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title: "20 States to See Minimum Wage Increase in 2019"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/686dcd84-e207-404e-9728-d5050b4690b2
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/20-states-to-see-minimum-wage-increase-in-2019-2708722
category: "Regulation"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2018-12-19T18:13:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:32:46.833Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/0dce1af5c593c46546acdbb839619ab48679.jpg
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# 20 States to See Minimum Wage Increase in 2019

**TL;DR:** 20 states will increase minimum wages in 2019, affecting over 20 states, with individual localities also raising their minimum wages. The actual raises will vary among the different states.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-12-19. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/20-states-to-see-minimum-wage-increase-in-2019-2708722).*

## Story

Several states will increase minimum wages in 2019, according to a Fox Business report.

Citing information from the Employment Policies Institute, the article noted that 20 states will see minimum wages increase, and within some of those states, individual localities will also raise their minimum wages.

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida and New York are among the 20 states, according to the article.

The actual raises will vary among the different states. Florida’s minimum wage, for example, will increase from $8.25 to $8.46, while Arkansas’ minimum wage will increase from $8.50 to $9.25, according to the article.

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- Arizona (location)
- Colorado (location)
- Arkansas (location)
- Fox Business (company)
- Alaska (location)
- minimum wage increase (topic)
- state regulation (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/20-states-to-see-minimum-wage-increase-in-2019-2708722). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/686dcd84-e207-404e-9728-d5050b4690b2).