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Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees
July 1, 2026 Historical Tables Table of Minimum Hourly Wages for Tipped Employees, by State Jurisdiction Basic Combined Cash & Tip Minimum Wage Rate Maximum Tip Credit Against Minimum Wage Minimum Cash Wage 1 Definition of Tipped Employee by Minimum Tips received (monthly unless otherwise specified) FEDERAL: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $30 State requires employers to pay tipped employees full state minimum wage before tips Alaska $14.00 California $16.90 Guam $9.25 Minnesota $11.41 Montana: Business with gross annual sales over $110,000 $10.85 Business not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less $4.00 Nevada $12.00 Oregon The Oregon minimum wage varies by region. $15.55 (standard statewide); $16.80 (Portland metro); $14.55 (nonurban counties) Washington $17.13 State requires employers to pay tipped employees a minimum cash wage above the minimum cash wage required under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act ($2.13/hour) Arizona $15.15 $3.00 $12.15 Not specified Arkansas $11.00 $8.37 $2.63 Not specified Colorado $15.16 $3.02 $12.14 More than $30 Connecticut 2 $16.94 Hotel, restaurant $10.56 $6.38 Not specified Bartenders who customarily receive tips $8.71 $8.23 Delaware $15.00 $12.77 $2.23 More than $30 District of Columbia 3 $18.40 $8.10 $10.30 Not specified Florida 4 $14.00 $3.02 $10.98 More than $30 Hawaii* $16.00 $1.25 $14.75 *Hawaii: Tip Credit in Hawaii is permissible if the combined amount the employee receives from the employer and in tips is at least $7.00 more than the applicable minimum wage. Idaho $7.25 $3.90 $3.35 More than $30 Illinois $15.00 40% of the applicable minimum wage ($6.00) $9.00 Not specified Iowa $7.25 40% of the applicable minimum wage ($2.90) $4.35 More than $30 Maine $15.10 50% of the applicable minimum wage ($7.55) $7.55 More than $191 Maryland $15.00 $11.37 $3.63 More than $30 Massachusetts $15.00 $8.25 $6.75 More than $20 Michigan 15 $13.73 $8.24 $5.49 Not specified Missouri $15.00 50% of the applicable minimum wage ($7.50) $7.50 Not specified New Hampshire $7.25 $3.98 $3.27 More than $30 New Jersey 6 $15.92 $9.87 $6.05 More than $30 New Mexico $12.00 $9.00 $3.00 More than $30 New York $17.00 (NYC, Long Island, & Westchester); $16.00 (remainder of NY state) Tipped workers' minimum wage rates vary by region and type of employer. See New York's Minimum Wage: Overview. Not specified North Dakota $7.25 33% of the applicable minimum wage ($2.39) $4.86 More than $30 Ohio 7 Employers with annual gross receipts of $405,000 or more $11.00 $5.50 $5.50 More than $30 Oklahoma 8 $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 Not specified Pennsylvania $7.25 $4.42 $2.83 $135 per month Rhode Island $16.00 $12.11 $3.89 More than $30 South Dakota $11.85 50% of the applicable minimum wage ($5.92) $5.93 More than $35 Vermont $14.42 50% of the applicable minimum wage ($7.21) $7.21 More than $120 Virgin Islands $10.50 $6.30 40% of the applicable minimum wage ($4.20) Not specified Wisconsin 9 $7.25 $4.92 $2.33 Not specified West Virginia 10 $8.75 70% of the applicable minimum wage ($6.13) $2.62 Not specified State minimum cash wage payment is the same as that required under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act ($2.13/hr.) Alabama 11 $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $30 American Samoa Special minimum wage rates $2.13 More than $30 Georgia 11 $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $30 Indiana $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $30 Kansas 12 $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 Not specified Kentucky $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $30 Louisiana 11 $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $30 Mississippi 11 $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $30 Nebraska $15.00 $12.87 $2.13 Not specified North Carolina 13 $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $20 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $30 Puerto Rico $10.50 $8.37 $2.13 More than $30 South Carolina 11 $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $30 Tennessee 11 $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $30 Texas 12 $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $20 Utah 12 $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $30 Virginia $12.77 $10.64 $2.13 More than $30 Wyoming 14 $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $30 Some states set subminimum rates for minors and/or students or exempt them from coverage or have a training wage for new hires. Some local governments set minimum wage rates higher than their respective state minimum wage. Such differential provisions are not displayed in this table. FOOTNOTES 1 Other additional deductions are permitted, for example for meals and lodging. 2 Connecticut. The Connecticut minimum wage is adjusted annually based on a set formula. 3 District of Columbia. Employers must currently pay a minimum cash wage of at least 56% the standard minimum wage and may claim the remaining difference in tip credit. 4 Florida. The Florida minimum wage is scheduled to increase by $1.00 every year on September 30th until reaching $15.00 on September 30, 2026. 6 New Jersey. An employer is eligible to apply a tip credit against the full state minimum hourly wage only if the tipped employees have been informed in advance of the amount of the cash wage that is to be paid; the amount of the tip credit claimed by the employer; that all tips received must be retained by the employee, except in case of a valid tip pool arrangement limited to tipped employees; and of the requirements of the relevant New Jersey regulations. There is a minimum wage of $15.23 per hour for employers who employ fewer than 6 people and employees engaged in seasonal employment. 7 Ohio. For employees of employers with gross annual sales of less than $405,000, the state minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. 8 Oklahoma. For employers with fewer than 10 full-time employees at any one location who have gross annual sales of $100,000 or less, the basic minimum rate is $2.00 per hour. Employers with ten or more full time employees at any one location or annual gross sales over $100,000 that are not covered by the FLSA can take a tip credit of no more than 50 percent ($3.62) of the applicable minimum wage of $7.25. The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. 9 Wisconsin. A cash wage of $2.13 per hour may be paid to an opportunity employee -– an employee who is not yet 20 years old and who has been in employment status with a particular employer for 90 or fewer consecutive calendar days from the date of initial employment -- who is a tipped employee. (The minimum wage for opportunity employees is $5.90 per hour.) 10 West Virginia. The state minimum wage law applies only to employers with six or more employees and to state agencies. 11 The following states do not have state minimum wage laws: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Georgia has a state minimum wage law, but it does not apply to tipped employees. Employers in these states must pay employees covered by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act at least the federal minimum wage. 12 The minimum wage laws in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah exclude from coverage any employment that is subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. 13 North Carolina. Tip credit is not permitted unless the employer obtains from each employee, either monthly or each pay period, a signed certification of the amount of tips received. Employers must notify employees in advance of the amount of cash wages they will be paid and the amount that wages will be increased using the tip credit. 14 Wyoming. The Wyoming minimum wage is $5.15 per hour. Employers must pay employees covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act at least the federal minimum wage. 15 Michigan. The minimum direct cash wage for tipped employees in Michigan is scheduled to increase annually until it reaches 50 percent of the state minimum wage in 2031. Additionally, the Michigan minimum wage is scheduled to increase on January 1, 2027 (to $15.00 per hour); it is then scheduled to be adjusted annually based on a set formula. Prepared By: Division of Fair Labor Standards Act and Child Labor Wage and Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor This document was last revised July 1, 2026. The Wage and Hour Division tries to ensure that the information on this page is accurate but individuals should consult the relevant state labor office for official information.
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