Illinois Minimum Wage Calculator

Illinois has made significant strides in raising the wage floor for its workers. Whether you are starting a new job, budgeting for the year, or verifying that your employer is complying with state law, this calculator gives you an instant, detailed picture of your gross weekly, monthly and annual earnings at any hourly rate — including the overtime premium for hours beyond 40 in a week.

How it works

Enter your hourly wage (pre-filled at Illinois’s current statewide minimum of $14.00 per hour) and the number of hours you work each week. The calculator then:

1. Splits your hours into regular time (up to 40 hours) and overtime (hours above 40).
2. Multiplies regular hours by your hourly rate and overtime hours by 1.5 times your hourly rate, the FLSA overtime floor that Illinois follows.
3. Aggregates weekly gross into monthly (weekly × 52 ÷ 12) and annual (weekly × 52) figures.
4. Runs the same calculation at the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour and shows the difference side by side, so you can see exactly how much more Illinois law puts in your pocket versus the federal baseline.

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Illinois minimum wage — the current figures

Illinois’s statewide minimum wage is $14.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2024, under the Illinois Minimum Wage Law (820 ILCS 105/4). The phase-in schedule legislated in 2019 is:

Note that Chicago and Cook County maintain their own higher local floors. Chicago’s rate for large employers has exceeded $15.00 per hour since 2021 and adjusts with the Consumer Price Index each July. Workers in those localities should enter the applicable local rate in the hourly wage field.

Worked example — 40 regular hours at $14.00 / hr

A full-time worker at the Illinois statewide minimum with a standard 40-hour week:

• Regular hours: 40 × $14.00 = $560.00 / week
• Overtime hours: 0
• Weekly gross: $560.00
• Monthly gross: $560.00 × 4.333 = $2,426.67
• Annual gross: $560.00 × 52 = $29,120.00

At the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour, the same 40-hour week yields only $15,080 per year. Illinois’s statewide floor means this worker earns $14,040 more per year than they would under the federal minimum alone.

Worked example — 45 hours with overtime

Now suppose the same worker puts in 45 hours during a busy week:

• Regular pay: 40 × $14.00 = $560.00
• Overtime pay: 5 × ($14.00 × 1.5) = 5 × $21.00 = $105.00
• Weekly gross: $665.00
• Monthly gross (if every week): $665.00 × 4.333 = $2,881.67
• Annual gross (if every week): $665.00 × 52 = $34,580.00

That single overtime premium of $105 in one week adds up fast for workers in retail, warehousing, manufacturing or food service where extra shifts are routine.

Illinois overtime rules — what this calculator covers

Illinois follows the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime rule:

• Weekly overtime: any hours beyond 40 in a workweek must be paid at 1.5× the regular rate.
• Illinois does not impose separate daily overtime triggers. Only California and a small number of states do this.

Because the calculator asks for total weekly hours, it applies the 1.5× multiplier to everything above 40. Your actual gross will match this figure as long as your daily shifts do not exceed thresholds set by any applicable collective bargaining agreement. Salaried exempt employees — those classified as executive, administrative, or professional under the FLSA white-collar exemptions — are not covered by the overtime rule regardless of hours worked.

All figures shown are gross pay before federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare, Illinois state income tax (4.95% flat), and any local taxes or voluntary deductions. Your net take-home pay will be lower.