The minimum wage is 11 USD per hour for Non-Tipped Employees. Tipped Employees: 5.5 USD per hour. Employees under the age of 16: 7.25 USD per hour. Any individual employed by the United States: excluded from the minimum wage. Baby-sitter or live-in companion: excluded from the minimum wage. Outside salesman, executive, administrative, professional, computer professionals: excluded from the minimum wage. Public agency volunteers: excluded from the minimum wage. Charitable services in hospital or health institution: excluded from the minimum wage. Non-profit children's camp or recreational area employees: excluded from the minimum wage. Family members in family owned business: excluded from the minimum wage.
Effective from until ; verified on . The state rule (Ohio) is the highest of the 2 levels compared; every level is listed below.
The minimum wage is 7.25 USD per hour for Covered, nonexempt workers. tipped employees: 2.13 USD per hour. employees under 20 years of age (youth minimum wage): 4.25 USD per hour. Executive, administrative, and professional employees, outside sales employees, and employees in certain computer-related occupations: excluded from the minimum wage. Employees of certain seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, certain small newspapers, seamen on foreign vessels, fishing operations, newspaper delivery: excluded from the minimum wage. Farmworkers of small farm employers: excluded from the minimum wage. Casual babysitters and companions to the elderly or infirm: excluded from the minimum wage.
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Amount
7.25
Currency
USD
Per unit
hour
Applies to
Covered, nonexempt workers
Exceptions
Amount
2.13
Category
tipped employees
Condition
individuals engaged in occupations in which they customarily and regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips. The employer may consider tips as part of wages, but the employer must pay at least $2.13 an hour in direct wages.
Amount
4.25
Category
employees under 20 years of age (youth minimum wage)
Condition
permitted for employees under 20 years of age during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment with an employer
Category
Executive, administrative, and professional employees, outside sales employees, and employees in certain computer-related occupations
Excluded
yes
Condition
Exemptions from Both Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay: Executive, administrative, and professional employees (including teachers and academic administrative personnel in elementary and secondary schools), outside sales employees, and employees in certain computer-related occupations (as defined in DOL regulations)
State: Ohioanswers
The minimum wage is 11 USD per hour for Non-Tipped Employees. Tipped Employees: 5.5 USD per hour. Employees under the age of 16: 7.25 USD per hour. Any individual employed by the United States: excluded from the minimum wage. Baby-sitter or live-in companion: excluded from the minimum wage. Outside salesman, executive, administrative, professional, computer professionals: excluded from the minimum wage. Public agency volunteers: excluded from the minimum wage. Charitable services in hospital or health institution: excluded from the minimum wage. Non-profit children's camp or recreational area employees: excluded from the minimum wage. Family members in family owned business: excluded from the minimum wage.
Version 3 · effective from until · verified on
Verification: approved by a person (carried over from Juriset's first release).
Tiers
Amount
7.25
Condition
“Employers” who gross less than $405,000 shall pay their employees no less than the current federal minimum wage rate. “Current Federal Minimum Wage” is $7.25 per hour.
Amount
11
Currency
USD
Per unit
hour
Applies to
Non-Tipped Employees
Exceptions
Amount
5.5
Category
Tipped Employees
Condition
“Tipped Employees” includes any employee who engages in an occupation in which he/she customarily and regularly receives more than thirty dollars ($30.00) per month in tips. A Minimum Wage of $5.50 per hour PLUS TIPS
Amount
7.25
Category
Employees under the age of 16
Condition
“Employees” under the age of 16 shall be paid no less than the current federal minimum wage rate. “Current Federal Minimum Wage” is $7.25 per hour.
Category
Any individual employed by the United States
Excluded
Upcoming changes
From : State (Ohio)amendment
minimum_wage in us-oh: version 5, effective 2027-01-01, published (amendment); replaces version 3
The minimum wage is 11.4 USD per hour for Non-Tipped Employees. Tipped Employees: 5.7 USD per hour. Employees under the age of 16: 7.25 USD per hour. Any individual employed by the United States: excluded from the minimum wage. Baby-sitter or live-in companion: excluded from the minimum wage. Outside salesman, executive, administrative, professional, computer professionals: excluded from the minimum wage. Public agency volunteers: excluded from the minimum wage. Charitable services in hospital or health institution: excluded from the minimum wage. Non-profit children's camp or recreational area employees: excluded from the minimum wage. Family members in family owned business: excluded from the minimum wage.
Version 5 · effective from · verified on
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Tiers
Amount
7.25
Condition
“Employers” who gross less than $419,000 shall pay their employees no less than the current federal minimum wage rate. “Current Federal Minimum Wage” is $7.25 per hour.
