Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase on Jan. 1, 2020 to $8.70 per hour for non-tipped
employees and $4.35 per hour for tipped employees. The minimum wage will apply to
employees of businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $319,000 per year.
The current 2019 Ohio minimum wage is $8.55 per hour for non-tipped employees and $4.30 for
tipped employees. The 2019 Ohio minimum wage applies to employees of businesses with
annual gross receipts of more than $314,000 per year.
The Constitutional Amendment (II-34a) passed by Ohio voters in November 2006 states Ohio’s
minimum wage shall increase on Jan. 1 of each year by the rate of inflation. The state minimum
wage is tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) for urban wage earners and clerical workers
for the 12-month period prior to September. This CPI-W index increased by 1.5 percent over the
12-month period from Sept. 1, 2018, to Aug. 31, 2019. The Constitutional Amendment is
available online.
For employees at smaller companies with annual gross receipts of $319,000 or less per year
after Jan. 1, 2020, and for 14 and 15 year olds, the state minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. For
these employees, the state wage is tied to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, which
requires an act of Congress and the President’s signature to change.
Employers can access the 2020 Minimum Wage poster for display in their places of business
from the Department’s website.
