Maryland Minimum Wage 2025 Increase. The current minimum wage rate in maryland is $13.25 per hour for large employers and $12.80 for small employers. Starting january 1, 2025, maryland’s minimum wage will increase from $13.25 to $15.00 per hour.

Tipped employees tipped employees (earning more than $30 per month in tips) must earn the state minimum wage rate per hour. While that law planned for maryland to hit $15 in 2025, governor wes moore’s 2023 proposed budget — his first as governor — sought to accelerate maryland’s minimum wage to.