Amount
11.4
Currency
USD
Per unit
hour
Applies to
Non-Tipped Employees
Exceptions
Amount
5.7
Category
Tipped Employees
Condition
“Tipped Employees” includes any employee who engages in an occupation in which he/she customarily and regularly receives more than thirty dollars ($30.00) per month in tips. A Minimum Wage of $5.70 per hour PLUS TIPS
Amount
7.25
Category
Employees under the age of 16
Condition
“Employees” under the age of 16 shall be paid no less than the current federal minimum wage rate. “Current Federal Minimum Wage” is $7.25 per hour.
Change history
Federal: United States
Version
Effective
Published
Change
Value
2superseded
new
minimum_wage in us: version 2, effective 2026-10-23, published (new)
The minimum wage is 7.25 USD per hour for employees engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, or employed in an enterprise engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce. Newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old: 4.25 USD per hour.
3in effect
correction
minimum_wage in us: version 3, effective 2009-07-24, published (correction); replaces version 2. Replaces version 2 (published effective 2026-10-23, the fetch date; its source stated no date)
The minimum wage is 7.25 USD per hour for Covered, nonexempt workers. tipped employees: 2.13 USD per hour. employees under 20 years of age (youth minimum wage): 4.25 USD per hour. Executive, administrative, and professional employees, outside sales employees, and employees in certain computer-related occupations: excluded from the minimum wage. Employees of certain seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, certain small newspapers, seamen on foreign vessels, fishing operations, newspaper delivery: excluded from the minimum wage. Farmworkers of small farm employers: excluded from the minimum wage. Casual babysitters and companions to the elderly or infirm: excluded from the minimum wage.
State: Ohio
Version
Effective
Published
Change
Value
5
amendment
minimum_wage in us-oh: version 5, effective 2027-01-01, published (amendment); replaces version 3
The minimum wage is 11.4 USD per hour for Non-Tipped Employees. Tipped Employees: 5.7 USD per hour. Employees under the age of 16: 7.25 USD per hour. Any individual employed by the United States: excluded from the minimum wage. Baby-sitter or live-in companion: excluded from the minimum wage. Outside salesman, executive, administrative, professional, computer professionals: excluded from the minimum wage. Public agency volunteers: excluded from the minimum wage. Charitable services in hospital or health institution: excluded from the minimum wage. Non-profit children's camp or recreational area employees: excluded from the minimum wage. Family members in family owned business: excluded from the minimum wage.
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Category
Employees of certain seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, certain small newspapers, seamen on foreign vessels, fishing operations, newspaper delivery
Excluded
yes
Condition
Exemptions from Both Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay: Employees of certain seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, employees of certain small newspapers, seamen employed on foreign vessels, employees engaged in fishing operations, and employees engaged in newspaper delivery
Category
Farmworkers of small farm employers
Excluded
yes
Condition
Exemptions from Both Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay: Farmworkers employed by anyone who used no more than 500 “man-days” of farm labor in any calendar quarter of the preceding calendar year
Category
Casual babysitters and companions to the elderly or infirm
Excluded
yes
Condition
Exemptions from Both Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay: Casual babysitters and persons employed as companions to the elderly or infirm.
Covered, nonexempt workers are entitled to a minimum wage of $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. … Tipped employees are individuals engaged in occupations in which they customarily and regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips. The employer may consider tips as part of wages, but the employer must pay at least $2.13 an hour in direct wages. … A minimum wage of not less than $4.25 an hour is permitted for employees under 20 years of age during their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment with an employer. … Exemptions from Both Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay … Executive, administrative, and professional employees (including teachers and academic administrative personnel in elementary and secondary schools), outside sales employees, and employees in certain computer-related occupations (as defined in DOL regulations); … Employees of certain seasonal amusement or recreational establishments, employees of certain small newspapers, seamen employed on foreign vessels, employees engaged in fishing operations, and employees engaged in newspaper delivery; … Farmworkers employed by anyone who used no more than 500 “man-days” of farm labor in any calendar quarter of the preceding calendar year; … Casual babysitters and persons employed as companions to the elderly or infirm.
(C) $7.25 an hour, beginning 24 months after that 60th day; … (1) In lieu of the rate prescribed by subsection (a)(1), any employer may pay any employee of such employer, during the first 90 consecutive calendar days after such employee is initially employed by such employer, a wage which is not less than $4.25 an hour. … (5) This subsection shall only apply to an employee who has not attained the age of 20 years
Any individual employed as a baby-sitter in the employer’s home, or a live-in companion to a sick, convalescing, or elderly person whose principal duties do not include housekeeping
Any individual employed as an outside salesman compensated by commissions or in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, or computer professionals
Category
Public agency volunteers
Excluded
yes
Condition
Any individual who volunteers to perform services for a public agency which is a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an interstate government agency, if (i) the individual receives no compensation or is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee to perform the services for which the individual volunteered; and (ii) such services are not the same type of services which the individual is employed to perform for such public agency
Category
Charitable services in hospital or health institution
Excluded
yes
Condition
Any individual who works or provides personal services of a charitable nature in a hospital or health institution for which compensation is not sought or contemplated
Category
Non-profit children's camp or recreational area employees
Excluded
yes
Condition
Any individual in the employ of a camp or recreational area for children under eighteen years of age and owned and operated by a non-profit organization or group of organizations.
