NOTE: If your state’s minimum wage rate differs from the federal rate, then the employer must pay the higher of the two rates for a domestic worker’s minimum wage.
Nannies, housekeepers, and most senior caregivers are covered by minimum wage legislation. They must be paid for every hour of work at no less than the applicable minimum wage, and hours over 40 in a week may require compensation at no less than 1.5 times the minimum wage. Read on for a list of minimum wage rates by state.
FEDERAL minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. |
» Related Article: FLSA Overtime Rules for Household Employees
|
State |
Minimum Wage Rate per Hour |
Scheduled Increases and/or Variances |
|
Alabama |
$7.25 |
|
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Alaska |
$11.73 |
Household employment exempt from state minimum wage. |
|
Arizona |
$14.35 |
|
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Arkansas |
$7.25 |
|
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California |
$16.00 |
Live-in and Live-out household employees are subject to overtime. |
|
Colorado |
$14.42 |
|
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Connecticut |
$15.69 |
|
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Delaware |
$7.25 |
Domestic employment is excluded from the Delaware Minimum Wage Act (https://delcode.delaware.gov/title19/c009/) |
|
District of Columbia |
$17.50 |
|
|
Florida |
$12.00 |
Annual increases indexed to inflation. $13.00 effective 9/30/2024 |
|
Georgia |
$7.25 |
|
|
Hawaii |
$14.00 |
|
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Idaho |
$7.25 |
|
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Illinois |
$14.00 |
|
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Indiana |
$7.25 |
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Iowa |
$7.25 |
|
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Kansas |
$7.25 |
|
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Kentucky |
$7.25 |
|
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Louisiana |
$7.25 |
|
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Maine |
$14.15 |
City of Portland- $15.00, City of Rockland- $15.00 |
|
Maryland |
$15.00 |
Live-in domestic employees must be paid the overtime differential (1.5 times hourly rate) for hours worked over 40 in a week. |
|
Massachusetts |
$15.00 |
|
|
Michigan |
$10.33 |
State minimum wage applies to those with 2 or more employees. |
|
Minnesota |
$8.85 |
Annual increases indexed to inflation. Minneapolis Small Employers: $15.57; St. Paul Small Employers: $12.25. Live-in domestic employees must be paid the overtime differential (1.5 times hourly rate) for hours worked over 48 in a week. |
|
Mississippi |
$7.25 |
|
|
Missouri |
$12.30 |
|
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Montana |
$10.30 |
Annual increases indexed to inflation. |
|
Nebraska |
$12.00 |
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Nevada |
$12.00 |
|
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New Hampshire |
$7.25 |
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New Jersey |
$13.50 |
Live-in domestic employees must be paid the overtime differential (1.5 times hourly rate) for hours worked over 40 in a week. |
|
New Mexico |
$12.00 |
City and County Wage Ordinances vary- MORE |
|
New York |
$15.00 |
New York City, Long Island & Westchester $16.00 Live-in domestic employees must be paid the greater of the overtime differential (1.5 times NYS hourly minimum wage) or the regular hourly wage for hours worked over 44 in a week. See NYS DOL for the law. |
|
North Carolina |
$7.25 |
|
|
North Dakota |
$7.25 |
|
|
Ohio |
$7.25 |
Annual increases indexed to inflation. |
|
Oklahoma |
$7.25 |
|
|
$14.70
|
Portland Metro- $15.95
Non-Urban Counties- $13.70 |
|
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Pennsylvania |
$7.25 |
|
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Rhode Island |
$14.00 | |
|
South Carolina |
$7.25 |
|
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South Dakota |
$11.20 |
Adjusted to an inflation index every Jan. 1. |
|
Tennessee |
$7.25 |
|
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Texas |
$7.25 |
|
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Utah |
$7.25 |
|
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Vermont |
$13.67 |
Annual increases indexed to inflation. |
|
Virginia |
$12.00 |
$13.50 on 1/1/2025 |
|
Washington |
$16.28 |
|
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West Virginia |
$8.75 |
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Wisconsin |
$7.25 |
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Wyoming |
$9.20 |
Last updated: June 24, 2024
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