Saint Paul minimum wage

$16.37 an hour since January 1, 2026, rising to $17.02 on January 1, 2027. That's $4.96 above the Minnesota rate of $11.41.

Who it covers: All employers for hours worked within Saint Paul (Chapter 224), with rates by business size (average weekly employees in the prior calendar year, counting employees outside Saint Paul). General periods are the City Rate paid by macro (10,001+) and large (101 to 10,000) businesses and the City of Saint Paul.

From	Hourly rate	Tipped cash wage	Official source
January 1, 2026	$16.37	$16.37 (no tip credit)	stpaul.gov checked 2026-10-26
January 1, 2027 scheduled	$17.02	$17.02 (no tip credit)	stpaul.gov checked 2026-10-27

Other rates in Saint Paul

Who	Now	Next change	Source
Small businesses 6 to 100 employees	$16.37	$17.02 from July 1, 2027	stpaul.gov checked 2026-10-26
Micro businesses 5 or fewer employees	$14.25	$15.00 from July 1, 2027	stpaul.gov checked 2026-10-26
Youth workers, first 90 days Employees aged 14 to 17, for the first 90 days after hire (85% of the small business rate, rounded up to the nearest nickel); the full rate applies from their 18th birthday. Youth under 20 in city-approved training or apprenticeship programs also get 85% of the small business rate.	$13.95		stpaul.gov checked 2026-10-26

Changes not announced yet

July 1, 2027: The youth rate is 85% of the small business rate, rounded up to the nearest nickel, so it should rise to $14.50 when the small business rate reaches $17.02 on July 1, 2027. The city hasn't published the youth amount yet. (stpaul.gov)
January 1, 2028: City Rate adjusted each January 1, announced by September 1. (stpaul.gov)

We add the amount as soon as it's published. The API returns these under pending_changes.

Good to know

No tip credit in Minnesota; tips and employer payments toward medical benefits don't count as wages.
Quotes are table rows on the city page (cells run together without spaces in some text extractors).
The 2027 rates come from the city's announcement of October 2026, which also confirms that small ($16.37) and micro ($14.25) businesses keep their rates on January 1, 2027.

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curl "https://bankday.dev/v1/minimum-wage?state=MN&city=St.%20Paul" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BANKDAY_KEY"

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Questions

What is the minimum wage in Saint Paul in 2027?

$17.02 an hour from January 1, 2027.

Who does the Saint Paul minimum wage cover?

All employers for hours worked within Saint Paul (Chapter 224), with rates by business size (average weekly employees in the prior calendar year, counting employees outside Saint Paul). General periods are the City Rate paid by macro (10,001+) and large (101 to 10,000) businesses and the City of Saint Paul.

When does the Saint Paul minimum wage go up next?

On January 1, 2027, to $17.02 an hour.

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