Ohio Minimum Wage to Increase Jan. 1
COLUMBUS - Ohio’s minimum wage will increase Jan. 1, 2027, with the standard rate for non-tipped employees rising to $11.40 per hour.
The increase represents a 40-cent, or 3.5%, increase from the current minimum wage of $11 per hour.
The minimum cash wage for tipped employees also will increase, rising from $5.50 to $5.70 per hour. Tipped employees must receive enough in wages and tips to equal at least the applicable minimum wage.
The Ohio Department of Commerce announced the new rates Sept. 30. The adjustment is required under Article II, Section 34a of the Ohio Constitution, which Ohio voters approved in 2006. The provision requires the state minimum wage to be adjusted annually based on inflation.
For the 2027 adjustment, the calculation is based on the Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers for the 12-month period ending in August 2026. The resulting 3.5% increase applies beginning Jan. 1.
The minimum wage also will apply to businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $420,000 in 2027. That threshold is increasing from $405,000 in 2026.
Employees working for businesses with annual gross receipts of $420,000 or less will remain subject to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. The $7.25 federal rate also applies to workers who are 14 or 15 years old under Ohio's minimum-wage provisions.
The change affects employers and employees throughout Ohio, including businesses in Miami County and the Miami Valley.
Employers subject to Ohio's minimum-wage law will need to update payroll systems and workplace wage information to reflect the new rates beginning Jan. 1.
The Ohio Department of Commerce is responsible for administering the state's minimum-wage requirements. Ohio law also requires employers covered by the law to make the applicable wage information available to employees.
The 2027 increase is part of Ohio's annual inflation-based minimum-wage adjustment and does not result from a new minimum-wage bill passed by the Ohio General Assembly.
Source: Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Industrial Compliance, Bureau of Wage and Hour Administration; Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 34a.
