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- Minimum wage set to rise in 15 cities and states in July. Here's where.</p>
<p>Megan CerulloJune 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM</p>
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<p>Hundreds of thousands of workers across more than a dozen cities and states will soon receive higher pay, thanks to minimum wage hikes set to take effect July 1.</p>
<p>More than 800,000 workers in two states —Alaska and Oregon — as well as Washington, D.C., will be impacted by higher minimum wages that go into effect July 1, according to the left-leaning economic think tank Economic Policy Institute (EPI). Additionally, a dozen cities and counties are also set to boost their baseline pay rates next month.</p>
<p>The higher minimum wages come as the federal baseline rate remains at $7.25 an hour, where it's been parked since 2009. As the cost of living has crept higher in subsequent years, some states and municipalities have boosted their own minimum wages through a combination of ballot measures, inflation adjustments and legislation.</p>
<p>"These minimum wage increases will put more money in workers' pockets, helping many of them and their families make ends meet," EPI state economic analyst Sebastian Martinez Hickey wrote in a post about the higher pay. "The average increase in annual wages for a full-time, year-round worker resulting from these minimum wage hikes ranges from $420 in Oregon to $925 in Alaska."</p>
<p>About 58% of the workers who will receive pay hikes are women, while Black and Hispanic workers will also disproportionately benefit, according to the EPI's analysis.</p>
<p>For example, in states where the minimum wage will increase in July, Black workers make up 7% of workers who will receive raises, but only 4.5% of the wage-earning workforce. Similarly, nearly 27% of Hispanic workers will see their wages rise, though they make up just over 13% of the wage-earning workforce.</p>
<p>While the federal minimum wage hasn't budged in 16 years, there have been periodic attempts to boost it, with the latest coming from Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, who earlier this month introduced legislation to increase the national baseline wage to $15 per hour. He was joined by Vermont Democratic Sen. Peter Welch as a co-sponsor.</p>
<p>Pay hikes in Alaska, D.C., and Oregon</p>
<p>Alaska's baseline wage will rise by $1.09 to $13.00 an hour, which was approved via a ballot measure passed by voters. The boost will impact 6.3% of the state's workforce, or 19,400 people, who will see an average annual pay increase of $925, EPI calculates.</p>
<p>In Washington, D.C., 7.5% of the workforce, or 62,200 workers, will benefit from the minimum wage rising by 45 cents to $17.95 an hour, thanks to an inflation adjustment formula. With the new minimum in place, a full-time worker in the nation's capital will earn an additional $727 in annual wages, on average, according to the EPI's calculations.</p>
<p>Oregon's minimum wage will rise 35 cents to $15.05 an hour on July 1, also through an inflation adjustment, boosting pay for 9.4% of the state's workforce, or 801,700 workers. The average pay hike will equate to $420 annually.</p>
<p>Where else are workers getting raises?</p>
<p>In addition to Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C., 12 more cities and counties across California, Illinois and Maryland will boost their minimum wages next month:</p>
<p>Alameda, California: The minimum wage will rise 46 cents to $17.46 Berkeley, California: The minimum wage will rise 51 cents to $19.18 Emeryville, California: The minimum wage will rise 54 cents to $19.90 Fremont, California: The minimum wage will rise 45 cents to $17.75 Los Angeles, California: The baseline wage will rise 59 cents to $17.87 Los Angeles County, California: The minimum wage will rise 54 cents to $17.81 Milpitas, California: The minimum wage will rise 50 cents to $18.20 Pasadena, California: The minimum wage will rise 54 cents to $18.04 San Francisco, California: The minimum wage will rise 51 cents to $19.18Santa Monica, California: The minimum wage will rise 54 cents to $17.81 Chicago, Illinois: The minimum wage will rise 40 cents to $16.60Montgomery County, Maryland: The minimum wage will rise 50 cents to $17.65</p>
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