Tipped minimum wage by state, 2026
Federal law lets employers pay tipped workers a cash wage of $2.13 an hour if tips make up the difference to $7.25. Many states require a higher cash wage, and 6 forbid the tip credit entirely: tipped workers there get the full minimum before tips.
Lowest cash wage
$2.13
12 states at the federal tipped wage
No tip credit
6
states where tipped workers get the full minimum before tips
Ranking · 38 jurisdictions by cash wage
Cash wage and full minimum
Cash wage the employer pays Tip credit: tips must cover it Federal $7.25
| Rank | State | Cash wage | Scale $0–$20 | Full minimum | Max tip credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington No tip creditFull minimum $17.13SourceEmployers must pay all tips to employees. The employer may not take tips for company use, or to pay employee wages. “Tip crediting” isn’t allowed. Tips are in addition to, and not a part of, an employee’s state hourly minimum wage.
Verified September 27, 2026 | $17.13 | $17.13 | none | |
| 2 | California No tip creditFull minimum $16.90Source: Cal. Lab. Code § 351(a) No employer or agent shall collect, take, or receive any gratuity or a part thereof that is paid, given to, or left for an employee by a patron, or deduct any amount from wages due an employee on account of a gratuity, or require an employee to credit the amount, or any part thereof, of a gratuity against and as a part of the wages due the employee from the employer. Every gratuity is hereby declared to be the sole property of the employee or employees to whom it was paid, given, or left for. An employer that permits patrons to pay gratuities by credit card shall pay the employees the full amount of the gratuity that the patron indicated on the credit card slip, without any deductions for any credit card payment processing fees or costs that may be charged to the employer by the credit card company. Payment of gratuities made by patrons using credit cards shall be made to the employees not later than the next regular payday following the date the patron authorized the credit card payment.
Verified September 27, 2026 | $16.90 | $16.90 | none | |
| 3 | HawaiiFull minimum $16.00 · tip credit $1.25customarily and regularly receives more than $20 a month in tips; wages plus tips at least $7.00 above the minimum wageSource: HRS § 387-2(b)$16.00 + $7.00 tips = $23.00 per hour $1.25 $14.75 January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027
Verified September 26, 2026 | $14.75 | $16.00 | $1.25 | |
| 4 | Oregon No tip creditFull minimum $14.55SourceCan my employer use any tips I get toward my hourly pay? No. Tip credits are illegal in Oregon. Your tips are yours and cannot be counted against your hourly pay. Your employer can require you to pool tips with other workers, but under federal regulations, management or the house cannot share in the pool.
Verified September 27, 2026 | $14.55 | $14.55 | none | |
| 5 | Alaska No tip creditFull minimum $14.00Source: AS 23.10.065An employer may not apply tips or gratuities bestowed upon employees as a credit toward payment of the minimum hourly wage required by this section. Tip credit as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 as amended does not apply to the minimum wage established by this section
Verified September 27, 2026 | $14.00 | $14.00 | none | |
| 6 | ColoradoFull minimum $15.16 · tip credit $3.02regularly receives tips; tips must raise total pay to the full minimum wageSource: 7 CCR 1103-14 (2026 PAY CALC Order)(B) Amount of Colorado minimum wage that employers must pay to tipped employees (R. 1.10, 6.2.3) $12.14 per hour to the extent that adding tips raises total pay to full minimum wage $3.02 per hour below full Colorado minimum wage to the extent that adding tips raises total pay to full Colorado minimum wage
Verified September 26, 2026 | $12.14 | $15.16 | $3.02 | |
| 7 | Minnesota No tip creditFull minimum $11.41Source: Minn. Stat. §§ 177.24, 181.53Minnesota employers are prohibited from taking a tip credit against the minimum wage Call us Email us Employers may not count tips received by an employee toward the payment of minimum wage. Employees must receive the applicable minimum wage in addition to any tips they may receive.
Verified September 27, 2026 | $11.41 | $11.41 | none | |
| 8 | Montana No tip creditFull minimum $10.85SourceNo tip credit, meal credit, or training wage is allowed under Montana's Wage & Hour Laws.
