What changes for employers on January 1, 2027
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Minimum wages, salary thresholds and other employer rules with a 2027 effective date, each with its official source and the exact text.
Headline finding
We found 43 employer rule changes for 2027 with an official source: 20 confirmed by the agency, 13 scheduled by statute and 10 where the number is not announced yet. They are in 23 states and DC, counting city and county changes: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Vermont and Washington.
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What stands out
- 12 statewide minimum wage figures are already set for January 1, 2027. California $17.40/hour, Colorado $15.71/hour, Connecticut $17.48/hour, Maine $15.70/hour, Michigan $15.00/hour, Minnesota $11.87/hour, Nebraska $15.26/hour, New Jersey $16.48/hour, Ohio $11.40/hour ($5.70/hour for tipped employees), Rhode Island $17.00/hour, Virginia $13.75/hour and Washington $17.73/hour. Each figure is quoted from the state's official page below. New York has confirmed no general increase on that date.
- 10 changes follow a formula and the new number is not announced yet. Arizona, Boulder County (unincorporated), CO, Saint Paul, MN, Montana, South Dakota, Vermont, District of Columbia, Chicago, IL, Montgomery County, MD and Oregon. We show the official text that sets the formula and no guessed number.
- The salary threshold for the overtime exemption changes in 3 places. California: $72,384/year. Maine: $905.79/week ($47,101.08/year). Washington: $1,773.00/week ($92,196.00/year) for employers with 51 or more employees (2.5 x the state minimum wage x 40 hours); $1,595.70/week ($82,976.40/year) for employers with 50 or fewer employees (2.25 x the state minimum wage x 40 hours).
- 11 changes take effect after January 1, the first on June 30, 2027. Washington, Alaska, California, Los Angeles, CA, District of Columbia, Chicago, IL, Montgomery County, MD, Saint Paul, MN, Oregon and Delaware.
- 10 changes are set by a city or county, not the state. Boulder (city), CO, Boulder County (unincorporated), CO, Minneapolis, MN, Saint Paul, MN, Santa Fe (city), NM, Seattle, WA, Los Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL and Montgomery County, MD. A local minimum wage applies on top of the state rule where it is higher.
Pick your state
States not in this list: no verified 2027 change found yet.
| State | Changes and status |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 1 change: 1 scheduled by statute |
| Arizona | 1 change: 1 not announced yet |
| California | 5 changes: 2 confirmed, 3 scheduled by statute |
| Colorado | 4 changes: 2 confirmed, 1 scheduled by statute, 1 not announced yet |
| Connecticut | 1 change: 1 confirmed |
| District of Columbia | 1 change: 1 not announced yet |
| Delaware | 1 change: 1 scheduled by statute |
| Illinois | 1 change: 1 not announced yet |
| Maryland | 2 changes: 1 confirmed, 1 not announced yet |
| Maine | 3 changes: 3 confirmed |
| Michigan | 1 change: 1 scheduled by statute |
| Minnesota | 5 changes: 3 confirmed, 1 scheduled by statute, 1 not announced yet |
| Montana | 1 change: 1 not announced yet |
| Nebraska | 1 change: 1 scheduled by statute |
| New Jersey | 1 change: 1 confirmed |
| New Mexico | 1 change: 1 scheduled by statute |
| New York | 1 change: 1 confirmed; no general minimum wage increase (confirmed) |
| Ohio | 1 change: 1 confirmed |
| Oregon | 1 change: 1 not announced yet |
| Rhode Island | 1 change: 1 scheduled by statute |
| South Dakota | 1 change: 1 not announced yet |
| Virginia | 1 change: 1 scheduled by statute |
| Vermont | 1 change: 1 not announced yet |
| Washington | 6 changes: 5 confirmed, 1 scheduled by statute |
Every change, by date
Labels: Confirmed (the agency has announced the number); Scheduled by statute (the number or date is written in a statute, ordinance or regulation); Not announced yet (the change follows an indexing formula and the number is not published yet).
January 1, 2027
Arizona
Arizona: Minimum wage
Not announced yet (set by a formula; the official text is below)
Not announced yet · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $15.15/hour
Official source: azleg.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“The minimum wage shall be increased on January 1, 2021 and on January 1 of successive years, by the increase in the cost of living.”
