Answer the following Q with stream of consciousness. Context: Beginning in January 2017, Massachusetts and Washington state have the highest minimum wages in the country, at $11.00 per hour. New York City's minimum wage will be $15.00 per hour by the end of 2018. There is a racial difference for support of a higher minimum wage with most black and Hispanic individuals supporting a $15.00 federal minimum wage, and 54 % of whites opposing it. In 2015, about 3 percent of White, Asian, and Hispanic or Latino workers earned the federal minimum wage or less. Among Black workers, the percentage was about 4 percent.

Question: what's the highest minimum wage in the united states?
The relevant information to answer the above question is: Beginning in January 2017, Massachusetts and Washington state have the highest minimum wages in the country, at $11.00 per hour. Therefore, the final answer is $11.00 per hour.