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Minimum wage in Minnesota

Minimum-wage rate to be adjusted for inflation as of Jan. 1, 2025

Effective Jan. 1, 2025, the state’s minimum-wage rates for all employers, including large employers, small employers, youth and J-1 visa wages for hotels, motels and lodging establishments, increased to $11.13 an hour. The law still allows for a 90-day training wage for workers under age 20, which increased to $9.08.

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Minimum-wage rates

Provision Amount as of
Jan. 1, 2025
State minimum wage $11.13 an hour
90-day training wage (under 20 years of age) $9.08 an hour

Federal, state, local minimum-wage laws

  • The state minimum-wage is higher than the federal minimum-wage, so employees who are covered by both laws must be paid the higher state minimum-wage.

  • Minimum-wage rates apply to all hours worked, whether part time or full time.

  • Employees must be paid at least the current minimum-wage rate, no matter how they are paid.

  • St. Paul and Minneapolis both have minimum wage ordinances that may require a higher rate of pay. Learn more about city minimum wage requirements for Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Tip credit

  • No employer may take a tip credit against minimum wages in Minnesota.

  • An employee must be paid at least the minimum wage per hour, plus any tips the employee might earn.

Resources

For more information

Contact us at dli.laborstandards@state.mn.us, 651-284-5075 or 800-342-5354.