This is the Minimum Wage vs. the Cost of Living in Every State

Wisconsin’s minimum wage is at the federal level, unlike its neighbors Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois. Iowa, however, has stayed at the same rate. As in other states, a higher rate is under discussion. An economics professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Tim Smeeding, told Wisconsin Public Radio that a federal rate of $15 an hour would be too high all at once. He advocates raising it in stage