The minimum wage in Minnesota is $10.85 an hour; for employers with annual sales volume of less than $500,000, the state minimum wage is $8.85 an hour. Because both of these rates are higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25, employees in Minnesota must be paid at least $10.85 or $8.85 an hour, depending on their employer's sales.
Washington County Minimum Wage
The minimum wage in Washington County is currently $10.85 an hour, the state minimum wage. However, cities and counties in Minnesota are free to adopt their own higher local minimum wage, and dozens of local governments across the country have done so. To find out whether Washington County has passed its own minimum wage law since we last updated, visit the county’s website at https://www.co.washington.mn.us/.
Saint Paul Minimum Wage
The current minimum wage in Saint Paul is $15.57 an hour for those who work for an employer with more than 10,000 employees; $15 an hour for those who work for an employer with 101 to 10,000 employees; $13 for those who work for an employer with 6 to 100 employees; and $11.50 for those who work for the smallest businesses (those with five or fewer employees).