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Michigan Minimum Wage 2026: $13.73 Now, $15.00 by January 2027

Verified against the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity as of September 1, 2026.

Michigan’s minimum wage is $13.73 an hour, effective January 1, 2026, up from $12.48 in 2025. Under Senate Bill 8, it rises again to $15.00 an hour on January 1, 2027. Tipped employees earn a minimum cash wage of $5.49 an hour, provided they receive at least $8.24 an hour in tips.

Michigan at a glance

Michigan minimum wage — verified September 1, 2026
Current rate	$13.73 / hour
Effective	January 1, 2026
Tipped cash wage	$5.49 / hour (40% of full minimum)
Next scheduled change	$15.00 / hour on January 1, 2027

$13.73 now, $15.00 from January 1, 2027

Which Michigan minimum applies to the person you are hiring, and when?

Pick who you are hiring and when they work. The rates come from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity figures and Senate Bill 8, as summarized on this page.

$12.482025
$13.73Jan 1, 2026
$15.00Jan 1, 2027

Who you are hiring

Adult hourly employeeTipped employeeMinor aged 16–17Under 20, first 90 days

When they work

TodayFrom January 1, 2027

Most adult hourly employees get at least $13.73 today. Switch to 2027 to see the rate your ads and budget need next.

Adult hourly employee, today

$13.73an hour

Michigan’s minimum wage has been $13.73 an hour since January 1, 2026, up from $12.48 in 2025.

Under Senate Bill 8 it rises to $15.00 an hour on January 1, 2027, 92 days from today.
A job ad or budget built around $13.73 is good only through December 31, 2026.

Source: Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity; Senate Bill 8

$13.73 is a legal floor, not a hiring wage. Candidates compare the rate in your ad with what other Michigan employers post.

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What this means for hiring

Michigan has two other rates worth knowing if the role isn’t a standard adult hourly position: minors aged 16–17 can be paid $11.67 an hour, and a $4.25 training wage applies to employees under 20 for their first 90 days. With the jump to $15.00 already set in law for January 2027, a job ad or budget built around $13.73 is good only through December 31, 2026; the rate becomes $15.00 on January 1, 2027.

2027 raise check

What the move to $15.00 adds to your Michigan payroll

Enter what you pay your lowest-paid adult hourly employees today, how many are on that rate and their usual weekly hours.

Hourly rate you pay today

Today’s floor is $13.73 an hour. Anyone paid less than $15.00 needs a raise on January 1, 2027.

Employees on this rate 10

Hours each works a week 30

From January 1, 2027, in 92 days

+$1.27 an hour per employee

Per employee, per week: $38.10
All employees, per week: $381.00
All employees, per year: $19,812

A job ad or budget built around $13.73 is good only through December 31, 2026. Plan the new rate into your ads before then.

Your job ads need the new rate too. We show you ads at $15.00 and what each applicant costs.

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Wage cost only, at straight time over 52 weeks a year, before payroll taxes, overtime and benefits, for adult hourly employees on the standard minimum. Tipped, minor and training rates are not modeled. Not legal or payroll advice.

For breaks, overtime, final paychecks and hiring rules in Michigan, see our Michigan labor laws guide for employers.

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Your Michigan ad, and what the applicants cost

Set the role, the rate you pay and how many applicants you need a month.

Role

City for the ad preview optional

Hourly rate you will post

The floor is $13.73 an hour today and $15.00 from January 1, 2027. Candidates compare on pay first, so the preview puts your real starting rate in the first line.

Applicants you need a month 40

Warehouse / production · 82 campaigns

$393a month at the median

Middle half of campaigns: $126 – $749 a month, at $9.83 median per applicant.

Boostpoint’s minimum ad budget is $750 a month, about 76 applicants at this median.

Advertising cost only, not a quote. Cost per applicant is not cost per hire. Your Boostpoint subscription is separate from the ad budget.

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Your rate/hr · Warehouse associate in Michigan. Apply from your phone in about a minute.

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Source: Boostpoint 2026 Social Job Advertising Benchmark — 891 Boostpoint-managed campaigns on Meta (1,334 campaign-months), 2026; advertising costs only.

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