ST. PAUL (Minnesota Reformer) – The Minnesota statewide minimum wage rose to $11.13 per hour on Jan. 1, which applies to virtually all workers because of a state law passed in 2024 eliminating a lower minimum wage for workers at small businesses, workers under 18 years old and workers on J-1 visas.
The new hourly minimum wage is a 2.6% increase from $10.85 for workers at large businesses and a nearly 26% increase from $8.85 for workers at small businesses. There is still a lower hourly minimum wage for workers under 20 and in training: $9.08. Minnesota is among 34 states and territories with hourly minimum wages higher than the federal rate of $7.25, which hasn’t been changed since 2009.
In the Twin Cities, minimum wages were also adjusted upward about 2.6% with inflation. In Minneapolis, workers at all businesses are entitled to at least $15.97 per hour. In St. Paul, large businesses must pay at least $15.57 per hour, small businesses at least $14 per hour and “micro” businesses — with five employees or fewer — at least $12.25 per hour.
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