OHIO — Ohio’s minimum wage will have its largest increase in 15 years in 2022 as the rate will increase from $8.80 an hour for non-tipped workers to $9.30 an hour. 

What You Need To Know

  • The state’s minimum wage will increase from $8.80 an hour to $9.30 in 2022

  • Since 2007, the state’s minimum wage is tied to inflation

  • The jump in minimum wage in 2022 is the largest the state has had in 15 years

  • The state’s minimum wage for tipped workers also will increase in 2022

The 50-cent increase is the largest since the minimum wage increased from $4.25 an hour in 2006 to $6.85 an hour in 2007, according to data from the Federal Reserve.The huge jump in that year’s minimum wage was due to a 2006 ballot initiative that bumped the state’s minimum wage above federal minimum wage rates. 

That year’s ballot initiative also put into law that the state’s minimum wage would be adjusted for inflation every year. Since 2007, the most the minimum wage has increased by is 30 cents, according to the Federal Reserve.

The minimum wage increased by 10 cents from $8.70 an hour a year ago.

The state’s minimum wage applies to employers that gross more than $342,000 a year. It also applies to employees who are not regularly tipped at least $30 a month. The state’s minimum wage for tipped employees will increase from $4.40 an hour to $4.65. 

 

The state’s minimum wage exceeds the current federal standard of $7.25 an hour. Employees who are under the age of 16 or work for a small business are required to be paid at or above federal minimum wage levels. 

The jump in minimum wage is due to a rise in inflation. In the last year, the cost for goods increased 6.8%, according to federal data. 

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