Missouri Minimum Wage Calculator

💡 Missouri Wage Law Essentials

• Standard Minimum Rate: Under Missouri Revised Statutes § 290.502 (affirmed via Proposition A), the state baseline minimum wage is $15.00/hour.
• Tipped Minimum Cash Wage (50% Rule): Under § 290.512 RSMo, employers must pay tipped employees a direct cash wage of at least 50% of the applicable minimum wage ($7.50/hour), capping the tip credit at $7.50/hour.
• Tip Shortfall Make-Up: If direct cash pay ($7.50/hr) plus tips average less than $15.00/hr across all weekly hours worked, the employer must cover the entire shortfall.
• Small Business Exemption: Retail and service employers with annual gross sales of less than $500,000 are exempt from the state minimum wage statute and default to the federal FLSA baseline ($7.25/hr baseline, $2.13/hr tipped cash wage).
• Overtime Pay: Hours worked in excess of 40 per workweek must be compensated at 1.5× the base minimum wage. For tipped employees, the direct cash overtime rate is $(1.5 \times \text{Base Wage}) - \text{Tip Credit} = \$22.50 - \$7.50 = \$15.00/\text{hour}$.