Oregon Washington lead nation in minimum wage

From Oregon Business Report,

In July, the federal minimum was set at $7.25 an hour.  Currently, Oregon has the second highest minimum wage in the nation at $8.40, just $0.15 less than Washington.

Of the fifty states, thirty have no minimum wage or one that is lower than the federal minimum, and seven states have a minimum equal to the federal one.

The chart lists the 13 states above the federal minimum.

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