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Illinois Minimum Wage 2026

Illinois’s minimum wage is $15.00 an hour in 2026, effective January 1, 2025. Full time at 40 hours a week for 52 weeks that is $31,200 a year before tax.

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Overtime, tips, and bonus
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Every two weeks

Net pay $994.22

Effective tax rate 17.15% of gross. About $2,154.14 a month over a full year.

  • Net pay $994.22
  • Federal income tax $60.15
  • FICA $91.80
  • State and local $53.83
This paycheck
$994.22
Full year, net
$25,849.69
Full year, gross
$31,200.00
Hourly equivalent
$15.00
How we calculated this
Gross pay$1,200.00
  1. This paycheck $1,200.00

Amount entered. Hourly rate times hours, plus overtime, tips, and any bonus on this check.

Federal income tax$60.15
  1. 1a Taxable wages this period $1,200.00
  2. 1b Pay periods in the year 26
  3. 1c Annualized wages (1a × 1b) $31,200.00
  4. 1d Step 4(a) other income $0.00
  5. 1e 1c + 1d $31,200.00
  6. 1f Step 4(b) deductions $0.00
  7. 1g $8,600.00 (any other filing status)
  8. 1i Adjusted annual wages $22,600.00
  9. Table Single or married filing separately, standard (Pub 15-T 2026)
  10. Bracket $19,900.00 up to $57,900.00: $1,240.00 plus 12% of the amount over $19,900.00
  11. 2g Tentative annual tax $1,564.00
  12. 2h Per paycheck (2g ÷ periods) $60.15
  13. 3 Step 3 credits, per paycheck $0.00
  14. 4c Extra withholding $0.00
  15. Federal income tax this paycheck $60.15

IRS Publication 15-T (2026), Worksheet 1A. Percentage method for automated payroll systems.

Social Security$74.40
  1. Rate 6.2% × $1,200.00 of Social Security wages, wage base $184,500.00.
  2. This paycheck $74.40

Social Security Administration, contribution and benefit base. 6.2% up to the 2026 wage base of $184,500.00. The annual maximum is $11,439.00.

Medicare$17.40
  1. This paycheck $17.40

IRS Publication 15 (2026). 1.45% of Medicare wages. No wage base.

Illinois income tax$53.83
  1. Rate 4.95% (IL-700-T, effective January 1, 2026).
  2. Exemption allowances 1 × $2,925 = $2,925.00
  3. Annual tax $1,399.61
  4. This paycheck $53.83

Illinois Department of Revenue. Illinois withholding is 4.95% after the $2,925 exemption allowance.

Net pay$994.22

Illinois minimum wage in 2026

The Illinois basic minimum wage is $15.00 an hour, effective January 1, 2025.

Applies to workers 18 and older at employers with 4 or more employees. Workers under 18 can be paid $13.00 for their first 650 hours in a year.

Tipped employees can be paid 60% of the minimum wage ($9.00) if tips bring them to $15.00.

Rates were checked against Illinois Department of Labor, minimum wage FAQ and the Department of Labor consolidated table on October 19, 2026.

From hourly to yearly pay

Yearly pay is the hourly rate times hours per week times 52. At $15.00 that is $31,200.00 for a 40-hour week. Part-time hours scale down: 30 hours a week is $23,400.00 a year. The calculator above starts at the minimum wage and shows the take-home after Illinois tax. Change the hours or the rate to test another job.

Other tools: the Illinois hourly to salary calculator, the Illinois paycheck calculator, the overtime calculator, and the minimum wage by state table.

Illinois minimum wage pay at $15.00 an hour, 40 hours a week, before tax
PeriodGross pay
Hourly$15.00
Time and a half (overtime)$22.50
Weekly$600.00
Every two weeks$1,200.00
Twice a month$1,300.00
Monthly$2,600.00
Yearly (2,080 hours)$31,200.00
Take-home at the Illinois minimum wage. 2026, single filer, blank 2020 W-4, paid every two weeks, no benefits.
LinePer year
Gross pay$31,200.00
Federal income tax$1,563.90
Social Security and Medicare$2,386.80
Illinois state tax and payroll programs$1,399.61
Take-home pay$25,849.69
Illinois compared with neighboring states and the federal rate
PlaceHourlyFull-time year
Illinois minimum wage$15.00$31,200
Indiana minimum wage$7.25$15,080
Wisconsin minimum wage$7.25$15,080
Iowa minimum wage$7.25$15,080
Federal minimum wage$7.25$15,080

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Questions

What is the minimum wage in Illinois in 2026?

$15.00 an hour, effective January 1, 2025.

How much is the Illinois minimum wage per year?

At $15.00 an hour, 40 hours a week and 52 weeks (2,080 hours), gross pay is $31,200.00 a year, $2,600.00 a month, or $1,200.00 every two weeks, before tax.

How much is minimum wage take-home pay in Illinois?

For a single filer on a blank 2020 W-4 with no benefits, about $994.22 every two weeks, or $25,849 a year after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and Illinois state tax.

Is the Illinois minimum wage going up?

Illinois Department of Labor, minimum wage FAQ did not list a later scheduled rate when this page was checked on October 19, 2026. The federal rate has been $7.25 since 2009.

Can a city or county set a higher minimum wage?

This page lists the statewide rate only. Local governments in some states set higher rates, so check with your city, county, or the state labor department if you work in a large metro area.

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Published by PaycheckZip.com. A credentialed reviewer has not signed this page. The review seat is open. Figures are estimates from the tables named in the method, checked 2026-10-09. They are not tax advice.

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