U.S. States with the Highest Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees
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The U.S. states with the highest minimum cash wage for tipped employees, based on data from Bloomberg Law.
Hawaii Highest Overall
With a tipped minimum wage of $12.75, Hawaii ranks as the highest in the nation.
This rate is only $1.25 lower than its minimum wage of $14 an hour.
Colorado Falls in Second
Tipped employees in Colorado earn $11.40, up from $10.63 in 2023.
Across the state, there are three municipal exceptions, where the tipped wage is $15.27 in Denver, $12.57 in Boulder County, and $12.00 in Edgewater.
New York City’s Delivery Driver Wage Increase
In December 2023, New York City passed a mandate lifting the minimum wage for app-based delivery workers to $17.96.
It was the first regulation of its kind in the country, almost tripling the old minimum wage of $7.09 and impacting an estimated 60,000 independent contractors.
In response to the new policy, Uber and DoorDash added a $2 fee to orders, along with moving the tipping option to after the order has been placed.
Dataset
Rank | State | Minimum Cash Wage for Tipped Employees |
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1 | Hawaii | $12.75 |
2 | Colorado | $11.40 |
3 | Arizona | $11.35 |
4 | Florida | $8.98 |
5 | Illinois | $8.40 |
6 | District of Columbia | $8.00 |
7 | Maine | $7.08 |
8 | Vermont | $6.84 |
9 | Massachusetts | $6.75 |
10 | Connecticut | $6.38 |
11 | Missouri | $6.15 |
12 | South Dakota | $5.60 |
U.S. Federal Mandate | $2.13 |