Minimum wage in Minnesota

Minimum-wage rate adjusted for inflation as of Jan. 1, 2027

Effective Jan. 1, 2027, Minnesota’s minimum-wage rate will be adjusted for inflation to $11.87 an hour for all employers in the state. The 90-day training wage for workers under age 20 will increase to $9.68.

Minimum-wage rates

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

• Minnesota's minimum wage laws

• Minnesota minimum-wage report, published December 2025

• Workplace posters:  Required to be displayed for employees and updated when Minnesota law changes.

For more information

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