MOState-set rate

Missouri minimum wage 2026

The Missouri minimum wage is $15.00 per hour, in effect as at 2026-07-01 per US DOL. The tipped cash wage is $7.50 with a tip credit of $7.50. [MO labor dept.][DOL WHD]

Standard minimum

$15.00

In effect as at 2026-07-01 per US DOL.

Verified 2026-09-06

Tipped cash wage

$7.50

Tip credit ceiling $7.50.

Verified 2026-09-06

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 2026-09-06

Tip-credit split

Cash $7.50Credit $7.50Combined $15.00

Take-home at the Missouri minimum

Estimated take-home at $15.00 per hour

20 hours/week

$300.00

~$263/wk after tax

$15,600 annual gross

30 hours/week

$450.00

~$380/wk after tax

$23,400 annual gross

40 hours/week

$600.00

~$496/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

No increase is scheduled and none can be. HB 567 (2025) ended the cost-of-living escalator in Mo. Rev. Stat. 290.502 at 31 December 2024, and the statute fixes $15.00 from 1 January 2026 with nothing after it. Only the federal floor clause remains. The consumer-price escalator in Mo. Rev. Stat. 290.502 was repealed by HB 567 (2025).

Reference

Federal vs state delta