California
California: Salary threshold for overtime exemption
$72,384/year
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $70,304/year
Official source: dir.ca.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“Beginning January 1, 2027, an employee must earn an annual salary of at least $72,384 to meet the salary threshold for exemption.”
California: Minimum wage
$17.40/hour
Applies to: Statewide, all employers
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $16.90/hour
Official source: dir.ca.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“Beginning January 1, 2027, California’s statewide minimum wage will increase to $17.40 per hour”
Colorado
Colorado: Minimum wage
$15.71/hour
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $15.16/hour
Official source: cdle.colorado.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“Colorado’s minimum wage will increase to $15.71 per hour in 2027, and $12.69 for tipped workers”
Colorado: Tipped minimum wage
$12.69/hour
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027
Official source: cdle.colorado.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“Colorado’s minimum wage will increase to $15.71 per hour in 2027, and $12.69 for tipped workers”
Boulder (city), CO: Minimum wage
$18.17/hour
Scheduled by statute · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $16.82/hour
Official source: bouldercolorado.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“Beginning January 1, 2027: $18.17 per hour;”
Boulder County (unincorporated), CO: Minimum wage
Not announced yet (set by a formula; the official text is below)
Not announced yet · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $16.82/hour
Official source: bouldercounty.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“Beginning Jan. 1, 2027 and on Jan. 1 of each subsequent calendar year, such amended wage rate necessary to keep pace with the year-over year increase in the Consumer Price Index”
Connecticut
Connecticut: Minimum wage
$17.48/hour
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $16.94/hour
Official source: portal.ct.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“Connecticut’s minimum wage will adjust to $17.48 per hour beginning January 1, 2027—an increase from the 2026 rate of $16.94 per hour.”
Maine
Maine: Salary threshold for overtime exemption
$905.79/week ($47,101.08/year)
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027
Official source: maine.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“Starting January 1, 2027, the new minimum salary threshold for salaried workers exempt from overtime will be $905.79 per week , or $47,101.08 per year”
Maine: Minimum wage
$15.70/hour
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $15.10/hour
Official source: maine.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“effective January 1, 2027 , the state minimum wage will increase from $15.10 to $15.70 per hour”
Maine: Tipped minimum wage
$7.85/hour
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $7.55/hour
Official source: maine.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“The "tip wage," or service employee minimum wage, will increase from $7.55 to $7.85 per hour”
Maryland
Maryland: Paid family and medical leave contributions
0.9% of wages up to SS wage base (0.45% employer / 0.45% employee)
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027
Official source: paidleave.maryland.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“MD Labor set the initial contribution rate at 0.9% of wages up to the Social Security wage cap. The contribution amount is split equally between employers and employees (0.45% each). This rate will apply to wages paid from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027.”
Michigan
Michigan: Minimum wage
$15.00/hour
Scheduled by statute · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $13.73/hour
Official source: michigan.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“Effective January 1, 2027, the minimum wage rate is $15.00 per hour.”
Minnesota
Minnesota: Minimum wage
$11.87/hour
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $11.41/hour
Official source: dli.mn.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“will be adjusted for inflation on Jan. 1, 2027, to $11.87 an hour for all employers in the state.”
Minnesota: Training wage
$9.68/hour
Applies to: First 90 days of employment, workers under 20
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $9.31/hour
Official source: dli.mn.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“The 90-day training wage for workers under age 20 will increase to $9.68.”
Minneapolis, MN: Minimum wage
$17.02/hour
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $16.37/hour
Official source: minimumwage.minneapolismn.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“In 2027, the Minneapolis minimum wage is $17.02.”
