Illinois Minimum Wage Calculator
Illinois’s adult statewide floor is $15 per hour. Since July 1, 2026, covered Cook County work uses $15.40 and covered Chicago work uses $17.05. Select the applicable jurisdiction and work date; a Cook County mailing address alone does not establish which ordinance applies.
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Overtime uses the full regular rate before subtracting a permitted tip credit. The employer must cover a weekly tip shortfall within the selected scope. This floor scenario does not calculate pay at a higher agreed rate. Per-workday pay divides the week by the days with hours. Annual figures repeat the rounded weekly result.
Reviewed rate period: 2026-01-01 through 2027-12-31. Gross earnings before taxes or deductions. Annual figures repeat this weekly scenario; they do not combine different rate periods.
Reviewed October 2, 2026. Illinois DOL state rate; Cook County rates; Chicago’s July 2026 official notice.
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| Covered adult workplace | Jan–June hourly floor / tipped cash | July–December hourly floor / tipped cash | 40-hour full-cash week after July 1 |
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| State rule, no higher local floor | $15.00 / $9.00 | $15.00 / $9.00 | $600.00 |
| Cook County ordinance applies | $15.00 / $9.00 | $15.40 / $9.25 | $616.00 |
| Chicago, covered 4+ employer | $16.60 / $12.62 | $17.05 / $12.96 | $682.00 |
These scenarios use ordinary adult rates after any training period. The annual output repeats one selected rate, so $682 for 52 weeks is $35,464; it is not a blended calendar-2026 salary. A workweek crossing July 1 needs separate rate-period hours and a combined overtime review.
Cook County municipalities can have different applicability
The county tells workers to check whether their municipality has opted out or adopted a separate wage ordinance. Chicago has its own ordinance. Confirm both employer coverage and the location where work is performed before choosing the county option. The county’s current notice lists a four-employee threshold, with a domestic-worker exception, and employer business-location or licensing conditions. Cook County’s July 2026 coverage notice.
The county website and posted notice describe the hours threshold differently: the FAQ says two hours per week, while the notice says two hours in a two-week period. If that distinction determines coverage, confirm with the Commission rather than assuming this worksheet resolves it. The form requires confirmed coverage. County FAQ and notice links.
Chicago’s tipped schedule changed in May 2026
The amended ordinance retains a 24% maximum gratuity allowance through June 30, 2028. An older schedule phasing the credit down again in July 2026 should not be used. The city’s 2026 notice states $12.96 cash for covered tipped workers and $21.49 for tipped overtime. This model uses those published cash amounts and the notice’s rounded $25.58 ordinary overtime rate. Chicago Municipal Code § 6-105-030, amended May 20, 2026; Current cash and overtime notice.
At 40 Chicago hours with $150 retained tips, initial cash is $518.40; another $13.60 is required to reach $682. At 45 hours with $250 tips, employer cash is $625.85 and total gross is $875.85. The cash calculation is 40 × $12.96 plus 5 × $21.49.
The state and county tipped calculations use different cash floors
The state permits a credit of up to 40% of its applicable minimum, producing $9 cash at the $15 adult floor. For a state-covered 40-hour week with $200 tips, employer cash before a shortfall is $360 and the adjustment is $40. Illinois DOL tipped-pay FAQ.
After July 1, the county model uses its posted $9.25 cash floor and a $6.15 difference from $15.40. For 40 hours with $200 tips, cash is $370 before a $46 adjustment. For overtime, $23.10 less $6.15 gives $16.95 cash; the county FAQ currently prints $16.94, which does not reconcile with both displayed hourly floors. This tool preserves the $9.25 cash floor when adding the half-rate premium. County rate and overtime figures.
Coverage and rest-day rules need their own checks
Illinois’s minimum-wage law generally covers employers with four or more employees, with separate domestic-worker coverage. The calculator excludes youth rates, training wages and special occupations. State rest-day protections also should not be confused with a seventh-day pay multiplier: review scheduling rights separately from weekly overtime. Illinois Minimum Wage Law; One Day Rest in Seven Act FAQ.
For jobs across state lines, see Indiana minimum wage, Wisconsin minimum wage, Iowa minimum wage, Missouri minimum wage or Kentucky minimum wage. All displayed earnings are gross before deductions.
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