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States increasing their taxable wage bases in 2009:

Idaho ($33,200)
Illinois ($12,300)
Iowa ($23,700)
Minnesota ($26,000)
Missouri ($12,500)
Montana ($25,100)
Nevada ($26,600)
New Jersey ($28,900)
New Mexico ($20,900)
North Dakota ($23,700)
Oklahoma ($14,200)
South Dakota ($9,500)
Washington ($35,700)
Wisconsin ($12,000)
Wyoming ($21,500).

States with no change in 2009:

Alabama ($8,000)
Arizona ($7,000)
Arkansas ($10,000)
California ($7,000)
Colorado ($10,000)
Connecticut ($15,000)
Delaware ($10,500)
District of Columbia ($9,000)
Florida ($7,000)
Georgia ($8,500)
Indiana ($7,000)
Kansas ($8,000)
Kentucky ($8,000)
Maine ($12,000)
Maryland ($8,500)
Massachusetts ($14,000)
Michigan ($9,000)
Mississippi ($7,000)
Nebraska ($9,000)
New Hampshire ($8,000)
New York ($8,500)
Ohio ($9,000)
Pennsylvania ($8,000)
Puerto Rico ($7,000)
Rhode Island ($14,000)
South Carolina ($7,000)
Tennessee ($7,000)
Texas ($9,000)
Vermont ($8,000)
Virginia ($8,000)
West Virginia ($8,000).

States that haven’t announced for 2009:

Alaska ($31,300)
Hawaii ($13,000)
Louisiana ($7,000)
North Carolina ($18,600)
Oregon ($30,200)
Utah ($26,700)
Virgin Islands ($21,800)

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