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New York: tipped minimum wage

The cash wage employers must pay tipped workers, how much of the minimum wage tips can cover, and the full minimum.

Checked on official source
Full minimum wage$17.00 (NYC area) / $16.00 (rest of state)
Maximum tip creditVaries by region and industry
Minimum cash wageVaries; see NY DOL

If your cash wage plus tips falls short of the full minimum wage in any workweek, your employer must make up the difference. Your employer cannot keep any of your tips.

General information only, not legal, insurance or financial advice. Not affiliated with any government agency. Exceptions can apply. Confirm with the state agency, the court or a licensed professional in New York.

How New York compares

New York has no set figure for this measure.

Alaska: $14.00AKMaine: $7.55MEVermont: $7.21VTNew Hampshire: $3.27NHWashington: $17.13WAIdaho: $3.35IDMontana: $10.85MTNorth Dakota: $4.86NDMinnesota: $11.41MNIllinois: $9.00ILWisconsin: $2.33WIMichigan: $5.49MINew York: Varies; see NY DOLNYRhode Island: $3.89RIMassachusetts: $6.75MAOregon: $15.55ORNevada: $12.00NVWyoming: $2.13WYSouth Dakota: $5.93SDIowa: $4.35IAIndiana: $2.13INOhio: $5.50OHPennsylvania: $2.83PANew Jersey: $6.05NJConnecticut: $6.38 (bartenders $8.23)CTCalifornia: $16.90CAUtah: $2.13UTColorado: $12.14CONebraska: $2.13NEMissouri: $7.50MOKentucky: $2.13KYWest Virginia: $2.62WVVirginia: $2.13VAMaryland: $3.63MDDelaware: $2.23DEArizona: $12.15AZNew Mexico: $3.00NMKansas: $2.13KSArkansas: $2.63ARTennessee: $2.13TNNorth Carolina: $2.13NCSouth Carolina: $2.13SCDistrict of Columbia: $10.30DCOklahoma: $2.13OKLouisiana: $2.13LAMississippi: $2.13MSAlabama: $2.13ALGeorgia: $2.13GAHawaii: $14.75HITexas: $2.13TXFlorida: $10.98FL
  • $2.13 (16)
  • $2.23 – $2.83 (5)
  • $3 – $5.93 (10)
  • $6.05 – $10.98 (10)
  • $11.41 – $17.13 (9)
  • None / not set (1)

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How we checked this

Rates come from the U.S. Department of Labor's table of state minimum wages for tipped employees, dated July 1, 2026. Last checked: November 12, 2026. Laws change; confirm with the state agency or a licensed professional before acting.

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