COLUMBUS, Ohio — The minimum wage in Ohio will increase to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 per hour for tipped employees beginning on Jan. 1, 2026.

According to the Ohio Department of Commerce's Bureau of Wage and Hour, the minimum wage will apply to employees of businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $405,000 per year, an increase from the current $394,000 threshold.

Currently, Ohio's minimum wage is $10.70 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.35 per hour for tipped employees.

In 2006, Ohio voters passed a constitutional amendment requiring that the state's minimum wage increase on Jan. 1 each year by the rate of inflation. The Bureau of Wage and Hour says the state minimum wage is tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) for urban wage earners and c

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