Several state and local minimum wage rates will increase in the latter half of 2022, with most of these changes effective on July 1, 2022. Increases to minimum wage rates for nonexempt employees and tipped employees in Florida will occur later in the year, on September 30, 2022. The chart below lists the state and major locality minimum wage increases scheduled for the summer and fall of 2022, along with related changes in the minimum cash wage for tipped employees where applicable. The new increased minimum wage rates are presented in bold text.
NOTE: Jurisdictions that will not see—or have not announced—upcoming midyear increases in their minimum wage rates are not included in the chart below. This chart includes the major localities with minimum wage rates that will increase in mid-2022. It is not exhaustive of all localities nationwide that may have a minimum wage rate different from the federal or state rate.
Midyear 2022 Minimum Wage Increases
Effective July 1, 2022
| State | Jurisdiction/Minimum Wage | Minimum Cash Wage (Tipped Employees) |
| California | Berkeley $16.32 (current) $16.99 (effective July 1, 2022) Emeryville Los Angeles (City) Los Angeles (County – unincorporated) Malibu Pasadena San Francisco Santa Monica West Hollywood Employers with 49 or fewer employees: Hotel employers (as defined): |
Tip credit not allowed in California. |
| Connecticut | Statewide $13.00 (current) $14.00 (effective July 1, 2022) |
Statewide Tipped service employees other than bartenders: $6.38 (current) (set cash wage amount) Bartenders: |
| District of Columbia | Districtwide $15.20 (current) $16.10 (effective July 1, 2022) |
Districtwide $5.05 (current) $5.35 (effective July 1, 2022) |
| Illinois | Chicago Employers with 21 or more total employees: $15.00 (current) $15.40 (effective July 1, 2022) Employers with 4-20 total employees: Cook County |
Chicago Employers with 21 or more total employees: $9.00 (current) $9.24 (effective July 1, 2022) Employers with 4-20 total employees: Cook County |
| Maryland | Montgomery County Employers with 51 or more employees: $15.00 (current) $15.65 (effective July 1, 2022) Employers with 11-50 employees: Employers with 10 or fewer employees: |
Montgomery County $4.00 (current) (no change) |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis Large employers (more than 100 total employees): $14.25 (current) $15.00 (effective July 1, 2022) Small employers Saint Paul Large businesses Small businesses Micro businesses |
Tip credit not allowed in Minnesota. |
| Nevada | Statewide Employers offering qualified health insurance benefits: $8.75 (current) $9.50 (effective July 1, 2022) Employers that do not offer qualified health insurance benefits: |
Tip credit not allowed in Nevada. |
| Oregon | Standard statewide rate: $12.75 (current) $13.50 (effective July 1, 2022) Portland metro employers Employers in nonurban counties (as defined by the law): |
Tip credit not allowed in Oregon. |
Effective September 30, 2022
| State | Jurisdiction/Minimum Wage | Minimum Cash Wage (Tipped Employees) |
| Florida | Statewide $10.00 (current) $11.00 (effective September 30, 2022) |
Statewide $6.98 (current) $7.98 (effective September 30, 2022) |
In addition to the above chart, employers may find the interactive map below helpful in preparing for these wage and hour changes in the summer and fall of 2022 and in coming years. The map provides the minimum wage rate and applicable tip credits—in addition to employers’ minimum cash wage obligations—for each state and the District of Columbia.
State and federal minimum wage information—in addition to other wage and hour information—is also available in OD Comply: State Wage and Hour subscription materials, which are updated and provided to OD Comply subscribers as the law changes.