Ohio's Minimum Wage Will Increase Starting on Jan. 1, 2026
Ohio's minimum wage will rise 2.8% to $11 for non-tipped and $5.50 for tipped workers on Jan. 1, 2026, per a voter-approved inflation adjustment.
- On Jan. 1, 2026 the Ohio Department of Commerce said the minimum wage will rise to $11 for non-tipped employees and $5.50 for tipped employees.
- A constitutional amendment passed by Ohio voters in 2006 requires annual minimum wage increases on Jan. 1 tied to the Consumer Price Index for urban wage earners and clerical workers .
- Measured by the CPI-W, inflation rose 2.8% from Sept. 1, 2024 to Aug. 31, 2025, producing this year's adjustment from current 2025 wage rates.
- Ohio lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 234, which would raise the wage to $12 starting January 1, 2026, and reach $15 by 2029, while eliminating the tipped wage.
- The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Industrial Compliance urged employers to display the official 2026 Minimum Wage poster and use resources to ensure compliance, Stephen Clegg said.
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Ohio minimum wage will increase in 2026
(WJW) – People who make minimum wage in Ohio will get paid more next year. Ohio’s minimum wage will increase on Jan. 1, 2026. to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 per hour for tipped employees. Cleveland Heights mayor fires law director hours before leaving office: I-Team It is a 2.8% increase from 2025’s minimum wage in Ohio which is $10.70. Voters approved an amendment in 2006 that states Ohio’s minimum wage shall increase …


Ohio minimum wage set to increase on Jan. 1
COLUMBUS – Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase Jan. 1, 2026, to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 per hour for tipped employees. This adjustment represents a 2.8% increase from the current 2025 rates of $10.70 for non-tipped employees and $5.35 for tipped employees. The change reflects the mandate of the Constitutional Amendment (II-34a), passed […] The post Ohio minimum wage set to increase on Jan. 1 appeared first on Ash…
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