State Of Michigan Minimum Wage 2024 Lok. The michigan department of labor and economic opportunity announced an increase in the state’s minimum wage rates effective january 1, 2024. With so many labor laws and an ocean of paperwork, it can get tricky to remember how much a minimum wage employee should earn in michigan.

The current minimum wage in michigan for tipped employees (employees who regularly receive gratuities, like bar staff, servers, and hairdressers) increased to $3.93 per hour this year, with an average hourly tipped wage of $6.40 to make up the difference. The ruling means, starting in late february, michigan’s minimum hourly wage will increase by an estimated $2, or 16%, to about $12.50, then continue to increase through 2028 to about $15, after.