2025 Utah Minimum Wage
The 2025 Utah Minimum Wage is $7.25.
Effective 2025-01-01Source: Wage Claim (Utah Labor Commission, Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division)Verified 2026-09-01
Compared with 2024
Every figure on this page is unchanged from 2024.
| Item | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | $7.25 | $7.25 | +$0 (+0.0%) |
Who it applies to
Employers and employees in Utah subject to the Utah Minimum Wage Act.
What changed this year, and why
Utah's minimum wage for 2025 is $7.25 per hour.
Common questions
- Are there exceptions to the minimum wage for minors or tipped employees?
- Utah law allows a lower training wage for minors during the initial period of their employment. Tipped employees may also be paid a lower base wage, provided their tips bring their total compensation to at least the minimum hourly rate.
Minors, students and training wages: who may be paid less than the rate on this page
Utah's minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, but employers may pay a lower rate to minors under 18 during their first 90 days of employment. The training wage for these young workers is $4.25 per hour. After the 90-day training period ends, the employer must pay the minor the full minimum wage. Tipped employees, whether adults or minors, may be paid a base wage of $2.13 per hour, but only if their tips combined with that base wage equal or exceed $7.25 per hour. These exceptions are limited and specific to the situations described. Questions about other exceptions to Utah's minimum wage laws should be directed to the Labor Commission.
Minors under the age of 18 must be paid minimum wage; however, and employer may pay a minor $4.25 per hour during the first 90 days of their employment. Tipped employees (adults and minors) may be paid $2.13 per hour, but only so long as the tips they earn, in addition to the base wage paid, combined are equal to or exceed the minimum wage.
Wage Claim (Utah Labor Commission, Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division)
Overtime is paid at one and one-half times the regular rate
Utah does not have its own state overtime law. Overtime requirements in Utah come from the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, which sets the overtime rules for workers across the state. If you have questions about overtime pay or need to file an overtime claim, you should contact the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division rather than the state Labor Commission. The federal overtime law requires covered employees to receive premium pay for hours worked beyond the standard workweek.
The State of Utah has no overtime law. You should contact the U.S. Department of Labor at (801) 524-5706 about filing an overtime claim.
Wage Claim (Utah Labor Commission, Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division)
Who to ask about this rate, and where to take a wage complaint
If you have questions about Utah's minimum wage or need to file a wage complaint, contact the Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division (UALD) Wage Claim Unit. This division administers and enforces state labor laws including the Payment of Wages Act and Utah Minimum Wage Act. Minors who believe they have not been paid the minimum wage, have not been paid their wages in full, or were paid late can file a claim with the Labor Commission under the Utah Payment of Wages Act. The Wage Claim Unit handles wage disputes and can help resolve issues related to unpaid wages in Utah.
The focus of the Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division (UALD) Wage Claim Unit is to administer and enforce certain State labor laws.
Wage Claim (Utah Labor Commission, Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division)
State minimum wage laws that give more than the federal rate
When both Utah's state wage laws and federal wage laws apply to an employer, the employer must comply with both. If the two laws set different standards, the employer must follow whichever standard is stricter and provides greater protection to the worker. For example, if federal law sets a higher minimum wage than Utah law, the employer must pay the federal rate. If Utah law provides stronger protections in another area, the employer must follow Utah's rule instead. Workers in Utah are entitled to the benefit of whichever law gives them the better deal on any particular issue.
Employers must comply with both laws if both laws apply. An employer should examine the guidelines under both State and Federal law and comply with the standard which is the strictest.
Wage Claim (Utah Labor Commission, Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division)
When tips, meals or lodging count toward the minimum wage
In Utah, tipped employees may be paid a base wage of $2.13 per hour, but only if their tips combined with that base wage equal or exceed the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. The administrative rules for enforcing the Utah Minimum Wage Act outline additional requirements for individuals earning tips. If a tipped employee's tips do not bring their total compensation up to the minimum wage, the employer must make up the difference. This tip credit system allows employers to pay a lower direct wage while ensuring workers still receive at least the full minimum wage when tips are included.
Tipped employees (adults and minors) may be paid $2.13 per hour, but only so long as the tips they earn, in addition to the base wage paid, combined are equal to or exceed the minimum wage.
Wage Claim (Utah Labor Commission, Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division)
What an employer may deduct from your pay
The Utah Payment of Wages Act specifies an employer's responsibilities regarding lawful deductions from employee paychecks. While employers may make certain authorized deductions, they cannot reduce an employee's pay below the minimum wage of $7.25 per hour through deductions unless specifically allowed by law. The Act outlines what can and cannot be deducted, and employers must follow these requirements when processing payroll. If you believe unlawful deductions have reduced your pay below the minimum wage, you can file a wage claim with the Utah Labor Commission.
The Utah Payment of Wages Act also specifies an employer’s responsibilities regarding paydays, final paychecks, electronic payroll deposits, lawful deductions, wage disputes, and payroll records.
Wage Claim (Utah Labor Commission, Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division)
How each figure was verified
Each number below was read from a stored copy of the document named beside it, and checked to occur word for word in the quoted sentence. The digest is of that stored text.
Wage Claim (Utah Labor Commission, Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division)
- Hourly
The minimum wage in Utah is $7.25 per hour.
Other years
Every Utah Minimum Wage year · Minimum Wage in every state