Minimum wage rates for employees of the largest businesses in
St. Paul will increase to $15 per hour on July 1, 2022. Other
businesses in St. Paul will be required to meet the wage hike
between July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2027, depending on their
size.
St. Paul Minimum Wage
St. Paul has followed the lead of other major cities in adopting
a minimum wage ordinance requiring employers to increase wages
beyond those mandated by the State of Minnesota's minimum wage
laws. However, the ordinance enacted by St. Paul provides many
employers with a longer timeline for complying than is permitted by
the ordinance adopted in 2017 by St. Paul's "twin
city," Minneapolis.
The 2018 ordinance, which the St. Paul City Council approved on
November 14, 2018, by a 7–0 vote, requires the city and large
businesses to pay their employees at least $15 per hour beginning
July 1, 2022. Smaller employers will be required to begin paying
their employees $15 per hour by July 1, 2027. The St.
