Minimum wage just increased in 23 states and D.C. Here's how much

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Published January 4, 2023 at 8:30 AM EST

An activist holds a placard demanding a $15/hour minimum wage and tips for restaurant workers at the House Triangle of the U.S. Capitol in February.

Workers earning minimum wage in 23 states and the District of Columbia got a raise over the New Year's holiday, .

The biggest increase: Nebraska

As Nebraska Public Media reports, to increase the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026, in increments of $1.50 per year. That brings the state to

Smallest increase: Michigan

According to Michigan Radio, , which went into effect at the start of the year, raised the state's minimum wage to $10.10, up just $0.23. But there's that could raise the state's minimum wage to $13.03.

Highest minimum wage: Washington state and Washington, D.C.

In November, voters in the District of Columbia decided to over the next few years to match the District's $16.10 per hour for workers. As , "the measure's success also comes four years after the and its ."

Meanwhile in Washington state, not only has the state's minimum wage gone up by $1.25 to $15.74 an hour, but as KUOW reports, by $0.75 and $1.42, respectively.

States where minimum wage is tied to cost of living saw a bigger bump than in years past

As a result of the recent high inflation, minimum wage increases in states where cost of living is taken into consideration were greater than in years past, . Those include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Vermont and Washington state.

Plus:

鈥� Minimum wage is expected to increase to over $13 an hour across New England in 2023, , where it has stayed at $7.25 for over a decade.

鈥� The Columbus, Ohio, city council is raising minimum wage for workers at

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