Skip to main content
Snow icon
31º

Michigan minimum wage to increase in 2024, but remains below livable wage

Wage remains below estimated livable wage

Generic dollars. (KPRC-Pixabay)

Employees making minimum wage in Michigan will get a slight raise in 2024.

Michigan’s minimum wage rate will increase from $10.10 to $10.33 per hour on January 1, 2024. Michigan’s Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2018 establishes the annual schedule and increases.

Recommended Videos



---> Related: Michigan’s $15 min wage proposal certified for 2024 ballot: What to know

Effective January 1, 2024:

  • The minimum hourly wage will increase to $10.33 per hour.
  • The 85% rate for minors aged 16 and 17 will increase to $8.78 per hour.
  • The tipped employee rate of hourly pay increases to $3.93 per hour.
  • The training wage of $4.25 per hour for newly hired employees ages 16 to 19 for their first 90 calendar days of employment remains unchanged.

The $10,33 wage remains below what is considered a livable wage in Michigan, according to MIT’s Living Wage calculator, which estimates an adult without children needs to make at least $16.27 per hour to support themselves. That numbers goes up to $36.81 for an adult with one child.

More: Should minimum wage increase? A look at key data points


About the Author
Ken Haddad headshot

Ken Haddad has proudly been with WDIV/ClickOnDetroit since 2013. He also authors the Morning Report Newsletter and various other newsletters, and helps lead the WDIV Insider team. He's a big sports fan and is constantly sipping Lions Kool-Aid.

Loading...