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Missouri minimum wage 2026

The Missouri minimum wage is $13.75 per hour as of 2026-01-01. The tipped cash wage is $6.88 with a tip credit of $6.87. [MO labor dept.][DOL WHD]

Standard minimum

$13.75

Effective 2026-01-01.

Verified 2026-06-24

Tipped cash wage

$6.88

Tip credit ceiling $6.87.

Verified 2026-06-24

vs federal $7.25

+$6.50

Above the federal minimum.

Verified 2009-07-24

Next scheduled step

$15.00

Effective 2027-01-01.

Verified 2026-06-24

Tip-credit split

Cash $6.88Credit $6.87Combined $13.75

Take-home at the Missouri minimum

Estimated take-home at $13.75 per hour

20 hours/week

$275.00

~$241/wk after tax

$14,300 annual gross

30 hours/week

$412.50

~$351/wk after tax

$21,450 annual gross

40 hours/week

$550.00

~$458/wk after tax

$28,600 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

Proposition A (2024) sets the rate to $13.75 on 2026-01-01 and $15.00 on 2027-01-01, then CPI-W indexing. Tipped cash wage is half the state minimum per RSMo section 290.502. The earned-sick-time provision of Prop A was repealed by HB 567 (2025) but the wage schedule survived.

Reference

Federal vs state delta