The master guide · 51 jurisdictions

Tip laws by state (2026)

Tip laws decide what you pay tipped staff, who can share a tip pool, what happens to service charges and how fast card tips have to land. Federal law sets the floor: $7.25 an hour, with up to $5.12 of it allowed to come from tips. Every state can go further, and 51 of 51 state pages are live in this guide so far.

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01Map

Tip laws on the map

Pick a state to open its full page: wages, tip pools, service charges, card tips and sources. Each color is a tip credit class, and every state links to its own page.

Map of US tip laws by stateEach state is colored by its tip credit class and links to its tip law page.Alabama: $2.13 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Federal rates applyAlaska: no tip credit, $14.00 cash wage, $14.00 minimum wage. No tip creditArizona: $12.15 tipped cash wage, $15.15 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalArkansas: $2.63 tipped cash wage, $11.00 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalCalifornia: no tip credit, $16.90 cash wage, $16.90 minimum wage. No tip creditColorado: $12.14 tipped cash wage, $15.16 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalConnecticut: $6.38 tipped cash wage, $16.94 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalDelaware: $2.23 tipped cash wage, $15.00 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalDistrict of Columbia: $10.30 tipped cash wage, $18.40 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalFlorida: $11.98 tipped cash wage, $15.00 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalGeorgia: $2.13 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Federal rates applyHawaii: $14.75 tipped cash wage, $16.00 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalIdaho: $3.35 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalIllinois: $9.00 tipped cash wage, $15.00 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalIndiana: $2.13 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Tip credit, federal cash wageIowa: $4.35 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalKansas: $2.13 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Tip credit, federal cash wageKentucky: $2.13 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Tip credit, federal cash wageLouisiana: $2.13 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Federal rates applyMaine: $7.55 tipped cash wage, $15.10 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalMaryland: $3.63 tipped cash wage, $15.00 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalMassachusetts: $6.75 tipped cash wage, $15.00 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalMichigan: $5.49 tipped cash wage, $13.73 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalMinnesota: no tip credit, $11.41 cash wage, $11.41 minimum wage. No tip creditMississippi: $2.13 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Federal rates applyMissouri: $7.50 tipped cash wage, $15.00 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalMontana: no tip credit, $10.85 cash wage, $10.85 minimum wage. No tip creditNebraska: $2.13 tipped cash wage, $15.00 minimum wage. Tip credit, federal cash wageNevada: no tip credit, $12.00 cash wage, $12.00 minimum wage. No tip creditNew Hampshire: $3.27 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalNew Jersey: $6.05 tipped cash wage, $15.92 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalNew Mexico: $3.00 tipped cash wage, $12.00 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalNew York: $10.70 tipped cash wage, $16.00 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalNorth Carolina: $2.13 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Tip credit, federal cash wageNorth Dakota: $4.86 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalOhio: $5.50 tipped cash wage, $11.00 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalOklahoma: $2.13 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Tip credit, federal cash wageOregon: no tip credit, $15.55 cash wage, $15.55 minimum wage. No tip creditPennsylvania: $2.83 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalRhode Island: $3.89 tipped cash wage, $16.00 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalSouth Carolina: $2.13 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Federal rates applySouth Dakota: $5.925 tipped cash wage, $11.85 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalTennessee: $2.13 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Federal rates applyTexas: $2.13 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Tip credit, federal cash wageUtah: $2.13 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Tip credit, federal cash wageVermont: $7.21 tipped cash wage, $14.42 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalVirginia: $2.13 tipped cash wage, $12.77 minimum wage. Tip credit, federal cash wageWashington: no tip credit, $17.13 cash wage, $17.13 minimum wage. No tip creditWest Virginia: $2.62 tipped cash wage, $8.75 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalWisconsin: $2.33 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Tip credit, cash wage above federalWyoming: $2.13 tipped cash wage, $7.25 minimum wage. Federal rates apply

Colors show each state's tip credit class. Small states are labeled at the right; DC is the dot. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

Every state, A to Z

02The basics

What tip laws cover

Six questions decide most tip setups. Every state page answers all six, in the same order, with a source on every figure.

  • 01

    Tipped wages

    The cash wage you pay before tips, and how much of the minimum wage tips are allowed to cover. Some states say none of it.

  • 02

    Tip pools

    Who can share, whether you can make a pool mandatory, and who is always out. Spoiler: managers, almost everywhere.