Verified September 27, 2026 | $10.85 | $10.85 | none | |
| 9 | New YorkFull minimum $16.00 · tip credit $5.30food service worker in the hospitality industry · 1 more tipped ruleSourceRemainder of New York State | $16.00 | $13.30 Cash Wage $2.70 Tip Credit | $10.70 Cash Wage $5.30 Tip Credit
Verified September 26, 2026 | $10.70 | $16.00 | $5.30 | |
| 10 | District of ColumbiaFull minimum $18.40 · tip credit $8.10employee who receives tipsSourceBeginning July 1, 2026, the minimum wage in the District of Columbia will increase from $17.95 per hour to $18.40 per hour for all workers, regardless of size of employer. Under D.C. Code § 32-1003, the minimum wage increases each year in proportion to the increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers in the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor (“CPI”). In 2025, the CPI increased by 2.4% within the Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Beginning July 1, 2026, the base minimum wage for tipped employees will increase from $10.00 per hour to $10.30. However, if an employee’s hourly tip earnings (averaged weekly) added to the base minimum wage do not equal at least the District’s full minimum wage, the employer must pay the difference.
Verified September 26, 2026 | $10.30 | $18.40 | $8.10 | |
| 11 | IllinoisFull minimum $15.00 · tip credit $6.00age 18 or older, employer takes the tip creditSourceStarting January 1, 2025, tipped employees must be paid minimum wage, but an employer may take credit for the employee's tips in an amount not to exceed 40% of the wages. An employer may pay a training wage for tipped employees 18 and over in the amount of $9.00 for the first 90 days if applying the tip credit of 40% or $14.50 if not utilizing the tip credit. After 90 days, the rate must be increased to $15.00 if not utilizing the tip credit. For more information, visit the Minimum Wage/Overtime Law page. (820 ILCS 105/4) (56 Ill. Adm. Code 210.200)
Verified September 26, 2026 | $9.00 | $15.00 | $6.00 | |
| 12 | MaineFull minimum $15.10 · tip credit $7.55service employees who customarily and regularly receive tips (monthly tip threshold indexed annually)SourceEffective Date | State Minimum Wage | Minimum Direct Service Wage | Maximum Tip Credit | 1/1/2027 | $15.70 | $7.85 | $7.85 | 1/1/2026 | $15.10 | $7.55 | $7.55 |
Verified September 26, 2026 | $7.55 | $15.10 | $7.55 | |
| 13 | MissouriFull minimum $15.00 · tip credit $7.50Source: Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.502$15.00 MISSOURI MINIMUM WAGE IN EFFECT FOR 2026 TIPPED EMPLOYEES Employers are required to pay tipped employees at least 50 percent of the minimum wage, $7.50 per hour, plus any amount necessary to bring the employee’s total compensation to a minimum of $15.00 per hour.
Verified September 26, 2026 | $7.50 | $15.00 | $7.50 | |
| 14 | VermontFull minimum $14.42 · tip credit $7.21service or tipped employee of a hotel, motel, tourist place or restaurant who customarily and regularly receives more than $120 a month in tipsSourceMINIMUM WAGE RATE Effective 01/01/26 Effective 01/01/25 Effective 01/01/24 $14.42 per hour $14.01 per hour $13.67 per hour BASIC WAGE RATE (TIPPED EMPLOYEES) Effective 01/01/26 $7.21 per hour Effective 01/01/25 $7.01 per hour Effective 01/01/24 $6.84 per hour MAXIMUM TIP CREDIT ALLOWED Effective 01/01/26 Effective 01/01/25 Effective 01/01/24 $7.21 per hour $7.00 per hour $6.83 per hour
Verified September 26, 2026 | $7.21 | $14.42 | $7.21 | |
| 15 | MassachusettsFull minimum $15.00 · tip credit $8.25service employee receiving more than $20 a month in tips; employer gives written notice of MGL c151 s7SourceEffective January 1, 2023, minimum wage has increased to $15.00. Tipped employees will also get a raise on Jan.1, 2023, and must be paid a minimum of $6.75 per hour provided that their tips bring them up to at least $15 per hour.
Verified September 26, 2026 | $6.75 | $15.00 | $8.25 | |
| 16 | ConnecticutFull minimum $16.94 · tip credit $10.56waitstaff and other non-bartender service employees who customarily and regularly receive gratuities · 1 more tipped ruleSource$16.94 per hour on 1-1-26 except those persons employed under this wage order as service employees. Waitpersons shall be paid $6.38 per hour plus gratuities on 1-1-26 and bartenders shall be paid $8.23 per hour plus gratuities on 1-1-26.
