Ohio’s Minimum Wage Increases for 2026

Ohio’s minimum wage set to increase in 2026

COLUMBUS — Starting Jan. 1, 2026, Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 per hour for tipped employees. This adjustment represents a 2.8% increase from the current 2025 rates of $10.70 for non-tipped employees and $5.35 for tipped employees. The change reflects the mandate of the Constitutional Amendment (II-34a), […] The post Ohio’s minimum wage set to increase in 2026 appeared first on A…

Ohio minimum wage adjusts for inflation to $11

On Jan. 1, 2026, Ohio’s minimum wage will increase by 30-cents to $11 per hour. The Economic Policy Institute estimates that approximately 103,800 Ohioans paid less than $11 will experience a direct wage increase, and 169,300 more Ohioans will likely…

Ohio minimum wage increasing in 2026

Minimum wage workers will see an increase in their paychecks starting in 2026. The states minimum wage will increase to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and 5.50 per hour for tipped workers.This is a 2.8% increase from 2025, when the minimum hourly rates were set at $10.50 and $5.35. There are currently 150,000 minimum wage workers of the total 5.5 million workers in Ohio.Ohio has an indexed minimum wage, unlike the federal minimum wage tha…

Ohio minimum wage will increase in 2026

Federal minimum wage remains $7.25 per hour. It has not increased since 2009.

Ohio’s Minimum Wage Is Going Up in 2026 — But Not Everyone Will See the Raise

Ohio’s minimum wage will increase on Jan. 1, 2026, but despite the headlines, not every worker or every employer will be affected.