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Michigan’s minimum wage will increase from $10.10 to $10.33 an hour starting Jan. 1, 2024.
What it means: On top of the general increase, the minimum wage for juvenile workers ages 16 and 17 will increase to $8.78 an hour while the base wage for workers who earn tips (“tipped minimum wage”) will increase to $3.93 an hour. It’s important to note that tipped employees must make the full minimum wage when the tipped wage and tips are combined — or the employer must pay the difference.
The increases were announced by the MI Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) Nov. 3. They are automatic under the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (WOWA), which the Michigan Legislature put in place as a result of a 2018 citizen ballot initiative.
Go deeper: The minimum wage increases could go higher in 2024 depending on the outcome of a legal challenge pending at the Michigan Supreme Court. Learn more here.