Michigan’s Minimum Wage Increases Next Week

Liz Gullett

Mar 22, 2019

Next Friday, Michigan’s minimum wage will increase from $9.25 to $9.45 per hour under the Workforce Opportunity Wage Act passed in 2018. The minimum wage will also increase for tipped workers from $3.52 to $3.59 per hour. Workers between the ages of 16 to 17 years old will have a minimum wage of 85% of the minimum hourly wage rate.

The minimum wage will continue to increase through 2030 when the rate will be $12.05 per hour. However, if the unemployment rate is 8.5% or greater for the calendar year prior to the calendar year of a scheduled increase, the increase would not take effect. The increase schedule snapshot is as follows for the next few years:

- Effective January 1, 2018
  - Minimum wage for non-tipped employee: $9.25
  - Minimum wage for tipped employee: $3.52
- Effective March 29, 2019
  - Minimum wage for non-tipped employee: $9.45
  - Minimum wage for tipped employee: $3.59
- Effective January 1, 2020
  - Minimum wage for non-tipped employee: $9.65
  - Minimum wage for tipped employee: $3.67
- Effective January 1, 2021
  - Minimum wage for non-tipped employee: $9.87
  - Minimum wage for tipped employee: $3.75

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