Current Minimum Wage
Indiana minimum wage$7.25since July 24, 2009

State minimum wage

Indiana minimum wage

$7.25 an hour as of September 2, 2026. Tipped cash wage $2.13.

  • The Indiana minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, set by state law effective .
  • No increase is currently scheduled in Indiana.
  • Tipped employees must be paid at least $2.13 in cash, with a tip credit of up to $5.12.
  • A youth or training wage of $4.25 applies: Employees under 20 may be paid $4.25/hr for the first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment (IDOL poster)..
  • At $7.25 an hour, full-time work (2,080 hours) pays $15,080 a year before taxes.

Tipped cash wage

$2.13
Tip credit up to $5.12

Youth / training

$4.25
Employees under 20 may be paid $4.25/hr for the first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment (IDOL poster).

Next change

None scheduled
Set by statute; no indexing

Local rates

None found
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Coverage, exemptions, and history

Who is covered. Employers of 2 or more employees not covered by the federal FLSA (Indiana Minimum Wage Law); the IDOL poster states 'Both the federal and Indiana state....

Tipped employees. Employers claiming a tip credit must pay at least $2.13/hr and make up any shortfall to $7.25 (IDOL poster; DOL tipped table).

Recent history. Indiana's rate has matched the federal rate; $7.25 since 2009-07-24.

The IDOL wage-and-hour page itself carries no rate; the official 'Indiana Minimum Wage Law' poster (file dated 4-7-2026 on in.gov) is the agency statement.

Statute. Indiana Minimum Wage Law, IC 22-2-2 (rate in IC 22-2-2-4).

Common questions

What is the minimum wage in Indiana?

$7.25 an hour as of September 2, 2026, under state law effective July 24, 2009.

When does the Indiana minimum wage go up next?

No increase is scheduled.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Indiana?

$2.13 in cash plus tips; the employer must make up any shortfall to $7.25.

Do any cities in Indiana have a higher minimum wage?

None were found in effect.

Sources

  1. https://www.in.gov/dol/wage-and-hour/ official
  2. https://www.in.gov/dol/files/updated-pdfs-4-7-2026/Indiana2009MinimumWage.pdf official
  3. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state official
  4. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped official
  5. https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/inventory-of-us-city-and-county-minimum-wage-ordinances/

Checked 2026-09-02 against Indiana Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division; researcher confidence 0.80.