Current Minimum Wage
Omahan/a↑ $15.00 on October 1, 2026

City · Nebraska

Omaha minimum wage

n/a an hour as of September 2, 2026, rising to $15.00 on October 1, 2026. The Nebraska state rate is $15.00.

  • The Omaha minimum wage is n/a an hour.
  • The next change is : $15.00.
  • Coverage: Workers in Omaha (per press reports; official ordinance text not obtained).

Rates and tiers

TierRateSince

Indexing

Yes
CPI (2022 Initiative 433 formula, per press reports; ordinance text not fetched) adjusts 01-01

Tipped

Same as minimum
Not reported; state cash wage is $2.13.

Ordinance

Omaha City Council ordinance passed 7/14/2026 (4-3), signed by Mayor John Ewing Jr. 7/21/2026; ordinance number not...

Scheduled increases

October 1, 20261 jurisdiction
City$15.00
Omaha, NEall workers including youth · ordinance · Keeps $15 for all workers, CPI-based annual adjustment as in the 2022 initiative, $13.50 training wage only for 16-19 year olds in first 90 days; AG...
$15.00new rate

Attorney General Hilgers sued the City of Omaha on 8/18/2026 ('materially similar' to Lincoln's enjoined ordinance). UC Berkeley inventory lists Omaha as an active ordinance. State rate $15.00 applies today.

Common questions

What is the Omaha minimum wage?

n/a an hour.

Is the Omaha minimum wage higher than the Nebraska state minimum wage?

It is n/a; the state rate is $15.00.

When does the Omaha minimum wage change next?

On October 1, 2026, to $15.00.

Sources

  1. https://ago.nebraska.gov/news/attorney-general-hilgers-sues-city-omaha-over-unconstitutional-minimum-wage-ordinance official
  2. https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/nebraska-ag-sues-city-of-omaha-over-minimum-wage-ordinance/
  3. https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/07/15/omaha-joins-lincoln-in-restoring-15-minimum-wage-for-all-workers/
  4. https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/omaha-joins-lincoln-in-restoring-15-minimum-wage-for-all-workers/
  5. https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/inventory-of-us-city-and-county-minimum-wage-ordinances/

Checked 2026-09-02; researcher confidence 0.60.