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Massachusetts's minimum wage is $15.00 per hour, effective January 1, 2023, under MGL c.151 §1A. — Source

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Massachusetts restaurant employees are exempt from the state overtime law (MGL c.151 § 1A) but covered by FLSA — creating a two-tier overtime analysis — and the former Sunday/holiday retail premium was eliminated effective January 1, 2023.

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Massachusetts minimum wage

$15.00/hour

Effective 2023-01-01 · source

Who this rate applies to

Agricultural: $8.00/hr; Tipped: $6.75/hr direct wage

The headline rate may not apply to every worker. Massachusetts has additional worker-class rates recorded only as prose above. Check the source before relying on the headline figure for a specific job or employer type.

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Note: Massachusetts has worker- and employer-class exceptions, so these tools cannot assume the headline rate applies to every worker. Verify your own situation against the cited sources.

Start hereMinimum Wage$15.00/hr effective January 1, 2023 (MGL c.151); agricultural: $8.00/hr; tipped: $6.75/hr direct wage; no CPI indexing; confirmed from mass.gov Minimum Wage Program page.

OvertimeMGL c.151 § 1A: 1.5× after 40 hrs/week; restaurant workers exempt from state OT (but covered by FLSA).Paid Sick Leave AccrualEarned Sick Time Law (MGL c.149 § 148C): 1 hr per 30 hrs worked, up to 40 hrs/year; paid if 11+ employees, unpaid if fewer; confirmed from mass.gov.Meal & Rest Breaks30-min meal break for shifts over 6 hours; confirmed from mass.gov guides (primary statute text not fetched — verify before build).

How Massachusetts differs

Weekly overtime: Massachusetts requires time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek. Source.