Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase on Jan. 1, 2013, to $7.85 per hour for nontipped employees and to $3.93 per hour for tipped employees, plus tips.
The 2012 Ohio minimum wage is $7.70 per hour for non-tipped employees and $3.85 for tipped employees, plus tips.
On Jan. 1, 2013, the increased minimum wage will apply to employees of businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $288,000 per year. The 2012 Ohio minimum wage applies to employees of businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $283,000 per year.
The constitutional amendment passed by Ohio voters in November 2006 mandates 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 1.7 percent from Sept. 1, 2011, to Aug. 31, 2012. The amendment also states that the wage rate for nontipped employees shall be rounded to the nearest five cents.