A record number of states will see their minimum wage increase in 2022, but Pennsylvania is not one of them, writes Mike D’Onofrio for the Axios.

The minimum wage in the Keystone State has remained at $7.25 since 2009 when it had to be increased to meet the federal rate. It is one of 20 states that has not raised the minimum wage beyond that.

Meanwhile, wages are going up in all of Pennsylvania’s neighboring states, except West Virginia.

However, the state-mandated minimum does not govern minimums set by companies or Philadelphia.

For city employees, contractors, and subcontractors, the new wage will be $15 an hour starting July 1.

The wage for state workers and contractors will also increase this year by 50 cents, working its way toward $15 an hour in 2024.

Overall, workers in the Philadelphia region had an average hourly wage of $29.04 in May 2020. This is around 7 percent above the nationwide average of $27.07.

Lower-wage jobs in the Philadelphia region, including food prep, repair work, or building cleaning, also have higher wages than the national average.

Philadelphia residents who are earning the minimum wage or less are disproportionately Black and women.

Read more about wages in the Axios.