Ohio Minimum Wage Calculator
Ohio’s ordinary 2026 minimum is $11 per hour, with $5.50 eligible tipped cash; on January 1, 2027 it rises to $11.40, up from $11, with $5.70 tipped cash. The official poster places employers with annual gross receipts below $405,000 under the $7.25 floor ($419,000 in 2027). Minimum-wage and overtime coverage have different tests.
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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. Ohio Commerce 2026 poster, hosted by Bowling Green.
Ohio minimum wage by year
| Effective | Non-tipped minimum | Tipped cash minimum | Gross receipts for the state rate | Published in |
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| January 1, 2007 | $6.85 | At least half the rate | Above $250,000 | Art. II § 34a |
| January 1, 2026 | $11.00 | $5.50 | $405,000 or more | 2026 Commerce poster |
| January 1, 2027 | $11.40 | $5.70 | $419,000 or more | 2027 Commerce poster |
| January 1, 2028 | Announced by September 30, 2027 | Half the new rate | Indexed the same way | Art. II § 34a |
The 2006 amendment fixed only the 2007 starting rate. Every September 30 since then, the rate for the next January moves with the CPI-W for the prior twelve months, rounded to the nearest five cents, and the small-employer receipts line moves by the same index, rounded to the nearest $1,000. The 2027 step is a 3.5% adjustment: $11 × 1.035 = $11.385, which rounds to $11.40, and $405,000 × 1.035 = $419,175, which rounds to the $419,000 printed on the 2027 poster. Work dates in 2027 use the new figures in the calculator; it stops at December 31, 2027 rather than guessing the 2028 index. Checked October 12, 2026.
The $405,000 threshold is about employer receipts
The poster’s lower-rate exception says less than $405,000. Exactly $405,000 therefore belongs in the ordinary $11 category for a covered adult job. This is gross employer receipts, not profit, the worker’s earnings or a single branch’s headcount. The same poster separately addresses workers under age 16; this model is for adults. 2026 minimum-wage categories.
For the lower floor, use federal tipped cash only after FLSA coverage is established. A small business may still have an individually covered worker. The lower full-cash option makes no claim about a state-only tipped credit. Federal coverage explanation.
Do not reuse that cutoff for overtime
Ohio § 4111.03 has a separate employer exclusion below $150,000 in annual business volume, along with occupation and federal-law-related exceptions. Falling below $405,000 does not itself remove overtime. Federal overtime can also apply independently. Each calculator option requires ordinary 40-hour overtime coverage to be confirmed. Ohio overtime statute.
| Full-cash schedule with ordinary overtime | $11 floor | $7.25 floor |
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| 40 hours | $440 | $290 |
| 45 hours | $522.50 | $344.38 |
| 50 hours | $605 | $398.75 |
A $300,000 employer illustrates why both questions matter: the lower minimum-wage category can apply, while the state’s $150,000 employer exclusion does not. The actual worker must still be nonexempt.
Ohio tipped cash is half the ordinary state floor
At 40 hours and $150 retained tips, the $5.50 cash floor initially pays $220. The employer adds $70 to reach $440 combined gross. With $300 tips, cash remains $220 and gross is $520. The constitutional tip provision requires combined wages and tips to reach the full minimum. Ohio Constitution, Article II § 34 a.
For 45 eligible tipped hours and $300 tips, employer cash including overtime is $275 and gross is $575. The overtime premium is based on $11 before subtracting the $5.50 credit; increasing the credit on overtime hours would underpay cash. Tipped overtime method.
What to keep when checking an Ohio paycheck
Preserve the rate, each day’s hours, workweek totals, retained tips and employer adjustments. Ohio’s poster describes a three-year recordkeeping requirement. Under § 4111.09, the approved wage summary can be displayed at work or online in a manner accessible to employees. The existence of a poster does not establish that the correct category was applied to a particular paycheck. Current posting rule.
Convert the weekly floor into a realistic annual scenario
Forty hours for 52 weeks at $11 gives $22,880 gross, or $1,906.67 averaged monthly. Thirty hours for 44 weeks gives $14,520. At the qualifying $7.25 floor, the first schedule gives $15,080. Enter the weeks actually expected at this rate; annual figures do not add holiday pay, bonuses or a future inflation adjustment.
Compare the rules where the work occurs: Michigan minimum wage, Indiana minimum wage, Kentucky minimum wage or Pennsylvania minimum wage. Sources · Methodology.
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