Minnesota Minimum Wage in 2026: $11.41 an hour, $11.87 in 2027

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The 17 pages this page's facts come from, with the day we last checked each one. The numbers beside the figures above link here.

1. Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry dli.mn.gov/business/employment-practices/minimum-wage-minnesota“Amount as of Jan. 1, 2026 Amount as of Jan. 1, 2027 State minimum wage $11.41 an hour $11.87 an hour” “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.”
2. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped“Definition of Tipped Employee by Minimum Tips received (monthly unless otherwise specified) … State requires employers to pay tipped employees full state minimum wage before tips … Minnesota $11.41”
3. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state“Minnesota … Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $11.41 … Premium Pay After Designated Hours 1 : Weekly - 48 … The overtime premium rate is one and one-half times the employee's regular rate, unless otherwise specified.”
4. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Overtime Pay - US Department of Labor“Unless exempt, employees covered by the Act must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek at a rate not less than time and one-half their regular rates of pay.”
5. City of Minneapolis, Labor Standards Enforcement minimumwage.minneapolismn.gov“The required minimum wage rate for work performed in Minneapolis during 2026 is $16.37. In 2027, the Minneapolis minimum wage is $17.02.”
6. City of Saint Paul, Labor Standards Enforcement and Education stpaul.gov/news/saint-paul-businesses-notified-2026-minimum-wage-increases“Effective January 1, 2026, the City’s minimum wage hourly rate will be: $16.37 for macro and large businesses (101+ employees) Effective July 1, 2026, the minimum wage hourly rate will be: $16.37 for small businesses (6-100 employees) $14.25 for micro businesses (5 employees or less)”
7. City of Saint Paul, Labor Standards Enforcement and Education stpaul.gov/news/announcing-city-saint-paul-minimum-wage-rates-2027“Effective January 1, 2027, the minimum wage hourly rate will be: $17.02 for large and macro businesses (101+ employees) $16.37 for small businesses (6–100 employees) $14.25 for micro businesses (5 employees or fewer) Effective July 1, 2027, the minimum wage hourly rates will be: $17.02 for large and macro businesses (101+ employees) $17.02 for small businesses (6–100 employees) $15.00 for micro businesses (5 employees or fewer)”
8. U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division Changes in Basic Minimum Wages in Non-Farm Employment Under State Law: Selected Years 1968 to 2024“Minnesota .70 - 1.15(b) .70 - 1.15(b) .75 - 1.60 1.80 2.30 2.90 3.10 … Minnesota 3.55 & 3.50(f) 4.25(g) 4.25(g) 4.25(g) 4.25(g) 4.25(g) 5.15(g) … Minnesota 4.90 - 5.15(g) 4.90 - 5.15(g) 4.90 - 5.15(g) 4.90 - 5.15(g) 4.90 - 5.15(g) 4.90 - 5.15(g) 5.25 - 6.15(g) … Minnesota 5.25-6.15(g) 5.25-6.15(g) 5.25-6.15(g) 5.25-6.15(g) 5.25-6.15(g) 5.25-6.15(g) 5.25-6.15(g) … Minnesota 6.50-8.00(g) 7.25-9.00(g) 7.25-9.50(g) 7.75-9.50(g) 8.04-9.86(g) 8.15-10.00(g) … Minnesota 10.00(g) 10.08(g) 10.33(g)…” “Federal (FLSA) $1.15 & $1.60 $1.30 & $1.60 $1.60 $2.20 & $2.30 $2.90 $3.10 $3.35 … Federal (FLSA) $3.35 $3.80 $4.25 $4.25 $4.25 $4.75 $5.15 … Federal (FLSA) $5.15 $5.15 $5.15 $5.15 $5.15 $5.15 5.15 … Federal (FLSA) 5.15 5.85 6.55 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 … Federal (FLSA) 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 … Federal (FLSA) 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25 7.25” “For the years indicated, the laws in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Kentucky, Minnesota, Ohio, Utah, and Wisconsin applied only to women and minors.” “For the years 1988 to 1990, Minnesota had a two tier schedule with the higher rate applicable to employers covered by the FLSA and the lower rate to employers not covered by the FLSA.”
9. Internal Revenue Service IRS Publication 15 (Circular E), Employer's Tax Guide“For 2026, the social security tax rate is 6.2% (amount withheld) each for the employer and employee (12.4% total).”
10. Social Security Administration ssa.gov/oact/cola/cbb.html“Tax rates under the HI program are 1.45 percent for employees and employers, each, and 2.90 percent for self-employed persons.”
11. Internal Revenue Service Topic no. 759, Form 940 – FUTA tax (IRS)“If you're entitled to the maximum 5.4% credit, the FUTA tax rate after credit is 0.6%.” “FUTA tax rate: The FUTA tax rate is 6.0%. The tax applies to the first $7,000 you paid to each employee as wages during the year.”
12. Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Unemployment Insurance uimn.org/employers/wages-taxes/tax-rates/new-employer-rates.jsp“Non-Construction Wholesale Trade 1.00”
13. U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/content/sigpros/2020-2029/January2026.pdf“MN … $44,000”
14. Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNDEED/bulletins/422fdf7“By law, employers can continue to collect up to 0.44% from employees in 2027, or employers can choose to cover more. Small employers pay a smaller share – as little as 0.22%.”
15. Minnesota Revisor of Statutes (Minn. Stat. § 268B.14) revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/268B.14“(b) The premium rate for small employers eligible under this subdivision is 75 percent of the annual premium rate calculated in subdivisions 6 and 7, as follows: (1) employers must pay a minimum of 25 percent of the rate calculated in subdivisions 6 and 7.”
16. Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services oregon.gov/dcbs/reports/cost/Pages/premium-index-rates.aspx“Premium index rate: $1.25-$1.50 … State Index rate Percent of study median … 17 12 Minnesota 1.25 114%”
17. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (MEPS-IC) meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/summ_tables/insr/state/series_2/2025/ic25_iia_f.pdf“Table II.C.1 Average total single premium (in dollars) per enrolled employee … Division and State Total … Minnesota 8,586 -- 8,255 8,753 8,370 8,631 8,336 8,644” “Table II.C.2 Average total employee contribution (in dollars) per enrolled employee for single coverage … Division and State Total … Minnesota 1,939 -- 2,629 * 2,480 1,714 1,755 2,661 1,770”