Ohio’s minimum wage
is scheduled to increase on January 1, 2014 to $7.95 per hour for nontipped employees
and to $3.98 per hour for tipped employees, plus tips. The increased minimum
wage will apply to employees of
businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $292,000 per year.
. . .
For employees at
smaller companies (with annual gross receipts of $288,000 or less per year in 2013
or $292,000 or less per year after January 1, 2014) and for 14- and
15-year-olds, the state minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. For these employees,
the state wage is tied to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour which requires
an act of Congress and the President’s signature to change.
There are additional exceptions to the minimum wage
requirement, many of which are noted on the Division’s poster. Employers are required to post in a conspicuous place the updated
Division’s Minimum Wage Poster, which can be accessed for free and printed online.
