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Thursday, April 23, 2026

Minnesota Set to Increase Minimum Wage Rates in 2023, Minneapolis and St. Paul Also Raising Minimum Wage Rates - Ogletree Deakins

Every year, the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry announces the inflation-adjusted minimum wage rate. Accordingly, on January 1, 2023, the Minnesota minimum wage rate will increase from $10.33 per hour to $10.59 per hour for “large employers” (i.e., employers whose annual gross revenues are $500,000 or more) and $8.42 per hour to $8.63 per hour for “small employers” (i.e., employers whose annual gross revenues are less than $500,000).

Minnesota law also mandates that employers display various workplace posters of, among other things, the current minimum wage.

In addition to the state of Minnesota’s minimum wage rate adjustments, the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have minimum wage rates that are set to increase—some rates in January (instead of in July, as is typically the case) and others in July.

For Minneapolis, the minimum wage rate for small businesses (i.e., one hundred or fewer employees) will increase from $13.50 per hour to $14.50 per hour on July 1, 2023. The minimum wage rate for large businesses (i.e., more than one hundred employees) will increase from $15.00 per hour to $15.19 per hour on January 1, 2023. Employers with Minneapolis-based employees are also required to display a workplace poster showing the city’s minimum wage rate.

For St. Paul, the situation is slightly more complex. For “macro businesses”—those with 10,001 or more employees—the minimum wage will increase from $15.00 per hour to $15.19 per hour on January 1,...



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