- The Minnesota minimum wage is $11.41 an hour, set by state law effective .
- The next change is on : $11.87.
- Tipped employees must be paid at least $11.41 in cash and there is no tip credit.
- A youth or training wage of $9.31 applies: 90-day training wage for employees under 20 during the first 90 consecutive days of employment: $9.31 (2026), $9.68 (2027-01-01)..
- At $11.41 an hour, full-time work (2,080 hours) pays $23,733 a year before taxes.
- 2 local rates in Minnesota are higher than the state rate; the highest is $16.37 for Minneapolis.
Tipped cash wage
Youth / training
Next change
Local rates
Local minimum wages in Minnesota
Where a city or county rate is higher, it governs inside that jurisdiction.
Scheduled increases in Minnesota
Coverage, exemptions, and history
Who is covered. All employers in the state regardless of size or revenue (the former large/small-employer, youth and J-1 tiers no longer exist; only the 90-day training wage....
Tipped employees. 'No employer may take a tip credit against minimum wages in Minnesota.' Tipped employees receive the full minimum wage plus tips.
Indexing. Adjusted by Implicit price deflator for personal consumption expenditures (national), per Minn on January 1 annually (since 2018-01-01) ; announced DLI Commissioner determines the percentage no later than... ; cap: Lesser of 5% or the calculated inflation percentage; rate....
Recent history. 2014 legislation set $8.00 (2014-08-01) rising to $9.50 (2016-08-01) with indexing from 2018; 2024 legislation eliminated the small-employer, youth and J-1 rates so one rate applies to all employers from 2025-01-01...
Overtime threshold under state law is 48 hours/week (DOL table).
Statute. Minn.
Common questions
What is the minimum wage in Minnesota?
$11.41 an hour as of September 2, 2026, under state law effective January 1, 2026.
When does the Minnesota minimum wage go up next?
On January 1, 2027, to $11.87.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Minnesota?
$11.41 in cash, with no tip credit allowed.
Do any cities in Minnesota have a higher minimum wage?
Yes: Minneapolis $16.37, Saint Paul $16.37.
Sources
- https://www.dli.mn.gov/business/employment-practices/minimum-wage-minnesota official
- https://dli.mn.gov/news/minimum-wage-rate-adjusted-inflation-jan-1-2027 official
- https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/177.24 official
- https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state official
- https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped official
- https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages
- https://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/inventory-of-us-city-and-county-minimum-wage-ordinances/
Checked 2026-09-02 against Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), Labor Standards; researcher confidence 0.96.