Current Minimum Wage
Nebraska minimum wage$15.00since January 1, 2026

State minimum wage

Nebraska minimum wage

$15.00 an hour as of September 2, 2026. Tipped cash wage $2.13. 1 local rates are higher.

  • The Nebraska minimum wage is $15.00 an hour, set by state law effective .
  • The next change is on : an indexed adjustment, amount to be announced.
  • Tipped employees must be paid at least $2.13 in cash, with a tip credit of up to $12.87.
  • A youth or training wage of $13.50 applies: Youth minimum wage of $13.50/hour for employees at least 14 but under 16 who are not emancipated minors (added by LB258); increases 1.5% (rounded to nearest cent) on 2030-01-01 and every fifth year....
  • At $15.00 an hour, full-time work (2,080 hours) pays $31,200 a year before taxes.
  • 1 local rates in Nebraska are higher than the state rate; the highest is n/a for Omaha.

Tipped cash wage

$2.13
Tip credit up to $12.87

Youth / training

$13.50
Youth minimum wage of $13.50/hour for employees at least 14 but under 16 who are not emancipated minors (added by LB258); increases 1.5% (rounded to nearest cent) on 2030-01-01 and every fifth year...

Next change

Indexed, TBA
· statute

Local rates

1 in effect
Not verified; 48-1203 contains no language on political subdivisions.

Local minimum wages in Nebraska

Where a city or county rate is higher, it governs inside that jurisdiction.

Omahan/a

Scheduled increases in Nebraska

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
January 1, 20271 jurisdiction
StateTBA
Nebraskastatute · 48-1203(2) as amended by LB258 (Laws 2026, operative 2026-07-18): the minimum wage 'shall be increased on January 1, 2027, and on January 1 of...
TBAindexed, amount to be announced

Rate tiers

TierRateRule
Youth (14-15, not emancipated)$13.50See youth_training.
Student-learner (bona fide vocational training)n/aAt least 75% of the minimum wage.

Coverage, exemptions, and history

Who is covered. Employees of employers with 4 or more employees (DOL table); Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-1203(1)(e): '$15 per hour on and after January 1, 2026, through December 31....

Tipped employees. $2.13 per hour plus all gratuities, provided tips plus wages equal the applicable minimum wage.

Recent history. Initiative 433 (Nov 2022 ballot) stepped the wage to $15.00 on 2026-01-01 and provided post-2026 cost-of-living increases; LB258 (2026) replaced the post-2026 mechanism with a fixed 1.75% annual increase and added the...

The agency Labor Standards page shows only the headline '$15 Minimum Wage Effective January 1, 2026'; a dedicated NDOL minimum wage page could not be located (old URLs 404).

Statute. Neb.

Common questions

What is the minimum wage in Nebraska?

$15.00 an hour as of September 2, 2026, under state law effective January 1, 2026.

When does the Nebraska minimum wage go up next?

On January 1, 2027, by an indexed amount the agency will announce.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Nebraska?

$2.13 in cash plus tips; the employer must make up any shortfall to $15.00.

Do any cities in Nebraska have a higher minimum wage?

Yes: Omaha n/a.

Sources

  1. https://dol.nebraska.gov/LaborStandards official
  2. https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=48-1203 official
  3. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state official
  4. https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages

Checked 2026-09-02 against Nebraska Department of Labor, Labor Standards; researcher confidence 0.85.