Here are the New Minimum Wage Rates Effective July 1

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.