Ohio Minimum Wage (2026)

Current minimum wage in Ohio

Ohio's minimum wage is $11.00 an hour in 2026 for employers with annual gross receipts of at least $405,000, and it rises to $11.40 on January 1, 2027. Smaller employers and workers under 16 can be paid the federal $7.25 rate.

The rate rose from $10.70 (effective January 1, 2025) to $11.00 on January 1, 2026, an increase of $0.30 an hour or $624 a year for a full-time worker.

Next scheduled change

Rises to $11.40 on January 1, 2027, with the tipped cash wage moving to $5.70 and the small employer threshold rising to $420,000.

Tipped minimum wage

Employers may pay tipped employees a cash wage of $5.50 an hour and count tips toward the rest, as long as total pay reaches $11.00 an hour. The federal tipped cash wage is $2.13. Tipped workers must be paid at least $5.50 an hour in cash, and employers must show that wages plus tips reach $11.00.

What minimum wage pays in Ohio

After federal and Ohio taxes, a full-time minimum wage worker who files single keeps about $20,452 a year, or $787 per biweekly check. Run your own numbers with the Ohio paycheck calculator or see the full breakdown for $11 an hour.

Overtime rules

Follows the 40-hour weekly overtime rule; Ohio's state overtime law exempts employers grossing less than $150,000 a year.

City and county minimum wages

Local minimum wages are not allowed.

Exceptions and special rates

Employers with annual gross receipts under $405,000 and workers under 16 are owed only the federal $7.25.

How Ohio compares

Ohio ranks #28 of 51 for its minimum wage, tied with 1 other state at the same rate. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.