Verified September 26, 2026 | $6.38 | $16.94 | $10.56 | |
| 17 | OhioFull minimum $11.00 · tip credit $5.50employer annual gross receipts of $405,000 or more (2026 threshold, CPI-indexed); customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in tipsSource: Ohio Const. art. II, § 34a; Ohio Rev. Code § 4111.022026 MINIMUM WAGE www.com.ohio.gov Mike DeWine Governor Jim Tressel Lt. G overnor Sherry Maxfield Director NON-TIPPED EMPLOYEES A Minimum Wage of $11.00 per hour “Non-Tipped Employees” includes any employee who does not engage in an occupation in which he/she customarily and regularly receives more than thirty dollars ($30.00) per month in tips. “Employers” who gross less than $405,000 shall pay their employees no less than the current federal minimum wage rate. “Employees” under the age of 16 shall be paid no less than the current federal minimum wage rate. “Current Federal Minimum Wage” is $7.25 per hour. TIPPED EMPLOYEES A Minimum Wage of $5.50 per hour PLUS TIPS
Verified September 26, 2026 | $5.50 | $11.00 | $5.50 | |
| 18 | IowaFull minimum $7.25 · tip credit $2.90receives $30 or more a month in tipsSource: Iowa Code ch. 91DWhat is the current minimum wage? $7.25 per hour. Can my employer pay me less than minimum wage, if I am a tipped employee? If you make $30 per month or more in tips, the employer may pay as little as $4.35 per hour. If in any work week the wage the employer pays you and the tips you receive do not average at least $7.25 per hour, the employer is required to pay the difference.
Verified September 26, 2026 | $4.35 | $7.25 | $2.90 | |
| 19 | Rhode IslandFull minimum $16.00 · tip credit $12.11employee in an occupation where gratuities customarily form part of weekly income; not taxicabs or limited public motor vehiclesSource: R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-12-5provided further, that commencing January 1, 2017, the cash wage shall increase by fifty cents ($.50) to an amount not less than three dollars and eighty-nine cents ($3.89) per hour.
Verified October 1, 2026 | $3.89 | $16.00 | $12.11 | |
| 20 | MarylandFull minimum $15.00 · tip credit $11.37employee earning more than $30 per month in tipsSourceTipped Employees (earning more than $30 per month in tips) must earn the State Minimum Wage Rate per hour. Employers must pay at least $3.63 per hour. This amount plus tips must equal at least the State Minimum Wage Rate. Subject to the adoption of related regulations, restaurant employers who utilize a tip credit are required to provide employees with a written or electronic wage statement for each pay period showing the employee’s effective hourly rate of pay including employer paid cash wages plus tips for tip credit hours worked for each workweek of the pay period. Additional information and updates will be posted on the Maryland Department of Labor website. Employees under 18 years of age must earn at least 85% of the State Minimum Wage Rate. Most employees must be paid 1.5 times their usual hourly rate for all work over 40 hrs. per week. Exceptions: • Agricultural workers for all work over 60 hrs. per week Exemptions FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO FILE A COMPLAINT CONTACT: Maryland Department of Labor Division of Labor and Industry—Employment Standards Service 10946 Golden West Drive, Suite 160 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 Telephone Number: (410) 767-2357 • Fax Number: (410) 333-7303 E-mail: [email protected] Minimum Wage and Overtime Exemptions: • Immediate family member of the employer • Certain agricultural employees • Executives, administrative, and professional employees • Volunteers for educational, charitable, religious, and non-profit organizations • Employees under the age of 16 working less than 20 hours per week • Outside salespersons • Commissioned employees • Employees enrolled as a trainee as part of a public school special education program • Non-administrative employees of organized camps • Certain establishments selling food and drink for consumption on the premises grossing less than $400,000 annually • Drive-in theaters • Establishments engaged in the first canning, packing or freezing of fruits, vegetables, poultry, or seafood Overtime Only Exemptions (must earn the State Minimum Wage Rate): • Taxicab drivers • Certain employees selling/servicing automobiles, farm equipment, trailers, or trucks • Non-profit concert promoter, theater, music festival, music pavilion, or theatrical show • Employers subject to certain railroad requirements of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, the Federal Motor Carrier Act, and the Interstate Commerce Commission • Seasonal amusement and recreational establishments that meet certain criteria Maryland Minimum Wage and Overtime Law $15.00 Effective 1/1/24
Verified September 26, 2026 | $3.63 | $15.00 | $11.37 | |
| 21 | IdahoFull minimum $7.25 · tip credit $3.90tipped employee; tips actually received count toward the minimumSource: Idaho Code § 44-1502(2) In determining the wage of a tipped employee, the amount of direct wages paid by an employer to the employee shall be deemed to be increased on account of tips actually received by the employee; provided however, the direct wages paid to the employee by the employer shall not be in an amount less than three dollars and thirty-five cents ($3.35) an hour. If the tips actually received by the employee combined with the direct wages paid by the employer do not at least equal the minimum wage, the employer must make up the difference.
