{
  "slug": "minimum-wage",
  "title": "Minimum Wage",
  "metric": "State minimum wage law relative to the federal $7.25 floor",
  "unit": "legal status of the state minimum wage, as of July 1, 2026",
  "year": "2026",
  "source": {
    "name": "National Conference of State Legislatures",
    "url": "https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages"
  },
  "values": {
    "AK": "above",
    "AL": "no-law",
    "AR": "above",
    "AZ": "above",
    "CA": "above",
    "CO": "above",
    "CT": "above",
    "DE": "above",
    "FL": "above",
    "GA": "below",
    "HI": "above",
    "IA": "federal",
    "ID": "federal",
    "IL": "above",
    "IN": "federal",
    "KS": "federal",
    "KY": "federal",
    "LA": "no-law",
    "MA": "above",
    "MD": "above",
    "ME": "above",
    "MI": "above",
    "MN": "above",
    "MO": "above",
    "MS": "no-law",
    "MT": "above",
    "NC": "federal",
    "ND": "federal",
    "NE": "above",
    "NH": "federal",
    "NJ": "above",
    "NM": "above",
    "NV": "above",
    "NY": "above",
    "OH": "above",
    "OK": "below",
    "OR": "above",
    "PA": "federal",
    "RI": "above",
    "SC": "no-law",
    "SD": "above",
    "TN": "no-law",
    "TX": "federal",
    "UT": "federal",
    "VA": "above",
    "VT": "above",
    "WA": "above",
    "WI": "federal",
    "WV": "above",
    "WY": "below"
  }
}