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

For Missouri, type is state; worker type is standard; hourly rate ($) is 15.00; indexing method is Indexed annual increases and decreases began Jan. 1, 2024. (2018 ballot measure), verified against its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Jurisdiction:** Missouri _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Type:** state _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Parent state:** Missouri _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Worker type:** standard _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Hourly rate ($):** 15.00 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Indexing method:** Indexed annual increases and decreases began Jan. 1, 2024. (2018 ballot measure) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> No state minimum wage law. Defaults to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage. | Missouri | $15.00 | | In addition to the exemption for federally covered employment, the law exempts, among others, employees of a retail or service business with gross annual sales or business done of less than $500,000. Statute also allows employers to pay learners and apprentices 90 cents less than the state minimum wage. Indexed annual increases and decreases began Jan. 1, 2024. (2018 ballot measure)

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2026-11-10.
Part of [US minimum wage rates by state, city, and worker type](https://referencesource.org/minimum-wage-rates-by-jurisdiction/).