Ohio & Arkansas Minimum Wage Calculator

Ohio's minimum is $11.00/hr, with a tipped cash wage of $5.50 where tips make up the difference.

Ohio, Arkansas share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to both states.

Ohio minimum wage earnings estimator

Ohio's minimum is $11.00/hr, with a tipped cash wage of $5.50 where tips make up the difference.

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Figures computed from U.S. DOL Wage & Hour Division (current) and U.S. Census Bureau (2024 5-year). Page last reviewed 2026-08-27. Estimates only — verify with the relevant agency before acting.

Ohio at a glance

Figure	Ohio	Source
State minimum wage	$11.00/hr	[1]
Tipped cash wage	$5.50/hr	[1]
Full-time annual gross	$22,880	[1]
Median 2BR rent	$1,238	[2]

[1] [2] Sources

State minimum wage — all 50 states

Ohio highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

Highlighted: Ohio, ranked 28 of 50. Median $11.

Ohio earnings by hours and weeks worked

Annual gross at Ohio's $11.00 minimum across realistic schedules.

Hours/week	26 wks	36 wks	44 wks	48 wks	50 wks	52 wks
10 h	$2,860	$3,960	$4,840	$5,280	$5,500	$5,720
12 h	$3,432	$4,752	$5,808	$6,336	$6,600	$6,864
15 h	$4,290	$5,940	$7,260	$7,920	$8,250	$8,580
18 h	$5,148	$7,128	$8,712	$9,504	$9,900	$10,296
20 h	$5,720	$7,920	$9,680	$10,560	$11,000	$11,440
24 h	$6,864	$9,504	$11,616	$12,672	$13,200	$13,728
25 h	$7,150	$9,900	$12,100	$13,200	$13,750	$14,300
28 h	$8,008	$11,088	$13,552	$14,784	$15,400	$16,016
30 h	$8,580	$11,880	$14,520	$15,840	$16,500	$17,160
32 h	$9,152	$12,672	$15,488	$16,896	$17,600	$18,304
35 h	$10,010	$13,860	$16,940	$18,480	$19,250	$20,020
37.5 h	$10,725	$14,850	$18,150	$19,800	$20,625	$21,450
40 h	$11,440	$15,840	$19,360	$21,120	$22,000	$22,880
45 h	$12,870	$17,820	$21,780	$23,760	$24,750	$25,740
50 h	$14,300	$19,800	$24,200	$26,400	$27,500	$28,600

Worked figures for Ohio

Ohio values:

Hours	Weekly	Monthly	Annual	Rent Burden
10 h/wk	$110	$477	$5,720	260%
15 h/wk	$165	$715	$8,580	173%
20 h/wk	$220	$953	$11,440	130%
25 h/wk	$275	$1,192	$14,300	104%
30 h/wk	$330	$1,430	$17,160	87%
35 h/wk	$385	$1,668	$20,020	74%
40 h/wk	$440	$1,907	$22,880	65%
45 h/wk	$495	$2,145	$25,740	58%
50 h/wk	$550	$2,383	$28,600	52%

How Ohio compares nationally

On state minimum wage, Ohio ranks #28 of 50 at $11.00/hr — 4% below the median of $11.41/hr. The national range runs from $7.25/hr (Wyoming) to $17.13/hr (Washington).

Rank	State	State minimum wage
#26	Minnesota	$11.41/hr
#27	Arkansas	$11.00/hr
#28	Ohio	$11.00/hr
#29	Montana	$10.85/hr
#30	West Virginia	$8.75/hr

Above the federal floors, ranked

Same rule structure as Ohio:

State	State minimum wage	vs Ohio
New York	$17.00/hr	+54.5%
Connecticut	$16.94/hr	+54.0%
Hawaii	$16.00/hr	+45.5%
New Jersey	$15.92/hr	+44.7%
Colorado	$15.16/hr	+37.8%
Arizona	$15.15/hr	+37.7%
Maine	$15.10/hr	+37.3%
Illinois	$15.00/hr	+36.4%
Vermont	$14.42/hr	+31.1%
Michigan	$13.73/hr	+24.8%
Virginia	$12.77/hr	+16.1%
South Dakota	$11.85/hr	+7.7%

Ohio questions, answered with Ohio numbers

What is the minimum wage in Ohio?▾

$11.00/hour · rank #27/50 · $3.75 above the federal floor.

What does that pay full time in Ohio?▾

$22,880/year · $1,907/month · $440/week at 40 h.

Can it cover Ohio rent?▾

Median 2BR rent is $1,238 · that is 65% of full-time minimum-wage income (well above the 30% affordability benchmark).

What about tipped work in Ohio?▾

Cash wage $5.50 · tip credit $5.50 · tips must bring you to $11.00.

Part-time at 20 hours?▾

$11,440/year · $953/month · rent would take 130% of it.

Other above the federal floors

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Last reviewed 2026-08-27. Ohio figures only — verify with the relevant Ohio agency before acting. How this is calculated.