Illinois tipped wage
Cash wage $9.00 per hour (60% of the $15.00 minimum wage)
An Illinois employer of tipped employees may pay 60% of the minimum wage - $9.00 per hour while the state minimum wage is $15.00 - as long as tips bring the employee's total pay to at least the full minimum wage.
- Effective
- Jan 1, 2025
Local notes & what to do
Illinois handles paid leave differently: the Paid Leave for All Workers Act gives up to 40 hours a year that employees can use for any reason, and the state Department of Labor confirms there is no separate Illinois paid sick leave law. Pay transparency duties began January 1, 2025 for employers with 15 or more employees. Chicago and Cook County run their own paid leave ordinances, so workers there follow local rules instead of the state act.