The Missouri Department of Labor announced the state minimum wage rate for 2018 has been established, according to state law, at $7.85, effective January 1. https://labor.mo.gov/DLS/MinimumWage
Per state law, the minimum wage rate is calculated once a year and may increase or decrease based on the cost of living as measured by the previous year’s Consumer Price Index.
Accordingly, the University will adjust the hourly rates of those earning less than $7.85 to the new minimum wage rate effective January 1, 2018.