# Connecticut — US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type

For Connecticut, type is state; worker type is standard; hourly rate ($) is 16.94; indexing method is Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2024. (2019 legislation), verified against its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** Connecticut _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Type:** state _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Parent state:** Connecticut _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Worker type:** standard _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Hourly rate ($):** 16.94 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Indexing method:** Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2024. (2019 legislation) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Connecticut | $16.94 | | The Connecticut minimum wage rate automatically increases to 1/2 of 1 percent above the rate set in the Fair Labor Standards Act if the Federal minimum wage rate equals or becomes higher than the State minimum. Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2024. (2019 legislation) |

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2026-11-10.
Part of [US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type](https://referencesource.org/minimum-wage-rates-by-jurisdiction/).