  • 03

    Service charges

    A mandatory charge is not a tip. States differ on who owns it and what you have to tell guests.

  • 04

    Card tips and fees

    Whether the card processing fee can come out of a tip, and by when card tips have to reach staff.

  • 05

    Local rates

    Cities and counties that set their own minimum wage, and states that block them from doing it.

  • 06

    Records and claims

    What to keep, for how long, and where workers file a tip or wage claim.

03Federal baseline

The federal rules every state starts from

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets the floor in all 51 jurisdictions. A state can be stricter, never looser, and the rule that is better for the worker wins.

Federal minimum wage$7.25Since [1]
Tipped cash wage$2.13The least you can pay in cash[1]
Max tip credit$5.12Counted from tips, if tips cover it[1]

$2.13 cash + $5.12 from tips = $7.25

Who counts as tipped
More than $30 a month in tips, customarily and regularly received in the occupation.[1]
Tip pools
Mandatory tip pools are allowed, as long as only eligible staff share.[1]
Managers and owners
Managers/supervisors meeting the executive duties test cannot keep employees’ tips or receive from pools; they may keep only tips received directly for services they directly and solely provide. No salary-level test is used for this tip restriction.[1]
Kitchen staff in the pool
Cooks and dishwashers may join a nontraditional mandatory pool only when all workers receive a direct cash wage of at least the full federal minimum wage and no tip credit is taken; employer/managers/supervisors remain excluded. State law may be stricter.[1]
Card fees from tips
Only the actual proportional credit-card transaction fee may be deducted from charged tips; no deduction exceeding that fee or reducing required minimum wages; state law may forbid even that deduction.[1]
Card tip payout
Charged tips due by regular payday, without waiting for processor reimbursement. Employer-administered pools fully distributed by regular payday for the workweek/pay period; if the amount/distribution cannot be determined before payroll, distribute as soon as practicable afterward.[1]
Service charges
A compulsory service charge is not an FLSA tip. Amounts distributed to employees are wages that may satisfy wage obligations and must enter the regular rate for overtime. This federal wage classification does not decide contractual or state-law ownership.[1]
Tip credit notice
Oral or written notice must state cash wage; tip credit amount; credit cannot exceed actual tips; employee retains tips except valid traditional pool; credit unavailable until informed. Traditional pool contribution amounts also disclosed.[1]

04Tip credit classes

The four kinds of tip credit state

Every state falls into one of four classes. The class tells you, at a glance, whether tips can count toward the wage and how low the cash wage can go.

States without a live page aren't classed here yet. They join their class when their page goes live.

05All states

Tip laws compared, state by state

Sort by any column. 7 of the 51 states allow no tip credit at all. Federal law sets the floor: $7.25 minimum wage, $2.13 cash wage, up to $5.12 in tip credit.

