In December 2014, the City of Chicago City Council passed Mayor Emanuel’s ordinance to raise the minimum wage for all Chicago workers to $13.00 per hour by 2019. The ordinance raises the minimum wage in steps; beginning with an increase to $10.00 per hour on July 1, 2015, and then to $10.50 in 2016, $11.00 in 2017, $12.00 in 2018, and $13.00 in 2019.
Over five years, this ordinance will increase the earnings for approximately 410,000 Chicago workers. All businesses operating within Chicago and/or employing persons working within Chicago are required to comply with this ordinance.