Michigan minimum wage: $13.73 an hour, rising to $15.00 on January 1, 2027
Checked November 8, 2026Source: Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Wage and Hour Division
Short answer
Michigan’s minimum wage is $13.73 an hour, in effect since January 1, 2026, according to the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Wage and Hour Division.
Employers may pay tipped employees $5.49 an hour in cash, as long as tips bring them up to at least $13.73.
It rises to $15.00 on January 1, 2027, with a tipped cash wage of $6.30.
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- Minimum wage today
- $13.73
- Tipped employees, cash wage
- $5.49
- From January 1, 2027
- $15.00
- Full-time year at today’s rate (2,080 hours)
- $28,558
We found no city or county in Michigan with its own higher minimum wage.
What the January 1, 2027 raise costs you
The raise is $1.27 an hour for anyone paid less than the new rate on January 1, 2027.
- Added wages a year
- $1,981
- Employer Social Security and Medicare (FICA), 7.65%
- $152
- Total added cost a year
- $2,133
Counts only the raise for workers below the new rate, over 52 weeks. It leaves out raises you give others to keep pay gaps, and state unemployment tax, which usually stops at a wage cap.
Michigan minimum wage by date
| Effective | Minimum wage | Tipped cash wage | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2027Upcoming | $15.00 | $6.30 | Last fixed step under Senate Bill 8 (2025); tipped cash wage 42%.source |
| January 1, 2026Current | $13.73 | $5.49 | Tipped cash wage 40% of the minimum. Covers employers with 2 or more employees.source |
| February 21, 2025 | $12.48 | $4.74 | Tipped cash wage 38% of the minimum.source |
From 2028, adjusted every year for inflation under the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act as amended in 2025; the 2028 rate has not been announced. The state treasurer calculates it each October starting in 2027, using the consumer price index for the Midwest, and publishes it by November 1. No increase takes effect if Michigan’s unemployment rate was 8.5% or higher for the year before the increase. Tipped cash wage rises to 44% of the minimum in 2028, 46% in 2029, 48% in 2030 and 50% in 2031.
Other Michigan rates
Workers under 18
Minors under 18 may be paid 85% of the minimum wage.
Today: $11.67 · from January 1, 2027: $12.75
90-day training wage
Employers may pay a new employee under 20 a training wage for the first 90 days of employment. They can’t displace another employee to hire at this rate (MCL 408.934b).
Today: $4.25
Before January 1, 2027
- Update every hourly rate below $15.00 in payroll so the first paycheck on or after that date is right.
- Update tipped employees’ cash wage to $6.30.
- Replace the minimum wage poster with the new year’s version from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Wage and Hour Division.
Other Michigan pay rules
- Paydays
- Any regular schedule: weekly, every two weeks, twice a month or monthly. Weekly or every-two-weeks pay is due within 14 days after the work period ends; monthly pay within 15 days.
- Overtime
- Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. The state law covers employers with 2 or more employees.
- Final paycheck
- Fired: By the next regular payday (hand harvesters: within 1 working day). Quit: By the next regular payday (hand harvesters: within 1 working day).
From the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity and the U.S. Department of Labor’s state tables. All Michigan employer rules.
Minimum wage in states next to Michigan
If you hire across a state line, the worker’s state sets the rate.
Questions employers ask
What is the minimum wage in Michigan in 2026?
Michigan’s minimum wage is $13.73 an hour, in effect since January 1, 2026, according to the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Wage and Hour Division.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Michigan?
Employers may pay tipped employees $5.49 an hour in cash, as long as tips bring them up to at least $13.73.
When does the Michigan minimum wage go up next?
On January 1, 2027, to $15.00 an hour. From 2028, adjusted every year for inflation under the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act as amended in 2025; the 2028 rate has not been announced. The state treasurer calculates it each October starting in 2027, using the consumer price index for the Midwest, and publishes it by November 1. No increase takes effect if Michigan’s unemployment rate was 8.5% or higher for the year before the increase. Tipped cash wage rises to 44% of the minimum in 2028, 46% in 2029, 48% in 2030 and 50% in 2031.
Do cities in Michigan have a higher minimum wage?
We found no city or county in Michigan with a minimum wage above the state rate.
Does Michigan require overtime pay?
Time and a half after 40 hours in a workweek. The state law covers employers with 2 or more employees.
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Sources
- Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Wage and Hour Division
- WHD 9904 Required Poster, General Requirements - Minimum Wage and Overtime (rev. 2/2025), Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (read Nov 7, 2026)
- State Minimum Wage Laws (updated November 5, 2026), U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (read Nov 8, 2026)
- Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act, MCL 408.934 (2018 PA 337, as amended 2025), Michigan Legislature (read Nov 8, 2026)