Tip laws by state: minimum wage, tipped cash wage, tip credit, tip pools, card fees, payout timing and local rates. 51 of 51 states covered.
StateMin wageTipped cash wageMax tip creditTip credit classMandatory poolsCard-fee deductionCard tip payoutLocal rates
Alabama$7.25$2.13$5.12FederalYesPro rataCard tips are due by payday, even before the processor pays. Pools pay out by payday, or soon after if totals aren't ready.Preempted
Alaska$14.00$14.00NoneNo tip creditYesPro rataPooled tips pay out daily, unless the arrangement says they're held to the next payday. Holding them requires a daily written tip accounting.None
Arizona$15.15$12.15$3.00Above $2.13YesFederal ruleCard tips are due by the regular payday under federal law. Arizona counts tips in the week earned.2 places
Arkansas$11.00$2.63$8.37Above $2.13DependsFederal ruleCard tips are due by the regular payday under federal law. Arkansas wages must be paid in full, with no strings attached.Preempted
California$16.90$16.90NoneNo tip creditYesNoCredit-card gratuities: no later than next regular payday following patron authorization of credit-card payment.32+ places
Colorado$15.16$12.14$3.02Above $2.13YesNoTips belong to the worker once the customer pays. Pay periods run a month at most, with payday within 10 days.4 places
Connecticut$16.94$6.38$10.56Above $2.13DependsFederal ruleCard tips are due by the regular payday under federal law. Connecticut pays weekly or biweekly.None
Delaware$15.00$2.23$12.77Above $2.13DependsNoThe employer can't keep tips. Federal rules put collected tips on the regular payday. Wages are due within 7 days of the period's end.None
District of Columbia$18.40$10.30$8.10Above $2.13YesPro rataCollected tips are due by regular payday. DC wages go out at least twice a month, within 10 working days of the period's end.None
Florida$15.00$11.98$3.02Above $2.13YesFederal ruleCollected tips are due by regular payday under federal law, with a narrow exception. No separate Florida tip deadline was found.Preempted
Georgia$7.25$2.13$5.12FederalYesPro rataFederal rule: card tips are due by the regular payday. Pools are paid out by payday, or soon after if amounts aren't known yet.Preempted
Hawaii$16.00$14.75$1.25Above $2.13DependsFederal ruleCard tips and pooled tips are due by the regular payday. Hawaii wages are due within 7 days after the pay period.None
Idaho$7.25$3.35$3.90Above $2.13YesFederal ruleCard tips are due by the regular payday under federal law, without waiting on the card company. Idaho pays at least monthly.Preempted
Illinois$15.00$9.00$6.00Above $2.13YesPro rataTips owed must be paid within 13 days after the pay period they were earned in ends. Federal payday rules may require sooner.2 places
Indiana$7.25$2.13$5.12$2.13 cashYesFederal ruleFederally covered card tips are due by the regular payday, with no waiting on the card company. State pay timing also applies.Preempted
Iowa$7.25$4.35$2.90Above $2.13DependsFederal ruleFederally covered card tips are due by regular payday. Iowa paydays generally fall within 12 days of period end, excluding Sundays and holidays.Preempted
Kansas$7.25$2.13$5.12$2.13 cashYesFederal ruleFederally covered card tips are due by regular payday. Kansas pays at least monthly, with no more than a 15-day lag.Preempted
Kentucky$7.25$2.13$5.12$2.13 cashYesNoState wages at least semimonthly, no more than 18 days behind. Federally covered card tips are due by regular payday.None
Louisiana$7.25$2.13$5.12FederalYesFederal ruleFLSA-covered card tips are due by regular payday, with no waiting on the card company. Louisiana requires notice of pay rate, frequency and method.Preempted
Maine$15.10$7.55$7.55Above $2.13YesNoCard tips are due by the next regular payday. The employer can't wait to be paid by the card company.2 places
Maryland$15.00$3.63$11.37Above $2.13YesPro rataCard tips are due by the regular payday under federal rules, without waiting on the card company.3 places
Massachusetts$15.00$6.75$8.25Above $2.13YesNoTips and service charges the employer collects go to staff by the end of the same business day, never later than the wage deadline.None
Michigan$13.73$5.49$8.24Above $2.13NoNoCard tips are due by the regular payday under federal rules, without waiting for the card company to pay.Preempted
Minnesota$11.41$11.41NoneNo tip creditDependsNoCard and electronic tips are paid no later than the next scheduled pay period.2 places
Mississippi$7.25$2.13$5.12FederalYesPro rataFederal rule: card tips are due by the regular payday, without waiting for the card company.Preempted
