COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio employers are reminded that Ohio’s minimum wage increases today to $8.70 per hour
for non-tipped employees and $4.35 per hour for tipped employees, according to a release by the Ohio
Department of Commerce.
The minimum wage will apply to employees of businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $319,000
per year.
The 2019 Ohio minimum wage had been $8.55 per hour for non-tipped employees and $4.30 for tipped
employees. The 2019 Ohio minimum wage applies to employees of businesses with annual gross receipts of
more than $314,000 per year.
The Constitutional Amendment (II-34a) passed by Ohio voters in November 2006 states Ohio’s minimum wage
shall increase on Jan. 1 of each year by the rate of inflation. The state minimum wage is tied to the
Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) for urban wage earners and clerical workers for the 12-month period prior
to September. This CPI-W index increased by 1.5% over the 12-month period from Sept. 1, 2018, to Aug.
31, 2019. The Constitutional Amendment is available online.
For employees at smaller companies with annual gross receipts of $319,000 or less per year after Jan. 1,
2020, and for 14 and 15-year-olds, the state minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. For these employees, the
state wage is tied to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, which requires an act of Congress and
the president’s signature to change.