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Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees
Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees
August 1, 2016 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 $9.75 California $10.00 Guam $8.25 Minnesota: Large employer 2 $9.50, effective August 1, 2016 Small employer 2 $7.75, effective August 1, 2016 Montana: 10 Business with gross annual sales over $110,000 $8.05 A business not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act whose gross annual sales are $110,000 or less may pay $4.00 per hour, however, if an individual employee is producing or moving goods between states or otherwise covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, that employee must be paid the greater of either the federal minimum wage or Montana’s minimum wage. $4.00 Nevada With no health insurance benefits provided by employer and received by employee $8.25 With health insurance benefits provided by employer and received by employee $7.25 Oregon $9.75, effective 07/01/2016 Washington $9.47 State requires employers to pay tipped employees above federal minimum wage Arizona $8.05 $3.00 $5.05 Not specified Arkansas $8.00 $5.37 $2.63 More than $20 Colorado $8.31 $3.02 $5.29 More than $30 Connecticut $9.60 At least $10 weekly for full-time employees or $2.00 daily for part-time in hotels and restaurants. Not specified for other industries. Hotel, restaurant 36.8% ($3.53) $6.07 Bartenders who customarily receive tips 18.5% ($1.78) $7.82 Delaware $8.25 $6.02 $2.23 More than $30 District of Columbia $11.50, effective 07/01/2016 $8.73 $2.77 Not specified Florida $8.05 $3.02 $5.03 Hawaii $8.50 $0.75 $7.75 More than $20 *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 $8.25 40% $4.95 $20 Iowa $7.25 $2.90 $4.35 More than $30 Maine $7.50 50% $3.75 More than $30 Maryland $8.75, effective 07/01/2016 $5.12 $3.63 More than $30 Massachusetts $10.00 $6.65 $3.35 More than $20 Michigan $8.50 $5.27 $3.23 Not specified Missouri $7.65 50% ($3.825) $3.825 Not specified New Hampshire $7.25 55% 45% More than $30 New York $9.00 effective 12/31/2015 Not specified Food service workers $1.50 $7.50 Service Employees $1.50 $7.50 Service Employees in Resort Hotels if tips average at least $5.05 per hour $1.50 $7.50 North Dakota $7.25 33% $4.86 More than $30 Ohio 5 Employers with annual gross receipts of $297,000 or more $8.10 $4.05 $4.05 More than $30 Oklahoma 6 $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 Not specified Pennsylvania $7.25 $4.42 $2.83 More than $30 Rhode Island $9.60 $6.21 $3.39 Not specified South Dakota $8.50 50% ($4.25) 3 $4.25 More than $35 Vermont An employees of a hotel, motel, tourist place, or restaurant who customarily and regularly receives more than $120.00 per month in tips for direct and personal customer service. $9.60 50% ($4.80) $4.80 More than $120 Wisconsin 8 $7.25 $4.92 $2.33 Not specified West Virginia 7 $8.75 70% ($6.13) $2.62 Not specified State minimum cash payment is the same as that required under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act ($2.13/hr.) Alabama 9 $2.13 Georgia 9 $2.13 Indiana $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 Not specified Kansas $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $20 Kentucky $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $30 Louisiana 9 $2.13 Mississippi 9 $2.13 North Carolina 4 $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $20 Nebraska $9.00 $6.87 $2.13 Not specified New Jersey $8.38 $6.25 3 $2.13 Not specified New Mexico $7.50 $5.37 $2.13 More than $30 Puerto Rico $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $30 South Carolina 9 $2.13 Tennessee 9 $2.13 Texas $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $20 Utah $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 More than $30 Virginia $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 Not specified Virgin Islands $7.25 $5.12 $2.13 Not specified Wyoming $5.15 $3.02 $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. Such differential provisions are not displayed in this table. FOOTNOTES 1 Other additional deductions are permitted, for example for meals and lodging, except as noted in footnote 8 . 2 Minnesota. Effective August 1, 2014, a large employer means an enterprise whose gross volume of sales made or business done is not less than $500,000. A small employer means an enterprise whose gross volume of sales made or business done is less than $500,000. 3 In New Jersey and South Dakota , the listed maximum credit is the total amount allowable for tips, food and lodging combined, not for tips alone as in other states. In New Jersey , in specific situations where the employer can prove to the satisfaction of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development that the tips actually received exceed the creditable amount, a higher tip credit may be taken. 4 North Carolina . Tip credit is not permitted unless the employer obtains from each employee, monthly or for each pay period, a signed certification of the amount of tips received. 5 Ohio . For employees of employers with gross annual sales of less than $297,000, the state minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. For these employees, the state wage is tied to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour which requires an act of Congress and the President’s signature to change. 6 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. 7 West Virginia . For employers with six or more employees and for state agencies. 8 Wisconsin . $2.13 per hour may be paid to employees who are not yet 20 years old and who have been in employment status with a particular employer for 90 or fewer consecutive calendar days from the date of initial employment. 9 The following states do not have state minimum wage laws: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Georgia exempts tipped employees under the law. 10 A business not covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act whose gross annual sales are $110,000 or less may pay $4.00 per hour, however, if an individual employee is producing or moving goods between states or otherwise covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, that employee must be paid the greater of either the federal minimum wage or Montana’s minimum wage. Prepared By : Division of Communications Wage and Hour Division U.S. Department of Labor This document was last revised in August 1, 2016. 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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