Minimum wage goes up for Illinois workers in 2025

ILLINOIS(KBSI) – Minimum wage for Illinois workers will increase on January 1, 2025.

Minimum wage will go up $1 per hour from $14 to $15 for Illinoisians. The minimum wage for tipped workers will rise to $9 per hour and youth workers (under 18) working fewer than 650 hours per calendar year will see their hourly wage increase to $13 per hour.

“Since day one of my administration, I’ve made it my mission to build an economy that works for everyone and raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour fulfills that promise to our working families,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “This increase honors the workers who power our state and ensures they can better support their families, bringing us closer to a stronger, more equitable economy for all.”

This is the seventh and final increase in the state’s minimum wage that was included in legislation signed by Governor Pritzker in 2019, establishing a schedule of increases resulting in a $15 per hour minimum wage in 2025.

“As the cost of living has gone up, the wage increases enacted by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Pritzker have helped Illinois workers’ pay for their everyday expenses,” said Illinois Department of Labor Director Jane Flanagan. “As we welcome the new year, we can also celebrate that hourly workers will be getting a bump in pay.”
Workers are encouraged to check their paystubs in January to make sure they are getting paid the new minimum wage increase.