The minimum wage in Chicago will increase starting July 1, according to Mayor Brandon Johnson.

The city's mayor along with the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection announced updates to labor laws Wednesday.

The updates included a minimum wage raise, changes to paid leave and paid sick ordinances and more.

Every July 1, under the Minimum Wage Ordinance, the city's minimum wage increases. This year, changes will look like this:

The minimum wage will be $16.60

The minimum wage for subsidized youth employment programs and subsidized transitional employment programs will be $16.50

Under the One Fair Wage Ordinance, the wages of tipped workers such as restaurant servers, bartenders, bussers and runners who earn a subminimum wage of $12.62 per hour will increase

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