Prince George’s County Minimum Wage Increases on October 1, 2017

​The Prince George’s County minimum wage will increase to $11.50 per hour on October 1, 2017. The “Tip Wage” in Prince George’s remains frozen at $3.63 per hour.
 
As a reminder, employers based in other jurisdictions who send employees into Prince George’s County are required to comply with the higher local minimum wage for employees who spend time working in the county.

Establishments selling food for on-premise consumption and grossing less than $400,000 per year are exempt from State and local minimum wage and overtime requirements, but must still comply with federal minimum wage and overtime law.
 
If you have questions about minimum wage or need sample tip credit notification documents (as required by law and referenced below) to share with tipped employees, contact Melvin Thompson in the RAM office at 410-290-6800 or mthompson@marylandrestaurants.com.
 
 
Additional Important Information
 
Please note that the federal Youth Minimum Wage (also known as the federal training wage or opportunity wage) is not in effect under State or local law. Any employee covered by State or local law may not be paid a youth minimum wage as defined under federal law.  However, the employee may be paid Maryland’s 85% training wage, if eligible.
 
Employees ages 16, 17 and 18 working no more than 20 hours per week in Prince George’s County are exempt from local minimum wage rates but must be paid the State minimum wage rate. Such employees who work more than 20 hours per week must be paid the local minimum wage. Employees age 19 and above working in Prince George’s must be paid the local minimum wage. 
 
State law allows employers (including those in Prince George’s) to pay an employee under the age of 20 a wage that equals a rate of 85% of the State minimum wage only for the first 6 months that the employee is employed by that employer. An employer may only apply this training wage rate to an employee for the first 6 months of employment, regardless of any breaks in service or if the employer offers the employee a different position.