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Ohio Minimum Wage Will Rise to $11.40 in 2027
Read the full articleA 3.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment announced by state officials will lift pay for non-tipped and tipped workers starting Jan. 1.
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Ohio’s minimum wage will increase by 3.5 percent on Jan. 1, 2027, lifting the baseline hourly rate for non-tipped workers to $11.40 and the direct wage for tipped staff to $5.70, state officials announced Wednesday.
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COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Industrial Compliance’s Bureau of Wage and Hour Administration announces that Ohio’s minimum wage will officially increase on Jan. 1, 2027.
The impending wage increase is governed by a constitutional amendment approved by Ohio voters in November 2006.
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The change reflects the mandate of the Constitutional Amendment (II-34a), passed by Ohio voters in November 2006, which states Ohio’s minimum wage shall increase on Jan. 1 each year by the rate of inflation.
The constitutional formula ties annual adjustments to the federal Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, known as the CPI-W, for the 12-month period ending in August.
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The minimum wage standard is tied to the Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) for the 12-month period ending in August.
Effective Jan. 1, the Ohio minimum wage will apply only to businesses with annual gross receipts exceeding $420,000.
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Effective Jan. 1, 2027, the Ohio minimum wage will apply to businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $420,000, which is an increase from the current $405,000 threshold.
For employees at businesses with annual gross receipts of $420,000 or less, and for 14- and 15-year-old workers, the minimum wage remains tied to the federal rate of $7.25 per hour.
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For employees at businesses with annual gross receipts of $420,000 or less per year after Jan. 1, 2027, and for 14- and 15-year-old workers, the state minimum wage remains tied to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
State regulators require businesses to display the official 2027 Minimum Wage poster in a conspicuous place accessible to all employees.
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To ensure compliance, employers are required to display the official 2027 Minimum Wage poster, which is available on the Division of Industrial Compliance website.
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The adjustment represents a 40-cent increase for non-tipped workers, up from the 2026 rate of $11.00 per hour.
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The 3.5% adjustment will provide nontipped employees with $11.40 per hour, a 40-cent increase, and tipped employees will receive $5.70 per hour, a 20-cent increase.
Tipped employees, including restaurant servers and hospitality staff across central Ohio, will receive a 20-cent increase above the current $5.50 hourly rate.
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The 3.5% adjustment will provide nontipped employees with $11.40 per hour, a 40-cent increase, and tipped employees will receive $5.70 per hour, a 20-cent increase.