Ohio minimum wage in 2026
Ohio employers that gross $405,000 or more must pay at least $11.00 an hour in 2026 to non-tipped employees. The official 2026 poster sets that rate. It also sends two groups to the federal $7.25: employers grossing less than $405,000, and employees under age 16[oh26]. The U.S. Department of Labor lists the same two-tier structure and notes that Ohio adjusts its rate each year by formula[dol1].
| Year | Non-tipped | Tipped cash wage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $9.30 | – | US DOL history table |
| 2023 | $10.10 | – | US DOL history table |
| 2024 | $10.45 | – | US DOL history table |
| 2026 | $11.00 | $5.50 | Ohio 2026 poster |
| 2027 | $11.40 | $5.70 | Ohio 2027 poster |
Rows for 2022–2024 come from the Labor Department's history table[dol3]. The 2025 figures are left out because the state's 2025 notice could not be loaded for this update. The tipped column is filled only where we read it on the state's own poster.
Tipped workers, small businesses and teens in Ohio
A tipped employee in Ohio earns at least $5.50 an hour plus tips in 2026. Ohio counts a worker as tipped if they customarily and regularly receive more than $30 a month in tips. An employer that uses the tip credit must be able to show that cash wages plus the credit reach the full minimum wage[oh26]. The Labor Department puts the 2026 tip credit at $5.50, half of the $11.00 rate[dol2].
The rate for a given worker depends on who the employer is and how old the worker is:
- Gross receipts. Employers below $405,000 in 2026 (below $419,000 in 2027) may pay the federal $7.25 instead of the state rate[oh26][oh27].
- Age. Employees under 16 are owed at least the federal rate, not the state rate.
- Reduced earning capacity. A sub-minimum wage is allowed under the Director of Commerce's rules for workers whose earning capacity is impaired by physical or mental disability or injury[oh27].
- Exempt jobs. The poster lists federal employees; babysitters in the employer's home; live-in companions to a sick, convalescing or elderly person whose main duties are not housekeeping; outside salespeople paid by commission; and bona fide executive, administrative, professional and computer professional employees[oh27].
Ohio minimum wage 2027: $11.40 an hour
On January 1, 2027 Ohio's minimum wage rises 40 cents to $11.40 an hour, and the tipped cash wage rises 20 cents to $5.70. The Ohio Department of Commerce has published the 2027 poster. It also raises the gross-receipts threshold to $419,000[oh27].
For a full-time employee the 40-cent raise is worth $832 a year before tax. At $11.40, a single filer would keep about $20,768 a year after withholding, compared with $20,096 at $11.00, on the 2026 tables used in the calculator below.
Ohio overtime and payroll records
Ohio requires time and a half for hours over 40 in a workweek. The exception is employers grossing less than $150,000 a year, which the state poster excludes from its overtime rule[oh27]. At $11.00 an hour, overtime is $16.50 an hour; at $11.40 it is $17.10. Separately, the federal overtime rule[flsa] applies to any employer covered by the federal Act.
Ohio employers must keep payroll records for at least three years and make them available to the Director of Commerce. The records must show for each employee:
- name, address and occupation;
- rate of pay and amount paid each pay period;
- hours worked each day and each workweek[oh27].
Those records are what a worker or the state would use to check a minimum wage claim.
Ohio minimum wage after taxes
A full-time job at $11.00 an hour is $22,880 a year before tax (2,080 hours). After federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Ohio withholding, a single worker keeps about $20,096, or $772.92 every two weeks. Change hours, overtime or W-4 details in the calculator below; for other pay levels use the Ohio paycheck calculator.
| Hours a week | Weekly gross | Yearly gross | Yearly take-home | Take-home per hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $220.00 | $11,440 | $10,392 | $9.99 |
| 30 | $330.00 | $17,160 | $15,477 | $9.92 |
| 40 | $440.00 | $22,880 | $20,096 | $9.66 |
Take-home at minimum wage
Ohio minimum wage paycheck
Preset to $11.00 an hour, 40 hours a week, paid every two weeks.
Take-home pay$772.92every two weeks · $20,096 a year
| Item | Per paycheck | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings | ||
| Gross pay | $880.00 | $22,880.00 |
| Taxes | ||
| Federal income tax | −$26.08 | −$678.00 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$54.56 | −$1,418.56 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$12.76 | −$331.76 |
| Ohio income tax | −$13.68 | −$355.68 |
| Total taxes | −$107.08 | −$2,784.00 |
| Net pay | $772.92 | $20,096.00 |
Taxes take 12.2% of gross pay in Ohio. Your top federal withholding bracket is 10%.
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Related pay tools
Overtime at the minimum wage is $16.50 an hour (time and a half): see the time and a half calculator. Add up shifts with the time card calculator, and compare states with the state tax calculator.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Ohio minimum wage in 2026?
$11.00 an hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 an hour plus tips for tipped employees, at employers that gross $405,000 or more a year. Smaller employers and workers under 16 get the federal $7.25.
What will the Ohio minimum wage be in 2027?
$11.40 an hour from January 1, 2027, and $5.70 plus tips for tipped employees. The small-employer threshold rises to $419,000 in gross receipts.
Do small businesses in Ohio have to pay the state minimum wage?
Not if they gross less than $405,000 a year in 2026 ($419,000 in 2027). Those employers must pay at least the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
How much is $11 an hour a year after taxes in Ohio?
Full time is $22,880 a year before tax. A single filer with a standard 2026 W-4 keeps about $20,096 after federal and Ohio withholding (city income tax not included), or $772.92 every two weeks.