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Paying Employees in Ohio

Ohio 2024 Minimum Wage:

  • $10.45 per hour (employers with gross annual receipts of $385,000 per year or more)
  • $7.25 all other employers
  • $5.25 per hour for tipped employees

 

Ohio Overtime Rules:

  • 1.5 x’s the regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek

 

Ohio Paystub Requirements:

  • No pay stub requirement

 

How often do you have to pay employees in Ohio?

  • Employees must be paid at least twice per month. 
  • Payment for wages earned during the first half of the preceding month must be paid by the first day of the following month.
  • Payment for wages earned during the last half of the month must be paid by the fifteenth of the following month.

 

When is an employee’s final check due in Ohio?

  • Voluntary resignation – wages are due on the next regular payday.
  • Involuntary termination – wages are due on the next regular payday.

 

Ohio Withholding Tax Registration

 

Wages Subject to Ohio Withholding

  • Wages earned by Ohio residents in Ohio are subject to Ohio withholding tax.
  • Wages earned by nonresidents in Ohio are subject to Ohio withholding tax unless they are residents of a reciprocal state.
  • No withholding on Ohio resident wages if earned in another state.

 

Ohio Employee’s Withholding Exemption Certificate

 

Reciprocity

  • Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia

 

Ohio Withholding Tax Due Dates

  • Due monthly by the 15 of the following month if liability was more than $2000 during the 12 month period ending June 30.
  • Due quarterly by the last day of the month following the quarter end if liability was less than $2000 during the 12 month period ending June 30.

 

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Ohio Unemployment Tax Registration

 

Ohio Unemployment Tax Employer Liabilities

  • New employer rate: 2.7%
  • 2024 Wage Base: $9,000

 

Ohio Unemployment Tax Due Dates

  • Return and payment are due quarterly on the last day of the month following the end of the reporting period

 

Ohio New Hire Reporting

  • Employers are required to report new hires and rehires within 20 days
  • Employers can report new hires online 
  • Ohio New Hire Reporting Center
    PO Box 15309
    Columbus, OH 43215-0309
  • Fax: (888) 872-1611

 

Ohio Child Support

 

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