Missouri$15.00$7.50$7.50Above $2.13YesPro rataFederally covered employers pay card tips by regular payday, with no waiting on the processor. No separate Missouri deadline found.Preempted
Montana$10.85$10.85NoneNo tip creditYesPro rataEmployer-collected pool tips must be fully distributed no later than regular payday for the collection workweek.Preempted
Nebraska$15.00$2.13$12.87$2.13 cashYesPro rataFederal covered employers must pay charged tips by the regular payday without waiting for card-company reimbursement; no separate state card-tip timing rule located.None
Nevada$12.00$12.00NoneNo tip creditYesNoFederal covered employers must pay charged tips by the regular payday without waiting for card-company reimbursement; no separate state card-tip timing rule located.None
New Hampshire$7.25$3.27$3.98Above $2.13NoUnsettledTips are state wages subject to designated weekly or biweekly paydays; federally covered charged tips cannot wait for card-company reimbursement.None
New Jersey$15.92$6.05$9.87Above $2.13YesNoFederal covered employers must pay charged tips by the regular payday without waiting for card-company reimbursement; no separate state card-tip timing rule located.None
New Mexico$12.00$3.00$9.00Above $2.13YesUnsettledFederal covered employers must pay charged tips by the regular payday without waiting for card-company reimbursement; no separate state card-tip timing rule located.4 places
New York$16.00$10.70$5.30Above $2.13YesPro rataCard tips are due by the next regular payday. Employers can't wait for the card company to pay them first.None
North Carolina$7.25$2.13$5.12$2.13 cashYesPro rataCard tips count when charged and are due by that pay period's payday.Preempted
North Dakota$7.25$4.86$2.39Above $2.13DependsUnsettledFederal covered employers must pay charged tips by the regular payday without waiting for card-company reimbursement; no separate state card-tip timing rule located.Preempted
Ohio$11.00$5.50$5.50Above $2.13YesPro rataFederal covered employers must pay charged tips by the regular payday without waiting for card-company reimbursement; no separate state card-tip timing rule located.Preempted
Oklahoma$7.25$2.13$5.12$2.13 cashYesPro rataCard tips are due by the regular payday, without waiting for the card company. No separate state rule was found.Preempted
Oregon$15.55$15.55NoneNo tip creditYesFederal ruleFederally covered employers pay out pooled tips by the regular payday, or as soon as practical if the amount isn't known yet.3 places
Pennsylvania$7.25$2.83$4.42Above $2.13YesNoPay out pooled tips by the regular payday for the period. If the amount isn't known yet, pay as soon as practical after.Preempted
Rhode Island$16.00$3.89$12.11Above $2.13YesPro rataCard tips are due by the regular payday, even if the card company hasn't paid the employer yet.Preempted
South Carolina$7.25$2.13$5.12FederalYesPro rataCard tips are due by regular payday, without waiting on the processor. Pool shares go out by payday, or soon after if totals aren't known.Preempted
South Dakota$11.85$5.925$5.925Above $2.13YesFederal ruleFederal rules: card and pooled tips are due by regular payday, with a narrow pool exception. Tip-credit shortfalls are made up each pay period.None
Tennessee$7.25$2.13$5.12FederalYesPro rataNot on filePreempted
Texas$7.25$2.13$5.12$2.13 cashYesDependsCard tips are due by payday, even before the processor pays. Pools pay out by payday, or soon after if totals aren't ready.Preempted
Utah$7.25$2.13$5.12$2.13 cashYesPro rataTips count in the pay period they're earned. Federal rules for card tips and pools paid by the regular payday also apply.Preempted
Vermont$14.42$7.21$7.21Above $2.13YesPro rataCard tips are due by the regular payday, without waiting for the card company. No separate state rule was found.None
Virginia$12.77$2.13$10.64$2.13 cashYesPro rataTips the employer owes are wages, due on regular paydays. Under federal rules, card tips can't wait on the card company.None
Washington$17.13$17.13NoneNo tip creditYesPro rataEmployer-held tips and staff service charges are due no later than wages for the same period. No waiting on card reimbursement.8 places
West Virginia$8.75$2.62$6.13Above $2.13YesFederal ruleCard tips are due by the regular payday, without waiting on the processor. State payday and deduction rules also apply.None
Wisconsin$7.25$2.33$4.92Above $2.13DependsFederal ruleCard tips are due by the regular payday. Banquet amounts for staff and listed service-charge tips are due by the end of the pay period.Preempted
Wyoming$7.25$2.13$5.12FederalNoFederal ruleFederal rule: card tips are due by the regular payday, without waiting on the card company. State final-pay rules also apply.None