Saint Paul, MN: Minimum wage
Not announced yet (set by a formula; the official text is below)
Applies to: Macro (more than 10,000 employees) and large (101 to 10,000) employers
Not announced yet · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $16.37/hour
Official source: stpaul.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“*The rate is based on a percentage increase calculated by the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry”
Montana
Montana: Minimum wage
Not announced yet (set by a formula; the official text is below)
Not announced yet · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $10.85/hour
Official source: archive.legmt.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“No later than September 30 of each year, an adjustment of the wage amount specified in subsection (1) must be made based upon the increase, if any, from August of the preceding year to August of the year in which the calculation is made in the consumer price index”
Nebraska
Nebraska: Minimum wage
$15.26/hour
Scheduled by statute · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $15.00/hour
Official source: Nebraska Attorney General, Opinion No. 26-003 (May 7, 2026), applying the LB 258 formula · retrieved Oct 7, 2026
Official text
“Under this formula, the 2027 statewide minimum wage will be $15.26”
New Jersey
New Jersey: Minimum wage
$16.48/hour
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $15.92/hour
Official source: nj.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“Effective January 1, 2027, New Jersey's minimum wage is $16.48/hour for most workers.”
New Mexico
Santa Fe (city), NM: Minimum wage
$17.50/hour
Scheduled by statute · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $15.40/hour
Official source: santafenm.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“One-time increase to $17.50/hour effective January 1, 2027”
New York
New York: Minimum wage
No increase: stays $17.00/hour in New York City, Long Island and Westchester and $16.00/hour in the rest of the state
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $17.00 (NYC, Long Island, Westchester); $16.00 (rest of state)
Official source: dol.ny.gov · retrieved Oct 7, 2026
Official text
“For 2027, the conditions for one of the off-ramps has been met. As a result, the minimum wage will not receive an inflation-based increase on January 1, 2027.”
New York: Minimum wage
$20.00/hour (New York City, Long Island and Westchester); $19.00/hour (rest of the state)
Applies to: Home care aides only
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027
Official source: dol.ny.gov · retrieved Oct 7, 2026
Official text
“The minimum wage for home care aides will increase on January 1, 2027, to: $20.00 per hour in New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County $19.00 per hour in the rest of the state”
Ohio
Ohio: Minimum wage
$11.40/hour ($5.70/hour for tipped employees)
Applies to: Businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $420,000 (smaller businesses and 14- and 15-year-olds stay at the federal $7.25)
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $11.00/hour ($5.50/hour for tipped employees)
Official source: com.ohio.gov · retrieved Oct 7, 2026
Official text
“The adjusted amounts, $11.40 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.70 per hour for tipped employees, represents a 3.5% increase from the current 2026 rates of $11 for non-tipped employees and $5.50 for tipped employees.”
Rhode Island
Rhode Island: Minimum wage
$17.00/hour
Scheduled by statute · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $16.00/hour
Official source: dlt.ri.gov via Internet Archive snapshot of July 27, 2026 · retrieved Sep 25, 2026
Official text
“Commencing January 1, 2027: $17.00 per hour”
South Dakota
South Dakota: Minimum wage
Not announced yet (set by a formula; the official text is below)
Not announced yet · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $11.85/hour
Official source: dlr.sd.gov · retrieved Oct 7, 2026
Official text
“The new adjusted rate will be announced on this web page for the following year no later than Oct. 15 of each year.”
Vermont
Vermont: Minimum wage
Not announced yet (set by a formula; the official text is below)
Not announced yet · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $14.42/hour
Official source: legislature.vermont.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“on each subsequent January 1, the minimum wage rate shall be increased by five percent or the percentage increase of the Consumer Price Index”
Virginia
Virginia: Minimum wage
$13.75/hour
Scheduled by statute · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $12.77/hour
Official source: governor.virginia.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“The legislation will then increase the minimum wage to $13.75 per hour on January 1, 2027, and subsequently increase the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour on January 1, 2028.”
Washington
Washington: Salary threshold for overtime exemption
$1,773.00/week ($92,196.00/year) for employers with 51 or more employees (2.5 x the state minimum wage x 40 hours)
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027
Official source: lni.wa.gov · retrieved Oct 7, 2026
Official text
“That means an employee must earn at least $1,773.00 a week ($92,196.00 a year) to be exempt from receiving overtime pay.”
Washington: Salary threshold for overtime exemption
$1,595.70/week ($82,976.40/year) for employers with 50 or fewer employees (2.25 x the state minimum wage x 40 hours)
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027
Official source: lni.wa.gov · retrieved Oct 7, 2026
Official text
“That means an exempt employee must earn at least $1,595.70 a week ($82,976.40 a year) for an employer to avoid paying the worker overtime.”
