Chicago’s minimum wage is increasing July 1. Here’s what to know.
, prices remain elevated. The minimum wage will increase 2.5% on the first of the month, a percentage that does not match inflation, which grew at a 4% annual rate in May.“This is a minimum,” said Kenneth Meyer, commissioner for the city’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection.
Employers must make up any difference between the subminimum wage and the standard minimum wage, thoughAccording to the BLS data, bartenders in the greater Chicago area were making an average of $16.28 per hour in May 2022, including tips, while waiters made $15.53. All domestic workers, regardless of the size of their employer, must be paid the higher minimum rate of $15.80 per hour.
The minimum wage can be waived as part of a collective bargaining agreement, but only if that waiver is written out explicitly in the agreement.The minimum wage throughout much of Cook County will rise to $13.70 for non-tipped workers and $8 for tipped workers July 1.
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