Ohio employees will see slightly increased paychecks in 2025, when the new minimum wage takes effect. Ohio's minimum wage will increase on Jan. 1, from $10.45 to $10.70 per hour for non-tipped employees,

On Jan. 1, California’s minimum wage will increase to $16.50. That’s a 50-cent increase in 2025 over the 2024 minimum wage. The minimum wage has risen by $6 since 2017, when employers with more than 25 employees were required to pay $10.50 an hour, according to the California Department of Industrial Relations.

Effective Jan. 1, minimum wage workers in California will earn $16.50 instead of $16. The rates have been adjusted annually for inflation.

Successful ballot initiatives and statehouse bills are driving a record number of minimum wage increases this coming year.

Workers can expect two increases in 2025, with the second bumping the minimum wage up by almost $2. While it's the state's responsibility to update the base wage rate that businesses must pay their employees, the upcoming hike is tied to a court ruling earlier this year.

Murphy signed the $15 minimum wage increase in February 2019. Last December, Murphy said he was open to raising it as high as $18 or $20 an hour.

According to Municipal Code, the minimum wage will increase to $12.65 per hour and the tipped wage will increase to $5.06 per hour.

As the cost of living continues to rise, several states in the U.S. are taking steps to increase their minimum wage beyond the federal standard. By 2025, some states will see hourly wages as high as $16,