New statewide minimum-wage rates effective Jan. 1, 2023

The new year brings new beginnings – and new statewide minimum-wage rates.

Effective Jan. 1, 2023, Minnesota's minimum-wage rates will increase from $10.33 to $10.59 an hour for large employers and from $8.42 to $8.63 an hour for other state minimum wages.

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) reminds employers of changes to the statewide minimum-wage rates and of a required minimum-wage poster that must be posted in a location where employees can easily see it.

As of Jan. 1, 2023

• Large employers must pay at least $10.59 an hour when the employer's annual gross revenues are $500,000 or more.
• Small employers must pay at least $8.63 an hour when the employer's annual gross revenues are less than $500,000.
• The training wage rate, $8.63 an hour, may be paid to employees younger than 20 years of age for the first 90 consecutive days of employment.
• The youth wage rate, $8.63 an hour, may be paid to employees younger than 18 years of age.

The cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have higher minimum-wage rates, so it’s important employers and workers in those cities review those requirements. Minimum-wage rates for large employers in Minneapolis and macro employers in St. Paul will change Jan. 1, 2023.

Learn more on the Minneapolis minimum-wage page at minimumwage.minneapolismn.gov and the St. Paul minimum-wage page at stpaul.gov/departments/human-rights-equal-economic-opportunity/labor-standards-enforcement-and-education-0.

Workplace posters available

Minnesota employers are required by law to display five workplace posters in a location where employees can easily see them.

This includes the minimum-wage poster, which is available to print or order on DLI's workplace posters page at dli.mn.gov/posters.