Each value links through its state page to the statute or agency page behind it. General information, not legal advice.

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06Local rates

States with city and regional minimum wages

10 states have cities or counties with their own minimum wage. A restaurant inside one pays the local rate, not the state rate. 25 block local rates entirely.

Local rates preempted

07Law changes

Recent changes across states

Next up: Arizona on . Each line links to the state page, where the change is cited to its official source.

Changed recently

  1. FloridaGeneral minimum $15.00 and tipped cash $11.98 through December 31, 2027. Inflation math follows in September 2027, effective the next January.
  2. KentuckyEmergency rule 803 KAR 1:081E added pool administration and records rules after HB 185. A permanent version is proposed.
  3. CaliforniaDepartment of Finance certified $17.40 effective January 1, 2027 for all employer sizes.
  4. ArkansasArk. R. 2026-82 replaced prior minimum-wage rules; current claim/assessment procedures and Division authority now govern. Operative tip-credit/pool provisions retained.
  5. NebraskaLB 258 set 1.75% yearly raises starting 2027 and added youth and training wages. The tipped cash wage stays $2.13.
  6. AlaskaGeneral statewide minimum wage increased to $14.00; tips remain additional and cannot be credited.
  7. AlaskaChapter 20 SLA 2026 adds AS 23.10.044 payroll cards, cost-free wage access, fee restrictions, disclosures and insurance protections.
  8. ConnecticutPrice-transparency law requires mandatory-fee-inclusive pricing, with a separate mandatory-gratuity exception requiring clear disclosure before selection.
  9. District of ColumbiaGeneral minimum rose to $18.40 and tipped cash to $10.30. The statute sets tipped cash at 56% of the minimum.
  10. FloridaChapter 2025-113's operations-charge notice and receipt rules took effect.
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  1. New MexicoAlbuquerque amended its minimum wage and future tipped percentages. The 2027 notice keeps tipped cash at $7.20.
  2. OregonStandard $15.55, Portland metro $16.80 and nonurban $14.55 rates took effect; tips remain additional to wages.
  3. TennesseePiece-work and commission pay deadlines changed; hourly final-pay rule remains later of next regular payday or 21 days.
  4. VirginiaChapter 1040 counts tips as wages, expands enforcement and adds a good-faith defense with a 14-day cure.
  5. WashingtonBurien repealed old BMC 5.15. City guidance now uses voter-enacted BMC 5.16, with 2026 rates of $21.78, $20.78 and $19.28.
  6. GeorgiaHB 463 adds a Georgia cash-tip income-tax exclusion up to $1,750 for 2026–2028 and employer reporting. Wage and pooling rules are unchanged.
  7. KentuckyHB 185 (2026 Ky. Acts ch. 72) rewrote the tipped-employee definition and allowed required pools, minus salaried staff, managers and supervisors.
  8. IndianaP.L. 15-2026 added IC 22-2-2-14.1, allowing conditional tip pools based on actual duties. Signed February 24, 2026, and it applies retroactively.
  9. ColoradoCOMPS Order 40 became effective, updating local tip-credit rules and wage records. Statewide 2026 rates stay $15.16 and $12.14 cash.
  10. UtahUtah renewed its minimum wage rule after a five-year review. No new rate or tip-pool change came with it.
  11. AlabamaAlabama allows an overtime-premium income-tax deduction up to $1,000 per taxpayer for 2026–2028. Tip ownership and pooling rules are unchanged.
  12. ArizonaThe general minimum rose to $15.15. The state tip credit stays up to $3.00.
  13. ArizonaFlagstaff required the full $18.35 in cash for tipped and untipped covered workers.
  14. CaliforniaGeneral statewide minimum wage increased to $16.90 for all employer sizes.
  15. CaliforniaSB 648, Chapter 93, Statutes 2025, amended Labor Code 351(b) to authorize Labor Commissioner investigations, citations or civil actions for unlawfully taken/withheld tips.
  16. ColoradoStatewide minimum rose to $15.16, with a $12.14 tipped cash wage. Edgewater set $18.17, or $13.50 cash with a $4.67 tip credit.
  17. ColoradoConsumer pricing law requires the total price, or for food and drink, disclosure of any mandatory charge, its amount and who gets it.
  18. ConnecticutGeneral minimum became $16.94; restaurant 2026 poster retains $6.38 waitperson/$8.23 bartender cash shares.
  19. District of ColumbiaPay statements add nonbase/non-tip compensation sources, including service-charge percentages.
  20. HawaiiMinimum rose to $16.00. The cash wage with the full credit became $14.75, if the $7 combined-pay test is met.
  21. MontanaGeneral minimum wage rose to $10.85. The tip credit is still prohibited.
  22. OregonSB 906 requires new-hire earnings and deduction explanations, reviewed and updated annually.
  23. OregonORS 646A.087 requires online advertised prices to include mandatory charges, subject to specified exceptions and distance/selection-fee disclosure.
  24. Rhode IslandThe statewide minimum increased to $16; the cash tipped floor remains $3.89.
  25. Rhode IslandEmployers must give written hiring wage notices and retain signed employee acknowledgments.
  26. South DakotaThe general minimum became $11.85; the agency’s exact tipped cash floor is $5.925.
  27. WashingtonState minimum rose to $17.13. Local 2026 rates differ, with July steps in Everett and Renton.
  28. District of ColumbiaLaw 26-55 replaced the 2027 end of the tip credit with a percentage schedule, applying as of July 25, 2025.
  29. OklahomaSB 250 replaced the old 50% tip-credit cap with the federal $2.13 cash floor, and added a provision for a future higher rate.
  30. FloridaGeneral minimum was $14.00 and tipped cash $10.98 before the September 2026 step.
  31. MissouriHB 567 ended future yearly inflation adjustments and kept the $15.00 rate that took effect January 1, 2026.
  32. Alaska2024 Ballot Measure 1 minimum-wage phase-in began at $13.00; later $14.00 July 2026 and $15.00 July 2027 enacted.
  33. VermontEmployers with 5 or more employees must disclose tipped status and base-wage amount/range in covered Vermont job advertisements.
  34. Rhode IslandEnacted schedule sets the general minimum at $17 from January 1, 2027.
  35. HawaiiAct 115 added wage-payment violation orders, revised wage/hour civil penalties and criminal sanctions, and clarified the statutory wage definition.
  36. OhioThe Paystub Protection Act requires itemized pay statements each payday. It doesn't add a tip-specific line.
  37. Michigan2025 PA 1 set the new wage and tipped percentages, voluntary-only sharing, written service-charge plans and a higher fine.
  38. IowaARC 8749C replaced chapter 217. Tip ownership, employee-agreed pooling and dual-job limits carried over, now in rules 233.4 to 233.7.
  39. DelawareLabor Department clarified that processing fees cannot be deducted from employees’ tips; contrary agreements are void.
  40. ConnecticutGeneral minimum became $16.35 under annual index; employer tipped shares remained fixed by 31-60(d).
  41. DelawareGeneral minimum increased to $15.00; tipped cash statutory floor remains $2.23.
  42. IllinoisStatewide adult minimum reached $15.00 and the tipped cash wage $9.00. Illinois also added pay-stub production and retention requirements effective 2025.

