Important Information Regarding Upcoming Minimum Wage Increase

In February 2019 Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill to make Illinois one of the first states to approve a $15 minimum wage. Minimum wage is the lowest hourly rate employers are allowed to pay their employees. Use the following table as a guide to the state’s current minimum wage requirements.

For workers 18 years old and older, or workers under 18 who work more than 650 hours in a calendar year:

Dates Minimum wage per hour)

January 1st, 2021 - December 31st, 2021 $11

January 1st, 2022 - December 31st, 2022 $12

January 1st, 2023 - December 31st, 2023 $13

January 1st, 2024 - December 31st, 2024 $14

After January 1st, 2025 $15

For workers 17 years old and younger who work less than 650 hours in a calendar year:

Dates Minimum wage per hour)

January 1st, 2021 - December 31st, 2021 $8.50

January 1st, 2022 - December 31st, 2022 $9.25

January 1st, 2023 - December 31st, 2023 $10.50

January 1st, 2024 - December 31st, 2024 $12

After January 1st, 2025 $13

Other pertinent information to note:

• Tipped employees must be paid minimum wage, but employers may take up to 40% credit for tips out of the employee’s wages. • Employers may apply for licenses to pay less than minimum wage to certain workers with disabilities. • Employers must pay overtime if an employee works more than 40 hours in a week. The rate for overtime pay is time and a half of the employee's regular pay rate. For more information, see the IDOL (illinois.gov) on the Illinois Minimum Wage Law, as well as their Frequently Asked Questions page.