Verified October 1, 2026 | $3.35 | $7.25 | $3.90 | |
| 22 | New MexicoFull minimum $12.00 · tip credit $9.00employee customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in tipsSource: NMSA 1978, § 50-4-22(5) on and after January 1, 2023, at least twelve dollars ($12.00) an hour. B. An employer furnishing food, utilities, supplies or housing to an employee who is engaged in agriculture may deduct the reasonable value of such furnished items from any wages due to the employee. C. An employee who customarily and regularly receives more than thirty dollars ($30.00) a month in tips shall be paid a minimum hourly wage as follows: (1) prior to January 1, 2020, at least two dollars thirteen cents ($2.13) an hour; (2) beginning January 1, 2020 and prior to January 1, 2021, at least two dollars thirty-five cents ($2.35) an hour; (3) beginning January 1, 2021 and prior to January 1, 2022, at least two dollars fifty-five cents ($2.55) an hour; (4) beginning January 1, 2022 and prior to January 1, 2023, at least two dollars eighty cents ($2.80) an hour; (5) on and after January 1, 2023, at least three dollars ($3.00) an hour
Verified September 27, 2026 | $3.00 | $12.00 | $9.00 | |
| 23 | ArkansasFull minimum $11.00 · tip credit $8.37receives tipsSource: Ark. Code Ann. § 11-4-210Effective January 1, 2021, the minimum wage in Arkansas is $11.00 per hour. The Arkansas Minimum Wage Act covers employers with 4 or more employees. Employers covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are also covered by the Arkansas law if they have 4 or more employees. An employer covered by both laws must pay the highest minimum wage. In most cases, an employer has to pay overtime (one and one-half times the regular rate of pay) to non-exempt employees for all hours actually worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek. This means that you may work more than 8 hours in a day or work more than a regularly scheduled shift, and still not exceed 40 hours of actual work in a workweek. If your employer pays you for hours not actually worked, such as for a holiday or a sick day, then those hours do not count as hours actually worked for the purpose of state and federal overtime law. Tipped Employees 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.
Verified September 26, 2026 | $2.63 | $11.00 | $8.37 | |
| 24 | West VirginiaFull minimum $8.75 · tip credit $6.13customarily receives tipsSource: W. Va. Code § 21-5C-4; W. Va. C.S.R. § 42-8-12.1As of January 1, 2016, the maximum allowable credit that an employer may take against the minimum wage requirement for tipped employees is $6.13, which leaves a minimum cash wage requirement of $2.62 per hour. §21-5C-4 If during any given workweek of seven consecutive t wenty-four hour periods, a tipped employee should not receive an hourly rate, plus ti ps, to equal the current minimum wage of $8.75 per hour
Verified September 26, 2026 | $2.62 | $8.75 | $6.13 | |
| 25 | WisconsinFull minimum $7.25 · tip credit $4.921 more tipped ruleSource: Wis. Admin. Code DWD 272.03Wisconsin Minimum Wage Rates Effective July 24, 2009 (Wis. Stat. ch. 104) General Minimum Wage Rates Non-Opportunity Employees: Opportunity Employees: $7.25 per Hour $5.90 per Hour Minimum Wage Rates for Tipped Employees Non-Opportunity Employees: Opportunity Employees: $2.33 per Hour $2.13 per Hour
Verified September 26, 2026 | $2.33 | $7.25 | $4.92 | |
| 26 | DelawareFull minimum $15.00 · tip credit $12.77employee who customarily and regularly receives more than $30 per month in tipsSourceCurrent Minimum Wage: $15.00 as of January 1, 2025 Tipped Employees: Minimum cash wage of $2.23/hour, with rules ensuring total earnings meet minimum wage.
