What is Maryland's minimum wage in 2025?

Maryland's statewide minimum wage is $15.00 per hour in 2025. This rate has been in effect for all employers — large and small — since January 1, 2024, when the final phase of the Maryland Minimum Wage Act of 2019 completed. Some counties set higher local floors: Prince George's County and Montgomery County both have minimums above $17.00 per hour as of July 2024.

How much is Maryland minimum wage per year at 40 hours a week?

At $15.00 per hour for 40 hours a week, Maryland minimum wage workers earn $600 per week, $2,600 per month (using the 52-week average), and $31,200 per year before tax. This is $16,094 more per year than a worker on the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour at the same hours.

How is overtime calculated for Maryland workers?

Overtime is governed by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Any hours worked beyond 40 in a single workweek must be paid at 1.5 times the worker's regular hourly rate. For a Maryland minimum wage worker at $15.00 per hour, each overtime hour pays $22.50. Maryland does not require daily overtime — only the 40-hour weekly threshold triggers the 1.5x multiplier.

Does Maryland have a higher minimum wage than the federal rate?

Yes, significantly so. The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 per hour since 2009 and applies in states with no state law or a lower state rate. Maryland's $15.00 per hour is more than double the federal floor. Because a state minimum wage above the federal rate applies in that state, Maryland employers must pay at least $15.00 per hour to virtually all covered workers.

Are tipped workers covered by Maryland's $15.00 minimum wage?

Maryland allows a tip credit: employers may pay tipped employees a direct cash wage of $3.63 per hour (as of 2025), provided that tips received bring total compensation to at least the $15.00 statewide minimum. If tips fall short in any pay period, the employer must make up the difference. This calculator uses straight hourly pay — for tipped earnings, enter your effective blended rate including tips.

Are there any exceptions to Maryland's $15.00 minimum wage?

Some workers may receive lower wages under Maryland and federal law: tipped employees (see above), full-time students employed by their university, workers under age 20 for the first 90 days of employment (federal youth minimum of $4.25/hr under FLSA), and certain agricultural or exempt seasonal workers. For the vast majority of Maryland employees, $15.00 per hour is the enforceable floor. Consult the Maryland Department of Labor for your specific situation.

Maryland Minimum Wage Calculator

Maryland’s statewide minimum wage reached $15.00 per hour on January 1, 2024, completing a five-year phase-in that began with the Maryland Minimum Wage Act of 2019. This calculator lets you see exactly what that rate — or any wage you enter — means in take-home gross pay weekly, monthly, and annually, with full overtime support.

How it works

Enter your hourly wage (preset to $15.00) and the number of hours you work per week. The calculator splits your hours into regular time (up to 40 hours) and overtime (anything above 40 hours). Each overtime hour is worth 1.5 times your regular rate under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Pay is then rolled up three ways:

Weekly gross — regular pay plus any overtime for that week.
Monthly gross — weekly gross multiplied by 52 and divided by 12, giving the exact average monthly figure regardless of how many weeks fall in a calendar month.
Annual gross — weekly gross multiplied by 52 weeks.

A second panel compares your annual earnings to what a worker on the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour would earn at the same hours, so you can see at a glance how much Maryland’s higher state floor is worth over a full year.

Worked example — Maryland minimum wage, full-time with overtime

A full-time worker earning exactly Maryland’s minimum wage of $15.00/hour who regularly works 45 hours a week (5 hours overtime):

Component	Hours	Rate	Amount
Regular pay	40 h	$15.00	$600.00
Overtime pay	5 h	$22.50 (1.5x)	$112.50
Weekly gross			$712.50
Monthly gross (x 52 / 12)			$3,087.50
Annual gross			$37,050.00

Compare that to a worker at the federal minimum of $7.25/hour for the same 45 hours: the federal worker earns $17,981.00 per year — Maryland’s law puts an extra $19,069 per year in that worker’s pocket.

Maryland’s $15.00 minimum wage in context

Maryland was among the first states to legislate a $15 statewide minimum wage. The 2019 Maryland Minimum Wage Act set a glide path: $11.00 (2020), $11.75 (2021), $12.50 (2022), $13.25 (2023), and finally $15.00 for all employers from January 1, 2024. The prior two-tier system — which briefly had large employers (15 or more workers) ahead of small employers — ended when both converged at $15.00.

Two Maryland counties now exceed the state floor. Montgomery County and Prince George’s County both moved above $17.00 per hour in mid-2024 under their own county wage ordinances. If you work in either county, update the hourly wage field to your actual county-mandated rate to see accurate county-level figures.

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