# Minnesota — US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type

For Minnesota, type is state; worker type is standard; hourly rate ($) is 11.41; indexing method is Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2018. (2014 legislation), verified against its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Type:** state _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Parent state:** Minnesota _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Worker type:** standard _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Hourly rate ($):** 11.41 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Indexing method:** Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2018. (2014 legislation) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> The minimum wage rate automatically increases to 50 cents above the rate set in the Fair Labor Standards Act if the Federal minimum wage equals or becomes higher than the State minimum. | Michigan | $13.73 | $12.48 eff. 2-21-2025 $13.29 eff. 2-21-2026 $14.16 eff. 2-21-2027 $14.97 eff. 2-21-2028 | | Minnesota | $11.41 | | Minnesota law allows employers to pay a 90-day training wage for employees under the age of 20. The current hourly training wage is $8.85. After 90 days, employers must pay employees, regardless of age, the state minimum wage. Indexed annual increases began Jan. 1, 2018. (2014 legislation) |

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2026-11-10.
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