Minimum wage and tip laws by state (2026)
Where you work decides your minimum wage, whether tips can count toward it, and when overtime starts. Pick your state for the full rules and their sources.
Full minimum wage before tips7of the 50 states and DC
Tip credit, cash wage above $2.1328of the 50 states and DC
Federal $2.13 cash wage16of the 50 states and DC
Federal minimum$7.25the floor everywhere
AK$14ME$7.55VT$7.21NH$3.27WA$17.13ID$3.35MT$10.85ND$4.86MN$11.41IL$9WI$2.33MI$5.49NY$11.35RI$3.89MA$6.75OR$15.55NV$12WY$2.13SD$5.925IA$4.35IN$2.13OH$5.50PA$2.83NJ$6.05CT$6.38CA$16.90UT$2.13CO$12.14NE$2.13MO$7.50KY$2.13WV$2.62VA$2.13MD$3.63DE$2.23AZ$12.15NM$3KS$2.13AR$2.63TN$2.13NC$2.13SC$2.13DC$10.30OK$2.13LA$2.13MS$2.13AL$2.13GA$2.13HI$14.75TX$2.13FL$11.98
- Full minimum wage before tips
- Tip credit, cash wage above $2.13
- Federal $2.13 cash wage
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Rates in effect today. Tap a column to sort.
| State | Minimum wage | Tipped cash wage | Maximum tip credit | Daily overtime | Required breaks | Paid sick leave | Next change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $7.25 | $2.13 | $5.12 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Alaska | $14.00 | $14.00 | None | After 8h | No | Yes | None scheduled |
| Arizona | $15.15 | $12.15 | $3.00 | No | No | Yes | None scheduled |
| Arkansas | $11.00 | $2.63 | $8.37 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| California | $16.90 | $16.90 | None | After 8h | Required | Yes | None scheduled |
| Colorado | $15.16 | $12.14 | $3.02 | After 12h | Required | Yes | None scheduled |
| Connecticut | $16.94 | $6.38 | $10.56 | No | Required | Yes | $17.48 on January 1, 2027 |
| Delaware | $15.00 | $2.23 | $12.77 | No | Required | No | None scheduled |
| Florida | $15.00 | $11.98 | $3.02 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Georgia | $7.25 | $2.13 | $5.12 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Hawaii | $16.00 | $14.75 | $1.25 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Idaho | $7.25 | $3.35 | $3.90 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Illinois | $15.00 | $9.00 | $6.00 | No | Required | Yes | None scheduled |
| Indiana | $7.25 | $2.13 | $5.12 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Iowa | $7.25 | $4.35 | $2.90 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Kansas | $7.25 | $2.13 | $5.12 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Kentucky | $7.25 | $2.13 | $5.12 | No | Required | No | None scheduled |
| Louisiana | $7.25 | $2.13 | $5.12 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Maine | $15.10 | $7.55 | $7.55 | No | Required | Yes | None scheduled |
| Maryland | $15.00 | $3.63 | $11.37 | No | No | Yes | None scheduled |
| Massachusetts | $15.00 | $6.75 | $8.25 | No | Required | Yes | None scheduled |
| Michigan | $13.73 | $5.49 | $8.24 | No | No | Yes | None scheduled |
| Minnesota | $11.41 | $11.41 | None | No | Required | Yes | None scheduled |
| Mississippi | $7.25 | $2.13 | $5.12 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Missouri | $15.00 | $7.50 | $7.50 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Montana | $10.85 | $10.85 | None | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Nebraska | $15.00 | $2.13 | $12.87 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Nevada | $12.00 | $12.00 | None | After 8h | Required | Yes | None scheduled |
| New Hampshire | $7.25 | $3.27 | $3.98 | No | Required | No | None scheduled |
| New Jersey | $15.92 | $6.05 | $9.87 | No | No | Yes | $16.48 on January 1, 2027 |
| New Mexico | $12.00 | $3.00 | $9.00 | No | No | Yes | None scheduled |
| New York | $17.00 | $11.35 | $5.65 | No | Required | Yes | None scheduled |
| North Carolina | $7.25 | $2.13 | $5.12 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| North Dakota | $7.25 | $4.86 | $2.39 | No | Required | No | None scheduled |
| Ohio | $11.00 | $5.50 | $5.50 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Oklahoma | $7.25 | $2.13 | $5.12 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Oregon | $15.55 | $15.55 | None | No | Required | Yes | None scheduled |
| Pennsylvania | $7.25 | $2.83 | $4.42 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Rhode Island | $16.00 | $3.89 | $12.11 | No | Required | Yes | $17.00 on January 1, 2027 |
| South Carolina | $7.25 | $2.13 | $5.12 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| South Dakota | $11.85 | $5.925 | $5.925 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Tennessee | $7.25 | $2.13 | $5.12 | No | Required | No | None scheduled |
| Texas | $7.25 | $2.13 | $5.12 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Utah | $7.25 | $2.13 | $5.12 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Vermont | $14.42 | $7.21 | $7.21 | No | Required | Yes | None scheduled |
| Virginia | $12.77 | $2.13 | $10.64 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Washington | $17.13 | $17.13 | None | No | Required | Yes | None scheduled |
| Washington, DC | $18.40 | $10.30 | $8.10 | No | No | Yes | None scheduled |
| West Virginia | $8.75 | $2.62 | $6.13 | No | Required | No | None scheduled |
| Wisconsin | $7.25 | $2.33 | $4.92 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
| Wyoming | $7.25 | $2.13 | $5.12 | No | No | No | None scheduled |
State rates only. Many cities and counties set higher minimums, and some states have lower rates for small employers; each state page notes these. Scheduled changes are listed when they are law and on file; not every announced change is on file yet.
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