Washington: Minimum wage
$17.73/hour
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $17.13/hour
Official source: lni.wa.gov · retrieved Oct 7, 2026
Official text
“Washington’s minimum wage will rise 3.5 percent next year to $17.73 an hour.”
Washington: Non-compete agreements
$131,326.59/year earnings threshold for employees to be bound by a non-compete, January to June 2027
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $126,858.83/year (2026)
Official source: lni.wa.gov · retrieved Oct 7, 2026
Official text
“Between January and June 2027, the annual salary threshold for employees will be $131,326.59.”
Seattle, WA: Minimum wage
$22.14/hour
Confirmed · Effective January 1, 2027 · Before: $21.30/hour
Official source: seattle.gov · retrieved Oct 7, 2026
Official text
“The minimum wage rates for the 2026 and 2027 calendar years are set forth in the table below. 2026 Minimum Wage $21.30 2027 Minimum Wage $22.14”
June 30, 2027
Washington
Washington: Non-compete agreements
All noncompetition covenants void and unenforceable (RCW 49.62.020 as amended by 2026 c 149)
Scheduled by statute · Effective June 30, 2027 · Before: Non-competes allowed only above earnings threshold ($126,858.83 in 2026 for employees)
Official source: app.leg.wa.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“Beginning on June 30, 2027, all noncompetition covenants are void and unenforceable regardless of when the parties entered into the noncompetition covenant.”
July 1, 2027
Alaska
Alaska: Minimum wage
$15.00/hour
Scheduled by statute · Effective July 1, 2027 · Before: $14.00/hour
Official source: akleg.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“(3) effective July 1, 2027, the minimum wage shall be $15.00 per hour”
California
California: Minimum wage
$19.95/hour
Applies to: Health care workers at safety-net hospitals (high governmental payor or rural independent hospitals)
Scheduled by statute · Effective July 1, 2027 · Before: $19.28/hour
Official source: dir.ca.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“7/1/27 to 6/30/28: $19.95”
California: Minimum wage
$25.00/hour
Applies to: Health care workers at intermittent clinics, community clinics, rural health clinics and the urgent care clinics associated with them
Scheduled by statute · Effective July 1, 2027 · Before: $22.00/hour
Official source: dir.ca.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“7/1/26 to 6/30/27: $22 7/1/27 to 12/31/28: $25”
Los Angeles, CA: Minimum wage
$25.50/hour + $6.00/hour health benefit
Applies to: Hotel workers: hotels with 60 or more rooms (50 or more in the Airport Hospitality Enhancement Zone)
Scheduled by statute · Effective July 1, 2027 · Before: $25.00/hour + $4.25/hour health benefit
Official source: wagesla.lacity.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“July 1, 2027 – June 30, 2028 $25.50 per hour $6.00 per hour”
District of Columbia
District of Columbia: Minimum wage
Not announced yet (set by a formula; the official text is below)
Not announced yet · Effective July 1, 2027 · Before: $18.40/hour
Official source: does.dc.gov · retrieved Sep 25, 2026
Official text
“Under D.C. Code § 32-1003, the minimum wage increases each year in proportion to the increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers in the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor”
Illinois
Chicago, IL: Minimum wage
Not announced yet (set by a formula; the official text is below)
Not announced yet · Effective July 1, 2027 · Before: $17.05/hour (4+ employees)
Official source: chicago.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“The minimum wage increases annually according to the Consumer Price Index or 2.5%, whichever is lower.”
Maryland
Montgomery County, MD: Minimum wage
Not announced yet (set by a formula; the official text is below)
Not announced yet · Effective July 1, 2027 · Before: $18.00 large / $16.50 mid-size / $15.95 small
Official source: montgomerycountymd.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“July 1, 2027 and subsequent years Increase annually by CPI-W.”
Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN: Minimum wage
$15.00/hour
Applies to: Micro businesses (5 or fewer employees)
Scheduled by statute · Effective July 1, 2027 · Before: $14.25/hour
Official source: stpaul.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“July 1, 2026 $14.25 July 1, 2027 $15.00 July 1, 2028 City Rate*”
Oregon
Oregon: Minimum wage
Not announced yet (set by a formula; the official text is below)
Not announced yet · Effective July 1, 2027 · Before: $15.55 standard (July 1, 2026)
Official source: oregon.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“*By April 30th of each year, the Bureau will calculate an adjustment of the standard minimum wage rate.”
