ILState-set rate
Illinois minimum wage 2026
The Illinois minimum wage is $15.00 per hour as of 2025-01-01. The tipped cash wage is $9.00 with a tip credit of $6.00. [IL labor dept.][DOL WHD]
Standard minimum
IL$15.00
Effective 2025-01-01.
Verified 2026-06-24
Tipped cash wage
$9.00
Tip credit ceiling $6.00.
Verified 2026-06-24
vs federal $7.25
+$7.75
Above the federal minimum.
Verified 2009-07-24
Next scheduled step
None
No further increase scheduled in statute.
Verified 2026-06-24
Tip-credit split
Cash $9.00Credit $6.00Combined $15.00
Take-home at the Illinois minimum
Estimated take-home at $15.00 per hour
20 hours/week
$300.00
~$262/wk after tax
$15,600 annual gross
30 hours/week
$450.00
~$379/wk after tax
$23,400 annual gross
40 hours/week
$600.00
~$494/wk after tax
$31,200 annual gross
Estimate uses 2026 federal brackets (single filer), FICA 7.65 percent, and a flat state effective rate. Actual withholding varies by W-4 and credits.
Statute and indexing
Public Act 101-0001 (2019) phased the rate to $15.00 on 2025-01-01. No further scheduled steps. Tipped cash wage is 60 percent of the standard rate. Chicago and Cook County set higher local rates and Chicago is phasing out its tip credit by 2028 under ordinance O2023-3651.
Local ordinances above the Illinois rate
Companion page
Illinois tipped wage
Tool
Take-home calculator
Reference
Federal vs state delta