These 18 states will raise their minimum wage in 2018

Workers earning minimum wage in 18 states across the country can expect a raise in 2018.

According to Labor Law Center, the following states are set to raise their minimum wage at various points in the new year:

• Arizona: $10.50
• California: $11.00
• Colorado: $10.20
• Florida: $8.25
• Hawaii: $10.10
• Maine: $10.00
• Maryland: $10.10
• Massachusetts: $11.00
• Michigan: $9.25
• Minnesota: $9.65
• Missouri: $7.85
• Montana: $8.30
• New Jersey: $8.60
• New York: $10.40
• Ohio: $8.30
• Rhode Island: $10.10
• Vermont: $10.50
• Washington: $11.50

Workers in certain professions and companies of certain sizes are exempted from minimum wage guidelines in some states.

The federal minimum wage remains unchanged at $7.25. It was last raised on July 24, 2009.