2022 Ohio Minimum Wage Increase

(Columbus) – Ohio’s minimum wage will increase by .50 cents per hour, starting in January of 2022.

The hourly wage will go up to $9.30 per hour from $8.80 per hour for non-tipped employees, more than $2 above what is the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

“Non-Tipped Employees” includes any employee who does not engage in an occupation in which he/she customarily and regularly receives more
than thirty dollars ($30.00) per month in tips.

“Employers” who gross less than $342,000 shall pay their employees no less than the current federal minimum wage rate.

“Employees” under the age of 16 shall be paid no less than the current federal minimum wage rate. “Current Federal Minimum Wage” is $7.25 per hour.

TIPPED EMPLOYEES
A Minimum Wage of $4.65 per hour PLUS TIPS
“Tipped Employees” includes any employee who engages in an occupation in which he/she customarily and regularly receives more than thirty dollars ($30.00) per month in tips. Employers electing to use the tip credit provision must be able to show that tipped employees receive at least the minimum wage when direct or cash wages and the tip credit amount are combined.

For more details, see our link to the Ohio Department of Commerce 2022 Wage Poster. CLICK HERE: