Minnesota Minimum Wage 2026: $11.41/hr Calculator

The Minnesota Minimum Wage Calculator is a free, browser-based tool that turns Minnesota's 2026 minimum wage into weekly, monthly, and annual gross pay for hourly and tipped workers. Enter your rate, hours, and weeks worked to see full-time earnings — a 40-hour week at $11.41/hr equals $23,732.80 a year before taxes.

How Minnesota Minimum Wage Compares to the Federal Rate

Minnesota's 2026 minimum wage of $11.41 per hour is $4.16 above the $7.25 federal minimum. The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour has not changed since 2009, meaning workers in states like Minnesota rely on state law for meaningful wage floors.

At $11.41/hr working full-time (40 hours/week, 52 weeks/year), a Minnesota worker earns $23,732.80 gross annually. That equals $456.40 per week and roughly $1,977.73 per month.

These figures are gross (before taxes). Your take-home pay will be lower after federal income tax, Social Security (6.2%), and Medicare (1.45%) deductions. Use our Minnesota Income Tax Calculator for a net-pay estimate.

Last updated: August 2026. Rates sourced from the Minnesota Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.

Tipped Workers in Minnesota

The tipped minimum wage in Minnesota is $11.41 per hour in 2026. This is the same as the regular minimum wage — Minnesota does not allow a tipped credit.

Tipped workers covered by Minnesota law include restaurant servers, bartenders, valets, and other service workers who regularly receive tips. Always check your pay stub to ensure your employer is meeting the full minimum wage requirement.

Minnesota is one of only seven states with no tip credit at all, so a server's cash wage cannot be reduced because of tips — the $11.41 floor is owed before a single tip is counted.

Minneapolis and Saint Paul Minimum Wages in 2026

The $11.41 state rate is the floor, not the ceiling: Minnesota's two largest cities set their own, far higher minimums. Minneapolis pays $16.37 per hour from 1 January 2026 to every employee regardless of employer size or worker age. Saint Paul is tiered by headcount — $16.37 for macro and large employers (101+ staff), $15.00 for small employers (6–100) until 30 June 2026 and $16.37 from 1 July 2026, and $13.25 for micro employers of five or fewer, rising to $14.25 on 1 July 2026.

The difference is large enough to change a household budget: full-time work at the Minneapolis rate pays $34,049.60 a year against $23,732.80 at the state minimum — $10,316.80 more. To model a city rate here, type $16.37 into the Hourly Rate field in place of the pre-filled state figure. State rules are published by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.

Minnesota Wage Increase Schedule

Minnesota's minimum wage is adjusted for inflation each 1 January. The 2026 adjustment lifted it from $11.13 to $11.41 per hour. Since 1 January 2025 the old large-employer and small-employer split has been abolished: one rate now applies to all employers in the state, whatever their annual revenue. The only remaining lower tier is the 90-day training wage of $9.31 per hour for workers under the age of 20.

Employers must post the current Minnesota minimum wage notice at their place of business. Violations can result in back-pay orders and civil penalties. Workers who believe they are being underpaid can file a complaint with the Minnesota Department of Labor or the U.S. Department of Labor.

Bookmark this page — we update Minnesota wage data each time the state announces a new rate, including CPI-indexed adjustments.