Massachusetts Minimum Wage 2026: $15.00 an Hour, Unchanged Since 2023
Massachusetts’s minimum wage is $15.00 an hour, the final step of a five-year phased increase that finished in January 2023. No further increases are scheduled — state law only requires the rate to stay at least $0.50 above the effective federal minimum, a bar the current $15.00 clears comfortably.
Massachusetts at a glance
| Current rate | $15.00 / hour |
|---|---|
| Effective | January 1, 2023 (no change since) |
| Tipped service rate | $6.75 / hour ($8.25 tip credit) |
| Next scheduled change | None currently scheduled |
What this means for hiring
Because the $15.00 rate has held steady since 2023 and no increase is on the calendar, it’s a stable number to build pay ranges and job ads around — unlike states on an annual inflation-indexed schedule. Massachusetts caps the tip credit at $8.25, so a tipped employee's cash wage can run as low as $6.75 an hour as long as tips bring total pay up to at least $15.00; if they don't, the employer has to make up the difference.
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