Press Release
A sample of city, county and state/province North American minimum wage changes found in ERI’s Geographic Assessor is provided below.
To learn more about how we gather this data please visit our Minimum Wage page.
April 2026
CITY CHANGES
Los Angeles, California minimum wage will increase to $18.42 (effective 7/1/2026)
COUNTY CHANGES
Montgomery County, Maryland minimum wage for large employers will increase to $18.00 (effective 7/1/2026) *
Montgomery County, Maryland minimum wage for mid-size employers will increase to $16.50 (effective 7/1/2026) *
Montgomery County, Maryland minimum wage for small employers will increase to $15.95 (effective 7/1/2026) *
STATE/PROVINCE CHANGES
British Columbia minimum wage will increase to C$18.25 (effective 6/1/2026)
* For additional details like business size definitions, hotel employee definitions, tipped employee definitions, additional and upcoming rates, or links to source references please see the Minimum Wage tab in the Geographic Assessor.
MARCH 2026 UPDATES
CITY CHANGES
District of Columbia minimum wage will increase to $18.40 (effective 7/1/2026)
District of Columbia minimum wage for tipped employees will increase to $10.30 (effective 7/1/2026) *
Malibu, CA minimum wage will increase to $17.91 (effective 7/1/2026)
STATE/PROVINCE CHANGES
New Brunswick minimum wage will increase to C$15.90 (effective 4/1/2026)
Yukon Territory minimum wage will increase to C$18.51 (effective 4/1/2026)
FEBRUARY 2026 UPDATES
CITY CHANGES
San Diego, California minimum wage for certain hotels and amusement parks will increase to $19.00 (effective 7/1/2026) *
San Diego, California minimum wage for hospitality employers at certain event centers will increase to $21.06 (effective 7/1/2026) *
STATE/PROVINCE CHANGES
Prince Edward Island minimum wage will increase to C$17.00 (effective 4/1/2026)
Nova Scotia minimum wage will increase to C$16.75 (effective 4/1/2026)
JANUARY 2026 UPDATES
CITY CHANGES
Oakland, California minimum wage will increase to $17.34 (effective 1/1/2026)
Oakland, California minimum wage for hotel employees with health benefits will increase to $18.85 (effective 1/1/2026) *
Oakland, California minimum wage for hotel employees without health benefits will increase to $25.14 (effective 1/1/2026) *
COUNTY CHANGES
San Mateo, California minimum wage for workers in unincorporated county areas will increase to $17.95 (effective 1/1/2026) *
STATE/PROVINCE CHANGES
New York minimum wage will increase to $16.00 (effective 1/1/2026)
New York minimum wage for tipped employees will increase to $13.30 (effective 1/1/2026) *
New York minimum wage for tipped food service employees will increase to $10.70 (effective 1/1/2026) *
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