Missouri Minimum Wage Calculator

Missouri’s ordinary minimum is $15 per hour in 2026. Eligible tipped employees must receive at least $7.50 in direct cash plus any required shortfall payment. Check coverage first: some retail and service employment is excluded from the state law, while federal protections may still apply.

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Tips retained in that week ($) Cash-wage treatment This is ordinary adult hourly work under the selected coverage rule, with no special certificate, compensatory-time arrangement, public-contract rate or other exemption. The recreation option requires the specific 29 USC 213(a)(3) exemption and Missouri wage coverage. The federal-only option requires a confirmed Missouri minimum-wage exemption and actual federal minimum/overtime coverage. Tipped work meets applicable state and federal notice, occupation and retention requirements. No bonuses, compulsory service charges, multiple pay rates, or wage deductions. If using the tip credit, eligibility, required advance notice, and lawful tip retention/pooling are confirmed. All hours entered are in that eligible tipped occupation.

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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. Missouri DOL current wage guidance; current § 290.502.

The $500,000 exception is for retail or service businesses

The state employee definition excludes employment by a retail or service business with annual gross sales or business volume below $500,000. It is not a blanket exemption for every small employer in every industry, and exactly $500,000 is not below the threshold. The federal-only option requires an established state exemption and separate federal coverage; it is not selected automatically from a revenue entry. § 290.500(3)(m); DOL small-business FAQ.

For example, federal individual coverage can depend on what the employee does even where enterprise coverage is absent. If neither wage law covers a job, this tool does not establish a legal floor for it. Federal enterprise and individual coverage.

Most overtime starts after 40; a specific recreation rule uses 52

Missouri’s ordinary rule requires 1.5 times the regular rate after 40 hours. Section 290.505 separately requires overtime after 52 hours for an amusement or recreation business meeting the criteria in 29 U.S.C. § 213(a)(3). The category is narrower than “seasonal job.” Select it only after the statutory exemption and state coverage are confirmed. Missouri overtime statute.

Full-cash hours at $15	Ordinary 40-hour rule	Qualifying 52-hour rule
40	$600	$600
50	$825	$750
52	$870	$780
60	$1,050	$960

Contractual overtime or a different applicable legal requirement can require more. The selector models these stated statutory cases; it does not decide exemptions from a job title or a tourism-related workplace.

Tipped cash and the employer’s make-up payment

At 40 hours, the $7.50 service cash floor gives $300 before adjustment. With $200 retained tips, the employer adds $100: $400 cash plus $200 tips equals $600. With $400 tips, cash remains $300 and gross is $700. Section 290.512 requires the employer to cover a deficiency in the combined minimum. State gratuity provision.

For 45 ordinary covered hours with $400 tips, employer cash is $375 and combined gross is $775. At 60 hours under the qualifying recreation rule with $500 tips, cash is $510 and gross is $1,010. The maximum credit stays $7.50 per hour, including premium hours; overtime is based on the full regular rate before the credit. Federal tipped-wage calculation.

Use the amended wage law, not an old inflation forecast

The current version of § 290.502 took effect August 28, 2025. It sets the January 2026 increase to $15 and ends the earlier annual CPI adjustment language at December 31, 2024. It also brings public employers within that section beginning August 28, 2025. The reviewed model keeps that enacted fixed floor through December 2027 and adds no hypothetical inflation increase. Current statute and amendment history.

Gross annual earnings at the ordinary floor

A 40-hour schedule repeated for 52 weeks yields $31,200, averaging $2,600 monthly before taxes. A 30-hour schedule for 40 weeks yields $18,000. The annual result repeats one weekly scenario; it does not imply that an employer guarantees hours or that a state-exempt job owes the $15 rate.

For cross-border jobs, review Kansas minimum wage, Illinois minimum wage, Iowa minimum wage and Arkansas minimum wage. Methodology · Sources.

Updated October 5, 2026 First published September 4, 2026

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