2025 Pennsylvania Minimum Wage
The 2025 Pennsylvania Minimum Wage is $7.25.
Effective 2025-01-01Source: Wage FAQs (Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry)Verified 2026-08-29
Compared with 2024
Every figure on this page is unchanged from 2024.
| Item | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | $7.25 | $7.25 | +$0 (+0.0%) |
Who it applies to
Employers and employees in Pennsylvania subject to the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act.
What changed this year, and why
Pennsylvania's minimum wage for 2025 is $7.25 per hour, as set by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
Common questions
- What is the minimum wage in Pennsylvania?
- The minimum wage in Pennsylvania is $7.25 per hour for 2025.
Overtime is paid at one and one-half times the regular rate
Under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act, most employees must receive overtime compensation when they work more than 40 hours in a single workweek. The overtime premium rate is one and one-half times the employee's regular rate of pay for every hour worked beyond 40. This means an employee earning the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour would earn at least one and one-half times that amount for each overtime hour. Certain executive, administrative, and professional employees may be exempt from overtime, but only if specific requirements are met, including tests regarding job duties, payment on a salary basis, and a minimum salary threshold. Being paid a salary does not automatically mean an employee is exempt from overtime; the actual daily job duties and the employment contract determine eligibility.
Am I an executive, administrative, or professional employee not entitled to overtime? Most employees in Pennsylvania must be paid overtime compensation. Overtime compensation is one and one-half times the employee's regular rate of pay for every hour worked over 40 per week.
Wage FAQs (Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry)
Who to ask about this rate, and where to take a wage complaint
If you believe you were not paid at least the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour or were not paid correctly for overtime hours, you should file a wage claim with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. You should try to file within two years from the date the work was actually performed, though filing as soon as possible is important. Since employers are only required to keep payroll records for three years, delays make it more difficult for the Department to collect your unpaid wages. The Department can refuse to accept your claim for various reasons, including lack of evidence or if the claim is not valid under law. If you quit, are laid off, or are fired, your employer must pay you all monies earned by the next scheduled payday. For discrimination-related wage issues, you may also contact the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.
If you were not paid at least the minimum wage or you were not paid correctly for your overtime hours, you should try to file a wage claim within two years from the date the work was actually performed. However, you should file a claim as soon as you can. Since your employer is only required to keep its records for three years, it is more difficult for the Department of Labor & Industry to collect your wages as time passes.
Wage FAQs (Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry)
What an employer may deduct from your pay
Under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act, employers may make certain deductions from employee paychecks, but there are important restrictions. Employees can give written permission for employers to deduct payments for money borrowed from third parties or from employer loans. Normal tax deductions are also required. However, employers cannot use blanket authorizations signed at the time of hire to cover future deductions - each deduction requires specific written authorization from the employee. Most importantly, deductions cannot reduce an employee's gross pay below the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Additionally, any deductions made must be for the employee's benefit. This means that while employers can deduct for things like authorized loan repayments or benefit premiums, they cannot make deductions that would bring the employee's effective hourly rate below the legal minimum or that do not serve the employee's interests.
It is not valid to sign a "blanket" authorization at the time of hire to cover any future deductions. Further, as a rule, deductions cannot reduce your gross pay below minimum wage, and the deductions must be for the employee's benefit. What Kind of Information is My Employer Supposed to Put on My Pay Stub?
Wage FAQs (Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry)
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.
Wage FAQs (Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry)
- Hourly
What is the Minimum Wage in Pennsylvania? The minimum wage in Pennsylvania is $7.25 per hour.
Other years
Every Pennsylvania Minimum Wage year · Minimum Wage in every state