# District of Columbia — US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type

For District of Columbia, type is state; worker type is standard; hourly rate ($) is 18.40; indexing method is Indexed annual increases began July 1, 2021. (2016 ballot measure), recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** District of Columbia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Type:** state
- **Parent state:** District of Columbia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Worker type:** standard
- **Hourly rate ($):** 18.40 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Indexing method:** Indexed annual increases began July 1, 2021. (2016 ballot measure) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> District of Columbia | $18.40 | $17.95 | Indexed annual increases began July 1, 2021. (2016 ballot measure)

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2026-11-10.
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