Chicago and Cook County Minimum Wage Increases

Workers in Chicago and specific Cook County municipalities will see their hourly pay increase, with non-tipped Chicago workers moving to $17.05 per hour and tipped workers to $12.96 per hour.

• •Chicago minimum wage for non-tipped workers increases from $16.60 to $17.05 per hour.
• •Chicago minimum wage for tipped workers increases from $12.62 to $12.96 per hour.
• •Cook County minimum wage for non-tipped workers (18 and older) increases to $15.40 per hour.
• •Cook County minimum wage for tipped workers (18 and older) increases to $9.25 per hour.
• •Overtime rates for tipped and non-tipped workers in Chicago and Cook County increase effective Wednesday.
• •The Chicago City Council recently delayed the phase-out of the subminimum wage for tipped workers by two years.
• •The 'One Fair Wage' ordinance, passed in 2023, aims to phase out the subminimum wage for tipped workers over five years.
• •Employers must make up the difference if a tipped worker's hourly wage plus tips does not reach the standard minimum wage.
• •The Cook County minimum wage applies to specific municipalities including Barrington Hills, Berwyn, Countryside, Deerfield, Dolton, Evanston, Glencoe, Kenilworth, McCook, Northfield, Oak Brook, Oak Park, Phoenix, Skokie, University Park, Western Springs, Wilmette, and Winnetka.
• •Municipalities within Cook County have the authority to pass their own independent minimum wage ordinances.