Missouri Minimum Wage

The Missouri minimum wage for 2026 and 2027, the tipped and youth rates, and how the rate is set each year. Every figure links to its official source below.

Missouri minimum wage, 2026 and 2027

Rate	2026 (now)	2027
Standard minimum wage	$15.00	$15.00
Tipped employees (cash wage) 50% of the minimum wage; tips must bring total pay up to the full rate.	$7.50	$7.50

Current rate in effect since January 1, 2026; next statewide change: the rate stays at $15.00: the 2025 amendments to RSMo 290.502 end the cost-of-living adjustments and write no step after 2026.

Tipped workers

Employers must pay tipped employees at least 50 percent of the minimum wage, $7.50 an hour, plus any amount needed to bring total pay up to $15.00.

Minors, trainees and other rates

The Division of Labor Standards' page publishes one Missouri rate and a wage history back to 2015; it lists no lower rate for minors or trainees.

Retail and service employers with annual gross income under $500,000 are not required to pay the state rate and can pay what they choose, but the Division notes federal law still applies to employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Local minimum wages in Missouri

This page lists no city or county minimum wages for Missouri; the state rate is the one the Division of Labor Standards publishes.

How the Missouri minimum wage is set

Proposition A (November 2024) raised the rate to $13.75 on January 1, 2025 and $15.00 on January 1, 2026. RSMo 290.502, as amended in 2025 by H.B. 567, ends the old cost-of-living adjustment with December 31, 2024 and has no step after 2026, so the rate stays at $15.00 unless the law changes. The same amendments extended the minimum wage to public employers from August 28, 2025.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the minimum wage in Missouri in 2026?

$15.00 an hour, in effect since January 1, 2026.

What will the Missouri minimum wage be in 2027?

The statewide rate stays at $15.00: the 2025 amendments to RSMo 290.502 end the cost-of-living adjustments and write no step after 2026.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Missouri?

Employers must pay tipped employees at least 50 percent of the minimum wage, $7.50 an hour, plus any amount needed to bring total pay up to $15.00.

Can minors be paid less than the minimum wage in Missouri?

The Division of Labor Standards' page publishes one Missouri rate and a wage history back to 2015; it lists no lower rate for minors or trainees. Retail and service employers with annual gross income under $500,000 are not required to pay the state rate and can pay what they choose, but the Division notes federal law still applies to employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act.

How is the Missouri minimum wage adjusted each year?

Do cities in Missouri have a higher minimum wage?

This page lists no city or county minimum wages for Missouri; the state rate is the one the Division of Labor Standards publishes.

Minimum wage in other states

Every state side by side: minimum wage by state 2026 and minimum wage by state 2027.

California Minimum Wage

$16.90 now; tipped, youth and local rates.

Florida Minimum Wage

$15.00 now; tipped, youth and local rates.

Ohio Minimum Wage

$11.00 now; tipped, youth and local rates.

Michigan Minimum Wage

$13.73 now; tipped, youth and local rates.

Arizona Minimum Wage

$15.15 now; tipped, youth and local rates.

Colorado Minimum Wage

$15.16 now; tipped, youth and local rates.

Washington Minimum Wage

$17.13 now; tipped, youth and local rates.

Illinois Minimum Wage

$15.00 now; tipped, youth and local rates.