2023 Utah Tipped Minimum Wage
The 2023 Utah Tipped Minimum Wage is $2.13.
Effective 2023-01-01Source: Wage Claim (Utah Labor Commission, Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division)Verified 2026-09-01
Compared with 2022
Every figure on this page is unchanged from 2022.
| Item | 2022 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum cash wage | $2.13 | $2.13 | +$0 (+0.0%) |
Who it applies to
Employees in Utah who receive tips and are covered by the Utah Minimum Wage Act in 2023.
What changed this year, and why
The 2023 tipped minimum wage in Utah was $2.13 per hour in cash wages, so long as tips bring total earnings to at least the full minimum wage.
Common questions
- What was the tipped minimum wage in Utah for 2023?
- In 2023, Utah's minimum cash wage for tipped employees was $2.13 per hour, provided that the cash wage plus tips received total at least the full minimum wage.
- Must the employer pay the full minimum wage if tips fall short?
- No. If an employee's tips combined with the $2.13 cash wage do not reach the full minimum wage, the employer must make up the difference.
Who counts as a tipped employee
In Utah, a tipped employee is someone who receives at least $30.00 in tips per month. Once you meet that threshold, your employer may pay you a cash wage of $2.13 per hour instead of the state minimum wage of $7.25, as long as your tips plus the cash wage equal at least $7.25 per hour. This rule applies to both adult and minor workers in Utah. If your monthly tips fall below $30.00, you are not considered a tipped employee and your employer must pay you the full minimum wage.
Employees receiving tips of at least $30.00 per month may be paid a cash wage of $2.13 per hour, if the total of the cash wage and the tips total at least $7.25 per hour.
Wage Claim (Utah Labor Commission, Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division)
What a tip credit is, and the cash wage underneath it
In Utah, a tip credit is the difference between the direct cash wage your employer pays you and the full minimum wage. Your employer can use your tips to make up that gap, but only if the combination of your cash wage and your tips equals at least the minimum wage. This means your employer's obligation to pay the full minimum wage is reduced by the amount of tips you actually receive, up to the full minimum wage amount. The tip credit allows employers to pay a lower base wage, but you are still guaranteed to reach the minimum wage when your tips are added in.
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)
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)
- Minimum cash wage
Employees receiving tips of at least $30.00 per month may be paid a cash wage of $2.13 per hour, if the total of the cash wage and the tips total at least $7.25 per hour.
Other years
Every Utah Tipped Minimum Wage year · Tipped Minimum Wage in every state