Minimum Wage In Illinois 2024. The rate schedules linked to on this page contain the prevailing wage rates required to be paid for work performed on or after july 15, 2024, on public works projects in each county. Earnfare participants may now earn up to $490 per month, due to the state minimum wage increase.
Starting january 1, 2024, workers under 18 who work less than 650 hours annually will have a minimum wage of $12 per hour. The minimum wage measure would increase the state’s current rate of $12.30 an hour to $13.75 an hour in 2025 and $15 an hour by 2026, with annual adjustments for inflation after that.