Verified September 26, 2026 | $2.23 | $15.00 | $12.77 | |
| 27 | VirginiaFull minimum $12.77 · tip credit $10.64regularly receives more than $30 a month in tipsSourceUnder the “tip credit” provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, tipped employees (those who regularly receive more than $30.00 a month in tips) may be paid at the tipped minimum wage of $2.13 per hour. However, an employee’s hourly wages plus tips must meet the Virginia minimum wage rate of $12.77 per hour.
Verified September 26, 2026 | $2.13 | $12.77 | $10.64 | |
| 27 | Alabama Federal ruleFull minimum $7.25 · tip credit $5.12SourceAn employer must pay a tipped worker at least $2.13 per hour under the FLSA. An employer can take an FLSA tip credit equal to the difference between the direct wage, or the cash wage it pays directly to the tipped employee, and the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour. The maximum tip credit that an employer can currently claim is $5.12 per hour: ($7.25 - $2.13 direct (or cash) wage = $5.12).
Verified September 26, 2026 | $2.13 | $7.25 | $5.12 | |
| 27 | Georgia Federal ruleFull minimum $7.25 · tip credit $5.12SourceAn employer must pay a tipped worker at least $2.13 per hour under the FLSA. An employer can take an FLSA tip credit equal to the difference between the direct wage, or the cash wage it pays directly to the tipped employee, and the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour. The maximum tip credit that an employer can currently claim is $5.12 per hour: ($7.25 - $2.13 direct (or cash) wage = $5.12).
Verified September 26, 2026 | $2.13 | $7.25 | $5.12 | |
| 27 | IndianaFull minimum $7.25 · tip credit $5.12employer claims a tip creditSource: Ind. Code § 22-2-2-4Both the federal and Indiana state minimum wage increased from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour, effective July 24, 2009. The Indiana Minimum Wage Law generally requires employers to pay employees at least the minimum wage for all hours worked and to pay employees 1 ½ times their regular rate of pay (“Overtime compensation”) when employees work more than forty (40) hours during a work week. However, there are many exceptions to the overtime pay re- quirement. Most of those exceptions can be found at Indiana Code § 22-2-2-3 (a) – (p). Indiana law requires every employer subject to the Indiana Minimum Wage Law to furnish each employee a state - ment of the hours worked by the employee, the wages paid to the employee, and a listing of the deductions made. The Indiana Minimum Wage Law also prohibits pay discrimination on the basis of sex. Tipped Employees Generally, employers must pay tipped employees at least $2.13 per hour if the employer claims a tip credit. If the employee’s tips combined with the hourly wage do not equal the minimum wage, the employer must make up the difference.
Verified September 26, 2026 | $2.13 | $7.25 | $5.12 | |
| 27 | KansasFull minimum $7.25 · tip credit $5.12employers not covered by the federal FLSA; tips customarily part of remunerationSource: K.S.A. 44-1203(2) on and after January 1, 2010, employee wages shall be paid at a rate of not less than $7.25 an hour. (b) In calculating such minimum wage rate, an employer may include tips and gratuities received by an employee if such tips and gratuities have customarily constituted part of the remuneration of the employee and if the employee concerned actually received and retained such tips and gratuities. For employees receiving tips and gratuities, the employer shall pay a minimum wage of at least $2.13 an hour. If when combined with the minimum wage rate prescribed in this subsection the amount of the employee's tips and gratuities are: (1) At least equal to $7.25 an hour, no further payment is required by the employer; or
Verified September 26, 2026 | $2.13 | $7.25 | $5.12 | |
| 27 | Louisiana Federal ruleFull minimum $7.25 · tip credit $5.12SourceAn employer must pay a tipped worker at least $2.13 per hour under the FLSA. An employer can take an FLSA tip credit equal to the difference between the direct wage, or the cash wage it pays directly to the tipped employee, and the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour. The maximum tip credit that an employer can currently claim is $5.12 per hour: ($7.25 - $2.13 direct (or cash) wage = $5.12).