Category
Family members in family owned business
Excluded
yes
Condition
Employees of a solely family owned and operated business who are family members of an owner.
NON-TIPPED EMPLOYEES A Minimum Wage of $11.00 per hour … “Employers” who gross less than $405,000 shall pay their employees no less than the current federal minimum wage rate. “Employees” under the age of 16 shall be paid no less than the current federal minimum wage rate. “Current Federal Minimum Wage” is $7.25 per hour. … TIPPED EMPLOYEES A Minimum Wage of $5.50 per hour PLUS TIPS “Tipped Employees” includes any employee who engages in an occupation in which he/she customarily and regularly receives more than thirty dollars ($30.00) per month in tips. … INDIVIDUALS EXEMPT FROM MINIMUM WAGE 1. Any individual employed by the United States; 2. Any individual employed as a baby-sitter in the employer’s home, or a live-in companion to a sick, convalescing, or elderly person whose principal duties do not include housekeeping; 3. Any individual employed as an outside salesman compensated by commissions or in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, or computer professionals; 4. Any individual who volunteers to perform services for a public agency which is a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an interstate government agency, if (i) the individual receives no compensation or is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee to perform the services for which the individual volunteered; and (ii) such services are not the same type of services which the individual is employed to perform for such public agency; 5. Any individual who works or provides personal services of a charitable nature in a hospital or health institution for which compensation is not sought or contemplated; 6. Any individual in the employ of a camp or recreational area for children under eighteen years of age and owned and operated by a non-profit organization or group of organizations. 7. Employees of a solely family owned and operated business who are family members of an owner.
Any individual employed as a baby-sitter in the employer’s home, or a live-in companion to a sick, convalescing, or elderly person whose principal duties do not include housekeeping
Any individual employed as an outside salesman compensated by commissions or in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, or computer professionals
Category
Public agency volunteers
Excluded
yes
Condition
Any individual who volunteers to perform services for a public agency which is a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an interstate government agency, if (i) the individual receives no compensation or is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee to perform the services for which the individual volunteered; and (ii) such services are not the same type of services which the individual is employed to perform for such public agency
Category
Charitable services in hospital or health institution
Excluded
yes
Condition
Any individual who works or provides personal services of a charitable nature in a hospital or health institution for which compensation is not sought or contemplated
Category
Non-profit children's camp or recreational area employees
Excluded
yes
Condition
Any individual in the employ of a camp or recreational area for children under eighteen years of age and owned and operated by a non-profit organization or group of organizations.
Category
Family members in family owned business
Excluded
yes
Condition
Employees of a solely family owned and operated business who are family members of an owner.
NON-TIPPED EMPLOYEES A Minimum Wage of $11.40 per hour … “Employers” who gross less than $419,000 shall pay their employees no less than the current federal minimum wage rate. “Employees” under the age of 16 shall be paid no less than the current federal minimum wage rate. “Current Federal Minimum Wage” is $7.25 per hour. … TIPPED EMPLOYEES A Minimum Wage of $5.70 per hour PLUS TIPS “Tipped Employees” includes any employee who engages in an occupation in which he/she customarily and regularly receives more than thirty dollars ($30.00) per month in tips. … INDIVIDUALS EXEMPT FROM MINIMUM WAGE 1. Any individual employed by the United States; 2. Any individual employed as a baby-sitter in the employer’s home, or a live-in companion to a sick, convalescing, or elderly person whose principal duties do not include housekeeping; 3. Any individual employed as an outside salesman compensated by commissions or in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, or computer professionals; 4. Any individual who volunteers to perform services for a public agency which is a State, a political subdivision of a State, or an interstate government agency, if (i) the individual receives no compensation or is paid expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee to perform the services for which the individual volunteered; and (ii) such services are not the same type of services which the individual is employed to perform for such public agency; 5. Any individual who works or provides personal services of a charitable nature in a hospital or health institution for which compensation is not sought or contemplated; 6. Any individual in the employ of a camp or recreational area for children under eighteen years of age and owned and operated by a non-profit organization or group of organizations. 7. Employees of a solely family owned and operated business who are family members of an owner.
minimum_wage in us-oh: version 3, effective 2026-10-24, published (new)
The minimum wage is 11 USD per hour for Non-Tipped Employees. Tipped Employees: 5.5 USD per hour. Employees under the age of 16: 7.25 USD per hour. Any individual employed by the United States: excluded from the minimum wage. Baby-sitter or live-in companion: excluded from the minimum wage. Outside salesman, executive, administrative, professional, computer professionals: excluded from the minimum wage. Public agency volunteers: excluded from the minimum wage. Charitable services in hospital or health institution: excluded from the minimum wage. Non-profit children's camp or recreational area employees: excluded from the minimum wage. Family members in family owned business: excluded from the minimum wage.