Cruces, New Mexico Lexington, Kentucky Los Angeles, California Employers of 26+ Los Angeles County, California Employers of 26+ Louisville, Kentucky Malibu, California Montgomery County, Maryland Mountain View, California Beginning 7/1/2017, Chicago's tipped wage will be indexed to inflation (capped at 2.5%). With the cap, the wage can go up no higher than /1/2017 $ Beginning 7/1/2020, the city's minimum wage will also be indexed * 7/1/2018 to inflation. In years when the unemployment rate exceeds 8.5%, the city's minimum wage would be frozen. The wage will be available on 6/ * 7/1/2019 of the year the new wage is going into effect El Cerrito passed legislation to increase the local minimum wage to /1/2017 $11.60 on 7/1/2016 and implementing future increases as described /1/2018 Beginning 1/1/2020, and each year thereafter, the wage will increase /1/2019 based on changes in the local CPI /1/2017 city /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ /1/ Last year, Malibu voted to raise the minimum wage to $15 by mid /1/2018 for businesses with more than 25 employees /1/ /1/ /1/2017 ESTIMATES PROVIDED BY THE CITY. Emeryville's wage rates will increase annually, with Large Business (56+) minimum wage rates adjusted for inflation every July 1 based on the annual increase in the local CPI (Urban and Clerical Workers/San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Area). Small Business (55 or fewer) minimum wage rates will increase in increments until 2019, at which point the Small Business minimum wage rate will match the Large Business minimum wage rate and both will be increased every July 1 by the local CPI. The city s an annual CPI of 2.63% (which has been close to the annual average over the last five years). Las Cruces allows a cash wage for tipped employees of 40% of the applicable minimum wage.the minimum wage will be indexed to inflation beginning in Last fall, the city council voted to raise the local minimum wage to $10.10 an hour by mid Rates apply to employers with 26 or more employees. (Smaller businesses have an additional year to raise the wage rates in the same increments.) The state does not allow a tip credit. Beginning 7/1/2022, the city will index the minimum wage to inflation. Rates will be announced on January 1 of each year. Rates apply to employers with 26 or more employees. (Smaller businesses have an additional year to raise the wage rates in the same increments.) The state does not allow a tip credit. Beginning 7/1/2022, the city will index the minimum wage to inflation. Rates will be announced on January 1 of each year. Louisville will begin indexing in 2018 (capped at 3%), and the adjusted wage will be announced April 1 by the Metro Revenue Commission and take effect July 1. A lawsuit challenging the increase is underway, and the case will be heard by the Kentucky Supreme Court. (Briefs are currently being filed.) Montgomery County's tipped wage is equal to 50% of the state minimum wage. In 2016, Mountain View voted to implement additional wage hikes. (Previously, the city was set to begin annual indexing.) The ordinance s effective date of 1/1/2017 were adopted in an effort to have regional consistency with the existing minimum wage effective dates in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and Palo Alto, and pave a regional path for $15.00 per hour that other cities may join. Beginning 1/1/2019, the wage will be indexed to inflation.

5 Oakland, California Pasadena, California /1/2017 CONFIRMED.Using the CPI of Urban and Clerical Wage Earners for the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Area from August 2015-August the rate will 2.45% to $ law allows no tip credit Applies to businesses with 26 or more employees. Employers with 25 or fewer employees will have a one-year grace period to comply with the /1/2018 ordinance Palo Alto, California See the explanation for Mountain View, California. 1/1/2017 Portland, Maine The city follows state tipped wage law Prince George s County, Maryland /1/2016 law applies for tipped wage /1/2017 Puerto Rico Federal cash/tipped wage law applies Richmond's minimum wage will be indexed to inflation starting January 1, Richmond, California /1/ The city minimum wage does not apply to tipped employees; state /1/2018 law applies. San Diego, California San Francisco, California San Jose, California Santa Clara, California Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Monica, California Beginning 1/1/2019, the wage will be indexed to inflation /1/ /1/ /1/ and Clerical Workers/All US City Average, San Jose's rate will go up by 0.71% to $10.37, then be rounded up to the next 5 cent increment. 1/1/2017 law allows no tip credit See the explanation for Mountain View, California. Beginning in 2019, the /1/2017 wage will be indexed to inflation /1/2017 SeaTac, Washington Seattle, Washington Sunnyvale, California San Francisco has had an indexed minimum wage since In 2014, the city's voters passed a $15.00 minimum wage ballot initiative that will be phased in by July San Francisco will go back to indexing its minimum wage to local inflation rates in July law allows no tip credit. ESTIMATED WITH AUGUST DATA.Santa Fe uses the average annual increase in the CPI of Urban and Clerical Wage Earners for the West Urban Area. Comparing the average of January-August 2015 to the average of January-August 2016, it's reasonable to Santa Fe's rate could go up by 1.43% to $ law requires that the cash wage and tips must equal the applicable minimum wage in order for the reduced wage to be paid /1/2018 Applies to businesses with 26 or more employees. law allows no tip /1/2019 credit /1/2021 SeaTac s current minimum wage law applies to businesses outside but not within the airport. Seattle splits up employers into Schedule 1 (500+) and Schedule (under 500), but it also classifies small franchisees of chain restaurants as Schedule 1. The rates and effective dates provided are for Schedule /1/ employers. The ordinance provides for annual indexing beginning in See the explanation for Mountain View, California. Beginning in 2019, the /1/2017 wage will be indexed to inflation.

6 Tacoma, Washington Washington, DC /1/2017 Beginning in 2019, the wage will be indexed to inflation /1/ /1/ /1/2018 Beginning 7/1/2021, the wage will be indexed to inflation /1/ /1/2020 Please contact Kristen Eastlick at (202) with questions.