Ohio Minimum Wage Rate Increases January 1st, 2011

Currently, Ohio’s minimum wage rate is $7.30 per hour. However, employers who gross under $267,000 annually, or have employees 14 or 15 years of age are only required to pay these employees at least the Federal Minimum wage rate of $7.25 per hour.

Effective January 1, 2011, Ohio’s minimum wage increases to $7.40 per hour for employees not receiving tips. Employees of employers who gross less than $271,000 annually or who are 14 or 15 years old are subject to a minimum wage of $7.25 (tied to the federal minimum wage.)

If the Ohio and the Federal minimum wages are different, by law Ohio workers are entitled to the higher of the two minimum wage requirements.

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