2018 minimum wage increases may impact how much you’re paying your household employee.
Effective July 1, 2018, the minimum wage will increase in a number of states and localities.
Household employees must be paid at least the highest hourly minimum wage of federal (which remains at $7.25/hour), state, and local rates. They also receive overtime pay of at least time and a half for hours worked over 40 in a week.
2018 Minimum Wage Rate Increases Effective July 1
California
Belmont: $12.50/hour
Emeryville: $15/hour
Los Angeles (city and county): $12/hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees
Malibu: $12/hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees
Milpitas: $13.50/hour
Pasadena: $12/hour for employers with 25 or fewer employees
San Fransisco: $15/hour
San Leandro: $13/hour
Santa Monica: $12/hour
Illinois
Chicago: $12/hour
Cook County: $11/hour
Maine
Portland: $10.90/hour
Maryland
State Rate: $10.10/hour
Montgomery County: $12/hour for employers with 10 or fewer employees
Minnesota
Minneapolis: $10.25/hour for employers with 100 or fewer employees
Oregon
State Rate: $10.75/hour
Portland Metro Counties: $12/hour
Nonurban Counties: $10.50/hour
View map of minimum wage by county in Oregon
Washington, D.C.
District Rate: $13.25/hour
GTM clients can login to their accounts and update their employee’s pay rate or call us at (800) 929-9213 and we can make the update. Not a GTM client? Give us a call for a free, no-obligation consultation and see how we can help keep you compliant with tax, wage, and labor laws making nanny payroll and taxes easy and without the risks and hassles of doing it yourself.
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