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The new Michigan minimum wage changes January 1, 2026

  • Tipped employees can be paid $5.49 as long as they make at least $8.24 per hour in tips.
  • Hourly rate for all non-tipped employees is $13.73 per hour.
  • Minimum you can pay salaried employees and not pay overtime is $1,128 per week.
  • You can pay 16 and 17 year olds $11.67 per hour until their 18th birthday.
  • You can pay new employees under the age of 20 a training wage of $4.25 per hour for the first 90 days.

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