Contents. 1  1 Minimum wages by country (European countries) 2  2 Minimum wages by country (other countries) 3  3 Minimum wages by country (other territories)  4 For 1  comparison. 5 Countries with no minimum wage.  6 See 1  also. 7 References.  8 External links.
Under Californiaâs plan, its minimum wage, currently one of the highest in the nation at $10 an hour, would rise to $10.50 in 2017, $11 in 2018 and a dollar each year through 2022. The pact was also hailed by labor advocates.
Posted: 03/05/2015 8:23 pm EST Updated: 03/05/2015 8:59 pm EST. Washington state, which already has the nation's highest minimum wage, is considering raising it even higher. Democratic state lawmakers are advancing a bill that would hike the wage floor to $12 per hour over four years. The state House on Tuesday approved the legislation 51-46 to increase the hourly minimum wage from the current $9.47 to $12 by 2019. Only Democrats voted in favor of the legislation.