Minneapolis Minimum Wage
On June 30, 2017, the Minneapolis City Council passed a $15 minimum wage ordinance. According to the ordinance, employers with 100 or more employees (large business) must pay Minneapolis workers $15 per hour by July 1, 2022. Employers with 100 or fewer employees (small business) must pay $15 per hour by July 1, 2024. Both large and small businesses will make this change over a five and seven-year phase-in period.
The current tiered phase-in hourly wages are as follows:
| Effective Date | Large business: 5 Years | Small business: 7 Years |
| January 1, 2018 | $10 | No increase |
| July 1, 2018 | $11.25 | $10.25 |
| July 1, 2019 | $12.25 | $11 |
| July 1, 2020 | $13.25 | $11.75 |
| July 1, 2021 | $14.25 | $12.50 |
| July 1, 2022 | $15 | $13.50 |
| July 1, 2023 | $15 indexed to inflation | $14.50 |
| July 1, 2024 | $15 indexed to inflation | $15 |
Of note, there is a 90-day training wage for employees under the age of 20 that is 85 percent of minimum wage. Additionally, employers may not take a tip credit for hospitality workers.
Read the ordinance