Ohio Department of Commerce press release
Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to automatically increase on January 1, 2015 to $8.10 per hour for non-tipped employees and to $4.05 per hour for tipped employees. The increased minimum wage will apply to employees of businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $297,000 per year.
The current 2014 Ohio minimum wage is $7.95 per hour for non-tipped employees and $3.98 for tipped employees. The 2014 Ohio minimum wage applies to employees of businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $292,000 per year.
The Constitutional Amendment passed by Ohio voters in November 2006 states that Ohio’s minimum wage shall increase on Jan. 1 of each year by the rate of inflation. The state minimum wage is tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for urban wage earners and clerical workers for the 12-month period prior to September.
This CPI index rose 1.6 percent over the 12-month period from Sept. 1, 2013 to Aug. 31, 2014. The Amendment also states that the wage rate for non-tipped employees shall be rounded to the nearest five cents. The Constitutional Amendment is available online: www.legislature.state.oh.us.
For employees at smaller companies (with annual gross receipts of $292,000 or less per year in 2014 or $297,000 or less per year after January 1, 2015) 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.