Massachusetts minimum wage: $15.00 an hour

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Massachusetts’s minimum wage is $15.00 an hour, in effect since January 1, 2023, according to the Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards.

Employers may pay tipped employees $6.75 an hour in cash, as long as tips bring them up to at least $15.00.

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We found no city or county in Massachusetts with its own higher minimum wage.

Massachusetts minimum wage by date

Effective	Minimum wage	Tipped cash wage	Note
January 1, 2023Current	$15.00	$6.75	Final step of the 2018 law; no further increases scheduled. Service rate applies to workers with more than $20 a month in tips. Most agricultural workers: $8.00.source
January 1, 2022	$14.25	$6.15	source

Paydays: Hourly workers: weekly or every two weeks. Exempt and salaried employees may be paid every two weeks or twice a month (monthly if the employee chooses).
Overtime: State law requires time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek, with exemptions listed in the statute.
Final paycheck: Fired: In full on the last day of work. Quit: By the next regular payday, or the following Saturday if there is no regular payday.

If you hire across a state line, the worker’s state sets the rate.

Massachusetts’s minimum wage is $15.00 an hour, in effect since January 1, 2023, according to the Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards.

Employers may pay tipped employees $6.75 an hour in cash, as long as tips bring them up to at least $15.00.

No increase is scheduled under current Massachusetts law. Any change would need new legislation or a ballot measure.

We found no city or county in Massachusetts with a minimum wage above the state rate.

State law requires time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek, with exemptions listed in the statute.