2018 Arkansas Tipped Minimum Wage
The 2018 Arkansas Tipped Minimum Wage is $2.63.
Effective 2018-01-01Source: Minimum Wage and Overtime (Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing)Verified 2026-08-31
Compared with 2017
Every figure on this page is unchanged from 2017.
| Item | 2017 | 2018 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum cash wage | $2.63 | $2.63 | +$0 (+0.0%) |
Who it applies to
Employers of tipped employees in Arkansas
What changed this year, and why
Arkansas set its minimum cash wage for tipped employees at $2.63 per hour for 2018.
Common questions
- What must an employer do if a tipped employee's tips do not bring total earnings up to the full minimum wage?
- Employers must pay tipped employees a cash wage of at least $2.63 per hour. The employee's tips must bring total earnings to at least the full minimum wage. If tips fall short, the employer must make up the difference.
What a tip credit is, and the cash wage underneath it
In Arkansas, when you work as a tipped employee, your employer pays you a cash wage of at least $2.63 per hour and counts some of your tips toward meeting the minimum wage requirement. This is called a tip credit. The tips you earn must be enough to bring your total hourly compensation up to the applicable minimum wage. If your cash wage plus your tips fall short of the minimum wage in any work period, your Arkansas employer must make up the difference by adding more money to your paycheck. Your employer cannot simply pay you $2.63 per hour regardless of how much you earn in tips. The employer also has the responsibility to keep accurate records of the tips you receive so it can verify that you are reaching the minimum wage threshold. This system allows employers to pay a lower base wage to workers who receive tips, but only if those tips actually bring the worker up to the full minimum wage, with the employer covering any shortfall.
Tipped employees must be paid at least $2.63 per hour. The tips they earn must be enough to bring them up to the applicable minimum wage per hour.
Minimum Wage and Overtime (Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing)
How each figure was verified
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Minimum Wage and Overtime (Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing)
- Minimum cash wage
Tipped employees must be paid at least $2.63 per hour.
Other years
Every Arkansas Tipped Minimum Wage year · Tipped Minimum Wage in every state