Could a higher minimum wage be an answer to Ohio’s affordability challenges?

By: Rob Moore

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 660

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Last month, the state of Michigan’s minimum wage increased to $13.73 per hour, $2.73 higher than Ohio’s minimum wage of $11 an hour.

Ohio’s minimum wage grows every year due to a constitutional amendment passed by Ohio voters in November 2006 that tied the state minimum wage to the inflation rate.

Despite being lower than Michigan’s minimum wage, Ohio’s minimum wage is higher than West Virginia’s, which is currently $8.75, and …

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