2019 Mississippi Minimum Wage
The 2019 Mississippi Minimum Wage is $7.25.
Hourly$7.25
Effective 2019-01-01Source: Job Searching FAQs (Mississippi Department of Employment Security)Verified 2026-08-30
Compared with 2018
Every figure on this page is unchanged from 2018.
| Item | 2018 | 2019 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | $7.25 | $7.25 | +$0 (+0.0%) |
Who it applies to
Employers and workers in Mississippi covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act
What changed this year, and why
The federal minimum wage rate for Mississippi remained unchanged at $7.25 per hour for 2019, the same as in 2018.
Common questions
- Does Mississippi have its own state minimum wage?
- No. Mississippi does not have a state minimum wage law, so the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour applies.
How each figure was verified
Each number below was read from a stored copy of the document named beside it, and checked to occur word for word in the quoted sentence. The digest is of that stored text.
Job Searching FAQs (Mississippi Department of Employment Security)
- Hourly
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.
Other years
Every Mississippi Minimum Wage year · Minimum Wage in every state