Minimum Salary In Illinois
Illinois is one of the states in the United States that has a minimum wage law. The minimum hourly wage for employees in Illinois is $11.00 per hour. This amount is set by legislation and is adjusted periodically to reflect increases in the cost of living. The current minimum wage rate was put into place on January 1, 2019 by an act passed by the legislature.
There are some exceptions to this rule. Employees who work for tips may be paid less than $11.00 per hour if their total wages and tips bring them up to at least $11.00 per hour. Employees who are under 18 years old can be paid less than the minimum wage if they have been hired as part of an educational training program approved by the Department of Labor. In addition, disabled workers may receive less than $11.00 per hour if they are employed as part of a community rehabilitation program or sheltered workshop program that has been approved by the Department of Labor.
Minimum Salary In Illinois
When determining whether an employee is exempt or non-exempt from receiving overtime, employers in Illinois need to review their employee’s classification against both the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Illinois Minimum Wage Law.
Pursuant to Public Act 094-0672.
| Employees | Salary Level | Duties |
|---|---|---|
| Executive | No less than $684 per week | Whose primary duty consists of the management of the enterprise in which the employee is employed or of a customarily recognized department or subdivision thereof; and Includes the customary and regular direction of the work of two or more other employees therein. |
| Administrative | No less than $684 per week | Whose primary duty consists of the performance of office or non-manual work directly related to management policies or general business operations of the employer or the employer’s customers; and Which includes work requiring the exercise of discretion and independent judgment. |
| Professional | No less than $684 per week | Learned Professional: Whose primary duty consists of the performance of work requiring knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction and study; and Consistently exercises discretion and judgment Creative Professional Performs work requiring invention, imagination, or talent in a recognized field of artistic endeavor. |
| Computer | No less than $684 per week or No less than $27.63 an hour | Salary Test: Primary duty of performing work that requires theoretical and practical application of highly-specialized knowledge in computer systems analysis, programming, and software engineering, and employed and engaged in these activities as a computer systems analyst, computer programmer, software engineer, or other similarly skilled worker in the computer software field, as provided in which includes work requiring the consistent exercise of discretion and judgment. Hourly Test: Whose primary duty consists of one or more of the following:The application of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users, to determine hardware, software or system functional specifications;The design, development, documentation, analysis, creation, testing or modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications;The design, documentation, testing, creation or modification of computer programs related to machine operating systems; orA combination of the aforementioned duties, the performance of which requires the same level of skills. |
| Outside Sales | No minimum salary required | Who is employed for the purpose of and customarily and regularly engaged away from the employer’s place or places of business in making sales; or obtaining orders or contracts for services or for the use of facilities for which a consideration will be paid by the client or customer; and Who does not devote more than 20 percent of the hours worked by nonexempt employees of the employer to activities that are not incidental to and in conjunction with the employee’s own outside sales or solicitations. |
Summary:
Effective 01/01/2022 the Illinois state minimum wage will increase to $12.00 per hour.
Earnfare participants may now earn up to $420 per month due to the state minimum wage increase.
The state minimum wage of $12.00 per hour can be used in determining the number of hours of participation for Earnfare and Community Workfare for the SNAP Employment and Training Program.
The state minimum wage of $12.00 per hour can be used for TANF when determining the maximum number of hours to assign an individual in work-like activities.
Due to state law, the state minimum wage will increase to $12.00 per hour effective 01/01/2022. The new minimum wage can be used when determining customer participation hours for SNAP Employment and Training Program and certain TANF work-like activities.
SNAP Employment and Training Program (SNAP E&T)
Earnfare
Effective 01/01/2022, Earnfare participants may earn up to a maximum of $420 per month after working off the value of their SNAP benefit amount divided by the state or federal minimum wage, whichever is higher.
The state minimum wage is currently higher than the federal minimum wage.
Effective 01/01/2022, the state minimum wage is $12.00 per hour.
Community Workfare
A person’s monthly participation hours are based on the amount of SNAP benefits received divided by the state minimum wage of $12.00 per hour effective 01/01/2022.
TANF FLSA and Deeming
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) determines the maximum number of hours to which we may assign an individual in work-like activities. Customers cannot be assigned more hours than the total amount of Cash and SNAP benefits divided by the larger of state or federal minimum wage for:
Work Experience; or
Community Service.
For these two FLSA activities, the core 20/30 hour participation requirement is deemed met for a case when the customer participates the number of hours indicated by the FLSA calculation.
