Minimum Wage

Every July 1, Chicago’s minimum wage increases per the Minimum Wage Ordinance.

The Chicago minimum wage is tiered for large businesses with 21 or more employees, and small businesses with 4-20 employees. The minimum wage for larger employees increases annually according to the Consumer Price Index or 2.5%, whichever is lower, since reaching $15 per hour in 2021. 

As of July 1, 2023, the minimum wage in Chicago is $15.80 per hour for employers with 21 or more workers, and $15.00 per hour for employers with 4 to 20 workers.

Tipped workers (workers who receive tips as part of their wage, like restaurant servers) have a minimum wage of $9.00 for employers with 4 to 20 workers, and $9.48 for employers with 21 or more workers. If a tipped worker’s wages plus tips do not equal at least the full minimum wage, the employer must make up the difference.

As of July 1, 2023, the Minimum Wage to be paid under City contracts or concessionaire agreements is $16.80 per hour. When applying an allowance for gratuities to the wage of City concessionaire employees in positions that customarily receive gratuities, the resulting rate is $8.80 per hour. 

 

Minimum Wage

Public Notice

Every employer must post in a conspicuous place at each facility located in the City of Chicago a notice advising the Covered Employee of:

  • Current minimum wage
  • Fair Workweek (if applicable)
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Wage Theft

With the first paycheck issued to a Covered Employee, and annually with a paycheck issued within 30 days of July 1st, every employer must provide a notice advising the Covered Employee of:

  • Current minimum wage
  • Fair Workweek (if applicable)
  • Paid Sick Leave

Retaliation for filing a complaint with Office of Labor Standards is prohibited.

Employers that do not maintain a business facility within the geographic boundaries of the City and households that serve as the worksites for Domestic Workers are exempt from MCC 6-105-070(a) (the posting requirements).

View and Download the Minimum Wage Public Notice