Hotel industry leaders say a law boosting the pay of tourism workers, billed as the highest minimum wage in the nation, will ...

“The state minimum wage of $16.50 is nowhere near a liveable wage here in Irvine,” Agran said in a phone interview Monday.

For example, the cost of healthcare is 1% higher ... Too No matter which state you live in, getting by on minimum wage is challenging. The 2025 minimum wage in Virginia is $12.41.