Verified September 26, 2026 | $2.13 | $7.25 | $5.12 | |
| 27 | Mississippi Federal ruleFull minimum $7.25 · tip credit $5.12SourceAn employer must pay a tipped worker at least $2.13 per hour under the FLSA. An employer can take an FLSA tip credit equal to the difference between the direct wage, or the cash wage it pays directly to the tipped employee, and the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour. The maximum tip credit that an employer can currently claim is $5.12 per hour: ($7.25 - $2.13 direct (or cash) wage = $5.12).
Verified September 26, 2026 | $2.13 | $7.25 | $5.12 | |
| 27 | North CarolinaFull minimum $7.25 · tip credit $5.12customarily and regularly receives tipsSourceIn North Carolina, an employer MUST pay at least $2.13 an hour to tipped employees as long as each employee receives enough in tips to make up the difference between the wages paid and the minimum wage ($7.25).
Verified September 26, 2026 | $2.13 | $7.25 | $5.12 | |
| 27 | South Carolina Federal ruleFull minimum $7.25 · tip credit $5.12SourceAn employer must pay a tipped worker at least $2.13 per hour under the FLSA. An employer can take an FLSA tip credit equal to the difference between the direct wage, or the cash wage it pays directly to the tipped employee, and the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour. The maximum tip credit that an employer can currently claim is $5.12 per hour: ($7.25 - $2.13 direct (or cash) wage = $5.12).
Verified September 26, 2026 | $2.13 | $7.25 | $5.12 | |
| 27 | Tennessee Federal ruleFull minimum $7.25 · tip credit $5.12SourceAn employer must pay a tipped worker at least $2.13 per hour under the FLSA. An employer can take an FLSA tip credit equal to the difference between the direct wage, or the cash wage it pays directly to the tipped employee, and the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour. The maximum tip credit that an employer can currently claim is $5.12 per hour: ($7.25 - $2.13 direct (or cash) wage = $5.12).
Verified September 26, 2026 | $2.13 | $7.25 | $5.12 | |
| 27 | UtahFull minimum $7.25 · tip credit $5.12receives tips of at least $30.00 per monthSourceThe Utah minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. Minor employees (under 18 years of age) may be paid $4.25 per hour, as a training wage, for the first 90 days of employment. 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.
Verified September 26, 2026 | $2.13 | $7.25 | $5.12 | |
| 27 | Wyoming Federal ruleFull minimum $7.25 · tip credit $5.12SourceAn employer must pay a tipped worker at least $2.13 per hour under the FLSA. An employer can take an FLSA tip credit equal to the difference between the direct wage, or the cash wage it pays directly to the tipped employee, and the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 per hour. The maximum tip credit that an employer can currently claim is $5.12 per hour: ($7.25 - $2.13 direct (or cash) wage = $5.12).
Verified September 26, 2026 | $2.13 | $7.25 | $5.12 | |
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| — | New JerseyFull minimum $15.92. The state's tipped cash wage is not in the dataset yet; see its tip rules.SourceDate Most Employers Seasonal & Small Employers (fewer than 6) Agricultural Employers Cash for Tipped Workers Wage for Long-Term Care Facility Direct Care Staff January 1, 2020 $11 $10.30 $10.30 $3.13 $11; $14 as of 11/1/20 January 1, 2021 $12 $11.10 $10.30 $4.13 $15 January 1, 2022 $13 $11.90 $11.05 $5.13 $16 January 1, 2023 $14.13 $12.93 $12.01 $5.26 $17.13 January 1, 2024 $15.13 $13.73 $12.81 $5.26 $18.13 January 1, 2025 $15.49 $14.53 $13.40 $5.62 $18.49 January 1, 2026 $15.92 $15.23 $14.20 $6.05 $18.92
Verified September 26, 2026 | — | $15.92 | — | |
| — | ArizonaFull minimum $15.15. The state's tipped cash wage is not in the dataset yet; see its tip rules.SourceIn 2016, voters approved Proposition 206 which increased Arizona's hourly minimum wage in four stages from $10.00 in 2017, to $12.00 by 2020 and implemented annual, cost-of-living increases based on the CPI (Proposition 202 and 206; A.R.S. § 23-363). According to the Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA), the state minimum wage in 2026 is set at $15.15 an hour
Verified September 27, 2026 | — | $15.15 | — | |
| — | FloridaFull minimum $15.00. The state's tipped cash wage is not in the dataset yet; see its tip rules.Source: Fla. Const. art. X, § 24Effective September 30th, 2021, the existing state Minimum Wage shall increase to $10.00 per hour, and then increase each September 30th thereafter by $1.00 per hour, until the Minimum Wage reaches $15.00 per hour on September 30th, 2026.