September 26, 2027
Delaware
Delaware: Pay ranges in job postings
Pay range + benefits description required in internal/external job postings (employers with 26+ employees)
Scheduled by statute · Effective September 26, 2027
Official source: legis.delaware.gov · retrieved Sep 24, 2026
Official text
“Section 2. This Act takes effect 2 years after its enactment into law.”
No verified 2027 change found yet
We have not found a 2027 change with an official source for these states yet. That does not mean nothing changes: cities, counties and agencies announce many 2027 figures in the fall. Check your state labor office (list of state labor offices, dol.gov).
- Alabama: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Arkansas: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Florida: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Georgia: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Hawaii: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Idaho: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Indiana: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Iowa: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Kansas: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Kentucky: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Louisiana: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Massachusetts: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Mississippi: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Missouri: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Nevada: No verified 2027 change found yet
- New Hampshire: No verified 2027 change found yet
- North Carolina: No verified 2027 change found yet
- North Dakota: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Oklahoma: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Pennsylvania: No verified 2027 change found yet
- South Carolina: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Tennessee: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Texas: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Utah: No verified 2027 change found yet
- West Virginia: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Wisconsin: No verified 2027 change found yet
- Wyoming: No verified 2027 change found yet
Method, period, n and caveats
Period: changes with an effective date in 2027. n: 43 changes in 24 jurisdictions (states and DC, with their cities and counties), each with an official source and a quote re-checked against the saved page text. Caveat: a state missing from the list may still change a rule in 2027; the list grows as agencies announce new figures.
What the labels mean
- Confirmed: the agency has announced the number.
- Scheduled by statute: the number or date is written in a statute, ordinance or regulation.
- Not announced yet: the change follows an indexing formula and the number is not published yet.
How this list was made
- Copied only items whose source_url is an official government or legislature page and whose source_quote was found again, today, in the page text saved at retrieval time (raw_file), after whitespace, curly-quote and HTML-tag normalization.
- Status labels: confirmed = the agency has announced the number; scheduled_by_statute = the number or date is written in a statute, ordinance or regulation; pending_announcement = the change is set by an indexing formula and the agency has not announced the number yet, so this page shows "not announced yet" and the indexing method instead of a guessed number.
- Grouped by the 50 states plus DC; local jurisdictions are listed under their parent state.
- Items not verified (no official quote) are NOT included; see not_verified in the source file.
Sources: official state, local and federal government pages as linked on each item, compiled by InterObservers Employer Desk.
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Sources (34)
- Arizona: Minimum wage
- California: Salary threshold for overtime exemption; California: Minimum wage
- Colorado: Minimum wage; Colorado: Tipped minimum wage
- Boulder (city), CO: Minimum wage
- Boulder County (unincorporated), CO: Minimum wage
- Connecticut: Minimum wage
- Maine: Salary threshold for overtime exemption; Maine: Minimum wage; Maine: Tipped minimum wage
- Maryland: Paid family and medical leave contributions
- Michigan: Minimum wage
- Minnesota: Minimum wage
- Minnesota: Training wage
- Minneapolis, MN: Minimum wage
- Saint Paul, MN: Minimum wage
- Montana: Minimum wage
- Nebraska: Minimum wage
- New Jersey: Minimum wage
- Santa Fe (city), NM: Minimum wage
- New York: Minimum wage
- Ohio: Minimum wage
- Rhode Island: Minimum wage
- South Dakota: Minimum wage
- Vermont: Minimum wage
- Virginia: Minimum wage
- Washington: Salary threshold for overtime exemption; Washington: Minimum wage; Washington: Non-compete agreements
- Seattle, WA: Minimum wage
- Washington: Non-compete agreements
- Alaska: Minimum wage
- California: Minimum wage
- Los Angeles, CA: Minimum wage
- District of Columbia: Minimum wage
- Chicago, IL: Minimum wage
- Montgomery County, MD: Minimum wage
- Oregon: Minimum wage
- Delaware: Pay ranges in job postings
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