Missouri Increases Minimum Wage in 2018

Missouri is joining the rank of other states that will be implementing minimum wage increases on January 1, 2018.  The Missouri minimum wage is based upon annual inflation adjustments which are tied to the Consumer Price Index.  The 2018 minimum wage will be $7.85 per hour for general workers and $3.925 per hour for tipped workers.  Tipped workers must receive at least 50% of the standard minimum wage, however, the combination of tips and wages must at least equal the $7.85 minimum wage.  Overtime at the rate of 1.5 times the hourly rate applies to all time worked over 40 hours.

The minimum wage applies to all workers except retail and service businesses with annual gross revenues of less than $500,000.

Notice Requirement

There is a mandatory posting of Missouri Minimum Wage notice which must be prominently displayed in the workplace where all employees can see.

At The Labor Law Center we continually monitor local, state and federal posting requirements and will make them available as soon as they are released .  The All-In-One Missouri Labor Law Poster is now available with all of the latest updates, including the 2018 minimum wage notice.

The Labor Law Center also offers a worry-free service to our customers through our Poster Service Plan with automatic replacements.  What this means is that we monitor the state and federal postings and automatically send you updates when they are released.  It is that simple!

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