Georgia’s Minimum Wage Is Still $5.15. That’s Not Unusual In The South.

During a 2016 protest, union organizers, students and supporters for a $15-an-hour wage march in Pennsylvania. Many U.S. workers started 2019 with a raise. The minimum wage went up in 20 states — but not in Georgia.

Keith Srakocic / Associated Press file

This story was produced in collaboration with the Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Program at the Newmark School of Journalism at the City University of New York.

Around the country, many workers started the year off with a raise. The minimum wage went up in a total of 20 states.

But not in Georgia.