Maryland Minimum Wage and Overtime Law Poster Required

Minimum Wage  
Rev. 
1/2023  EMPLOYERS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO POST THIS INFORMATION
 CONSPICUOUSLY.
THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE LAW.  TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE, CONSULT A LEGAL ADVISOR.
PENALTIES ARE PRESCRIBED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW.  ( L a b or   an d  Em pl oy m en t  Ar t i cl e ,   T it l e 3 ,   Su bt it l e  4 ,   An n ot at e d  C o de   of   Ma r y l an d)  
Minimum 
Wage Rates  
Employers with 15 or 
more employees:  
Employers with 14 or 
fewer employees:  
Montgomery Co.   
Different minimum 
wage rates are in 
effect. Employers in 
this county are 
required to post the 
applicable rate 
i nformation.   Overtime  Most employees must be paid the Maryland State Minimum Wage Rate.  
Tipped Employees  (earning more than $30 per month in tips) must earn the State Minimum Wage Rate 
per hour. Employers must pay at least  $3.63  per hour. This amount plus tips must equal at least the 
State Minimum Wage Rate. Subject to the adoption of related regulations, restaurant employers 
who utilize a tip credit are required to provide employees with a written or electronic wage state-
ment for each pay period showing the employee’s effective hourly rate of pay including employer 
paid cash wages plus tips for tip credit hours worked for each workweek of the pay period. Addi-
tional information and updates will be posted on the Maryland Department of Labor website.  
Employees under 18 years of age  must earn at least 85% of the State Minimum Wage Rate.  
Most employees must be paid  1.5 times   their usual hourly rate for all work over  40 hrs.  per 
week. Exceptions:  
• Agricultural workers for all work over  60 hrs.  per week
Exemptions  
F OR   MORE   INFORMATION   OR   TO   FILE   A   COMPLAINT   C ONTACT :  
Maryland Department of Labor  
Division of Labor and Industry — Employment Standards Service  
10946 Golden West Drive, Suite 160  
Hunt Valley, MD     21031  
Telephone Number: (410) 767 - 2357 • Fax Number: (410) 333 - 7303  
E - mail:   dldliemploymentstandards - [email protected] Wage and Overtime Exemptions:  
• Immediate family member of the employer
• Certain agricultural employees
• Executives, administrative, and professional
employees
• Volunteers for educational, charitable, religious,
and non - profit organizations
• Employees under 16 working less than 20 hours
per week
• Outside salespersons
• Commissioned employees
• Employees enrolled as a trainee as part of a
public school special education program
• Non - administrative employees of organized
camps
• Certain establishments selling food and drink
for consumption on the premises grossing less
than $400,000 annually
• Drive - in theaters • Establishments engaged in the first canning,
packing or freezing of fruits, vegetables, poultry,
or seafood
Overtime Only Exemptions   
(must earn the State Minimum Wage Rate):  
• Taxicab drivers
• Certain employees selling/servicing
automobiles, farm equipment, trailers, or trucks
• Non - profit concert promoter, theater, music
festival, music pavilion, or theatrical show
• Employers subject to certain railroad
requirements of the U.S. Dept. of
Transportation, the Federal Motor Carrier Act,
and the Interstate Commerce Commission
• Seasonal amusement and recreational
establishments that meet certain criteriaMaryland   Minimum Wage 
and Overtime Law  
$13.25 
Effective  1/1/23
$14.00 
Scheduled 1/1/24  $12.80 
Effective  1/1/23
$13.40 
Scheduled 1/1/24