Coming up

  1. ArizonaMinimum wage goes to $15.65 (general statewide minimum wage).
  2. CaliforniaMinimum wage goes to $17.40 (general statewide minimum wage, all employer sizes).
  3. ConnecticutMinimum wage goes to $17.48 (general statewide minimum wage).
  4. MaineMinimum wage goes to $15.70 (general statewide minimum wage).
  5. MichiganMinimum wage goes to $15.00 (general statewide minimum wage).
  6. MinnesotaMinimum wage goes to $11.87 (general statewide minimum wage).
  7. MontanaMinimum wage goes to $11.20 (general statewide rate).
  8. NebraskaMinimum wage goes to $15.26 (general statewide rate).

08Every state

Tip laws in every state

All 51 jurisdictions by region. Each chip shows the state's tip credit class.

  • No tip creditNo tip credit
  • Above $2.13Tip credit, cash wage above federal
  • $2.13 cashTip credit, federal cash wage
  • FederalFederal rates apply

51 of 51 state pages.

09Methodology

How we research these pages

Every figure comes from an official source, a statute, a regulation or a government agency page, linked on the state's page. Ferry re-checks each state on a schedule and logs every change.

  1. 1

    Official sources only

    Statutes, regulations, state labor agencies, city ordinances and the U.S. Department of Labor. No vendor blogs, no AI answers, no secondary summaries as the only source.

  2. 2

    Every figure is linked

    Each rate and rule carries a numbered link to the statute or agency page behind it, with the exact pinpoint and, where available, a link that opens at the sentence itself.

  3. 3

    Re-checked on a schedule

    Every page is re-checked each January and July, and whenever a state or city changes a rate. Cash wage plus tip credit is checked against the minimum wage on every build.

  4. 4

    Gaps are left out, not guessed

    If a rule can't be confirmed from an official source, it isn't shown. The page points to the state agency instead.

What changed on this page

  1. Master guide: federal baseline, tip credit classes, comparison table, city rates and recent changes across 51 states.

Researched by Ferry's tip operations research team. Last reviewed .

10Sources

Federal sources

The federal figures on this page link to this official source. State sources live on each state's page.

  1. 1Fact Sheet #15: Tipped Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)U.S. Department of Labor · Official source · Checked Pinpoint: Tip Credit, paragraph 2www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/15-tipped-employees-flsa
    What the source says

    “An employer must pay a tipped worker at least $2.13 per hour under the FLSA.”

    “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).”