Verified September 26, 2026 | — | $15.00 | — | |
| — | NebraskaFull minimum $15.00. The state's tipped cash wage is not in the dataset yet; see its tip rules.Source: Official Report of the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers, General Election, November 8, 2022Initiative Measure 433 Shall the Nebraska statute establishing a minimum wage for employees be amended to increase the state minimum wage from nine dollars ($9.00) per hour to ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) per hour on January 1, 2023, to twelve dollars ($12.00) per hour on January 1, 2024, to thirteen dollars and fifty cents ($13.50) per hour on January 1, 2025, and to fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour on January 1, 2026, to be adjusted annually thereafter to account for increases in the cost of living? County For Against Total 386,756 272,603
Verified September 26, 2026 | — | $15.00 | — | |
| — | MichiganFull minimum $13.73. The state's tipped cash wage is not in the dataset yet; see its tip rules.SourceEffective January 1, 2026, the minimum wage rate is $13.73 per hour.
Verified September 26, 2026 | — | $13.73 | — | |
| — | NevadaFull minimum $12.00. The state's tipped cash wage is not in the dataset yet; see its tip rules.SourceAssembly Bill 456, passed in 2019, increased the minimum wage in increments of 75 cents annually over a five-year period. The final increase effective July 1, 2024, will bring Nevada’s minimum wage to $12 per hour.
Verified September 26, 2026 | — | $12.00 | — | |
| — | South DakotaFull minimum $11.85. The state's tipped cash wage is not in the dataset yet; see its tip rules.Source: S.D. Codified Laws § 60-11-3The minimum wage for non-tipped employees in South Dakota is $11.85/hour. (Effective Jan. 1, 2026.)
Verified September 26, 2026 | — | $11.85 | — | |
| — | KentuckyFull minimum $7.25. The state's tipped cash wage is not in the dataset yet; see its tip rules.Source: KRS 337.275and not less than seven dollars and twenty -five cents ($7.25) an hour beginning July 1, 2009.
Verified October 1, 2026 | — | $7.25 | — | |
| — | New HampshireFull minimum $7.25. The state's tipped cash wage is not in the dataset yet; see its tip rules.SourceUnless otherwise provided by statute, no person, firm or corporation shall employ any employee at an hourly rate lower than that set forth in the federal minimum wage law, which is $7.25.
Verified September 26, 2026 | — | $7.25 | — | |
| — | North DakotaFull minimum $7.25. The state's tipped cash wage is not in the dataset yet; see its tip rules.Source: N.D. Admin. Code ch. 46-02-07MINIMUM WAGE RATE: North Dakota does not have a Training Wage. $7.25 per hour on 7/24/09
Verified September 26, 2026 | — | $7.25 | — | |
| — | OklahomaFull minimum $7.25. The state's tipped cash wage is not in the dataset yet; see its tip rules.Source1. What is the current minimum wage? The Oklahoma minimum wage is equal to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
Verified September 26, 2026 | — | $7.25 | — | |
| — | PennsylvaniaFull minimum $7.25. The state's tipped cash wage is not in the dataset yet; see its tip rules.Source$7.25 per hour Effective July 24, 2009
Verified September 26, 2026 | — | $7.25 | — | |
| — | TexasFull minimum $7.25. The state's tipped cash wage is not in the dataset yet; see its tip rules.SourceTexas adopts the federal minimum wage rate. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. (Effective July 24, 2009)
Verified October 1, 2026 | — | $7.25 | — | |
Where a state sets several tipped rules (by industry, occupation or employer size), the table shows the lowest cash wage keyed to the state's general rate; the state page lists every rule. "No tip credit" rests on each state's quoted tip rule.
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