Missouri minimum wage 2027: stays $15.00 an hour

Missouri minimum wage 2027: no increase scheduled in 2027: $15.00 per hour since January 1, 2026 (RSMo 290.502 (MO Revisor); U.S. DOL state table). Verified Nov 4, 2026 on two official pages.

“Thereafter, the minimum wage established by this subsection shall be increased by $1.25 per hour, to $15.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2026.”

Second official source: “Missouri Basic Minimum Rate (per hour): $15.00 Premium Pay After Designated Hours 2 : Weekly - 40 In addition to the exemption for federally covered employment, the law exempts, among others, employees of a retail or service business with gross annual sales or business done of less than $500,000.” (U.S. DOL state table).

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What changes for Missouri employers in 2027

Rate in force now: Missouri's state minimum wage is $15.00 per hour. (Missouri minimum wage law (DOL WHD state minimum wage table, updated July 1, 2026); RSMo §290.502.3; verified Sep 27, 2026).

Other Missouri minimum rates

• Tipped employees (cash wage at least 50% of the minimum wage): “1. No employer of any employee who receives and retains compensation in the form of gratuities in addition to wages is required to pay wages in excess of fifty percent of the minimum wage rate specified in sections 290.500 to 290.530, however, total compensation for such employee shall total at least the minimum wage specified in sections 290.500 to 290.530, the difference being made up by the employer.” (RSMo 290.512 (MO Revisor))
• Small retail or service businesses: “In addition to the exemption for federally covered employment, the law exempts, among others, employees of a retail or service business with gross annual sales or business done of less than $500,000.” (U.S. DOL state table)

How we checked that nothing changes in 2027

• Section 290.502 as published by the Missouri Revisor of Statutes (version effective August 28, 2025) ends cost-of-living indexing on December 31, 2024 and sets $15.00 from January 1, 2026 with no later step (RSMo 290.502 (MO Revisor)).
• The section was last amended by H.B. 567 (2025), after Proposition A (2024); the text in force carries no 2027 increase (RSMo 290.502 (MO Revisor)).
• The Missouri Secretary of State certified five statewide measures for November 3, 2026 (Amendments 3, 6, 7 and 8 and Proposition A: abortion, the initiative process, a public endowment fund, county sheriffs and the congressional map); none is about the minimum wage (MO SOS 2026 ballot measures).

Paying the minimum wage in Missouri: paydays, final pay and breaks

• Paydays: Corporations doing business in Missouri (and railroad operators) must pay wages at least semi-monthly; at the employer's option, executive, administrative and professional employees, and sales people and other employees paid wholly or partly on commission, may be paid monthly. (Missouri payday law (DOL WHD State Payday Requirements table); RSMo §290.080; verified Sep 27, 2026)
• Final pay after a firing: When an employer discharges an employee (with or without cause), unpaid wages are due on the day of discharge. (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.110; Smith v. Ideal Image Development Corp., No. 4:20-cv-00761 (E.D. Mo. Nov. 5, 2020), quoting Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.110; verified Sep 27, 2026)

Every verified rule for the state, with the law cited: Missouri employer rulebook.

Exempt salary threshold in 2027: Federal $684 a week ($35,568 a year); no higher state threshold found (U.S. DOL thresholds page; eCFR 29 CFR 541.600) Verified Oct 21, 2026

Each change with its official text: Missouri rules.

Missouri minimum wage rates: now, 2027 and next

How the next Missouri rate is set

“If at any time the federal minimum wage rate is above or is thereafter increased above the minimum wage then in effect under this subsection, the higher federal rate shall immediately become the minimum wage required by this subsection.” (RSMo 290.502 (Revisor of Statutes, Missouri General Assembly))

2027 minimum wage: Missouri and neighboring states

Each state links to its rulebook, and to its own 2027 minimum wage page where we have one. The same rows, for every state, are in the 2027 table by state.

How to act on it

Full-time pay at the rate in 2027 (computed: hourly rate × 40 hours a week and × 2,080 hours a year, before taxes): $15.00 = $600.00 a week, $31,200 a year.

Questions about the Missouri minimum wage in 2027

Sources (18)

• RSMo 290.502 (MO Revisor)
• U.S. DOL state table
• U.S. DOL thresholds page
• eCFR 29 CFR 541.600
• MO SOS 2026 ballot measures
• Missouri payday law (DOL WHD State Payday Requirements table)
• RSMo §290.080
• Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.110
• Smith v. Ideal Image Development Corp., No. 4:20-cv-00761 (E.D. Mo. Nov. 5, 2020), quoting Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.110
• RSMo 290.512 (MO Revisor)
• U.S. DOL minimum wage page
• 29 U.S.C. §206 (govinfo)
• Iowa Code § 91D.1 (Iowa Legislature)
• Illinois IDOL minimum wage FAQ
• Arkansas Division of Labor minimum wage
• Oklahoma DOL Wage and Hour FAQs
• K.S.A. 44-1203 (Kansas Revisor)
• Nebraska AG Opinion No. 26-003

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