Massachusetts minimum wage 2026
OfficialThe Massachusetts rate, the next increase and a full-time paycheck after tax.
- Minimum wage
- $15.00
- an hour
- Next rate
- none scheduled
- Full time, after tax
- $25,866
- a year
- Rank
- #13 of 51
- by minimum wage, 1 is the highest (tied)
What is the minimum wage in Massachusetts in 2026?
The Massachusetts minimum wage is $15 an hour in 2026, above the $7.25 federal minimum. Among its neighbors, the minimum wage is higher in New York, Rhode Island and Connecticut and lower in New Hampshire and Vermont.
Will the Massachusetts minimum wage go up in 2027?
No increase is scheduled, so it stays at $15 an hour in 2027.
$15.00 an hour
- Today, November 1, 2026
How much is minimum wage a year in Massachusetts?
Full time, a Massachusetts minimum wage job pays $31,200 a year before tax.
- A year
- $31,200
- A month
- $2,600.00
- Every two weeks
- $1,200.00
- A week
- $600.00
How this is calculated
- The hourly rate times 40 hours a week times 52 weeks.
How much is a minimum wage paycheck after taxes in Massachusetts?
After taxes, full-time minimum wage work in Massachusetts takes home $25,866 a year. Each paycheck every two weeks comes to $994.83. It takes 80.4 hours of work to take home $1,000. The Massachusetts paycheck calculator shows any other wage or hours.
- Take-home per year
- $25,866
- Every two weeks
- $994.83
- Per hour after tax
- $12.44
- In national prices
- $24,458
How this is calculated
- Full-time pay of $31,200 through federal, Social Security, Medicare and Massachusetts taxes for 2026.
- The reference worker is a single filer with one job, paid every two weeks, with a standard Form W-4 and no pre-tax deductions, under 65.
Is $20 an hour good pay in Massachusetts?
It is below the middle: $20 an hour is more than 19% of Massachusetts workers earn, but less than half of them. The Massachusetts median wage is $30.57 an hour.
Wage statistics cover employees in all jobs, full and part time, not the self-employed.
What is the tipped minimum wage in Massachusetts?
Tipped workers in Massachusetts can be paid $6.75 an hour if tips bring them to at least $15.
The employer must make up the difference in any week tips fall short.
How has the Massachusetts minimum wage changed?
The Massachusetts minimum wage rose from $10 an hour in 2016 to $15 today. It was $1.60 in 1968.
How does the Massachusetts minimum wage compare with other states?
Massachusetts ranks #13 of 51, tied with 6 other states; the highest is Washington, DC at $18.40 an hour. Maryland's minimum wage is the same $15, and so is the rate in Nebraska and Delaware. The minimum wage by state page lists all of them.
Questions people ask
How much is minimum wage per week in Massachusetts?
Full time, a Massachusetts minimum wage job takes home $497.42 a week after taxes.
Is the Massachusetts minimum wage worth more in local prices?
No. After taxes and Massachusetts prices, a full-time minimum wage job is worth $24,458 a year at average US prices, less than its $25,866 take-home.