States have the ability to set a higher wage supplement, as thirty states and the District of Columbia have done. Seven states have mandated that employers pay tipped employees a wage supplement equal to the full state minimum. Find out the tipped wage in your state below.
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| State | 2014 Minimum Wage | 2014 Tipped Wage |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| Alaska | $7.75 | $7.75 |
| Arizona | $7.90 | $4.90 |
| Arkansas | $7.25 | $2.63 |
| California | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Colorado | $8.00 | $4.90 |
| Connecticut | $8.70 | $5.69 |
| Delaware | $7.75 | $2.23 |
| District of Columbia | $8.25 | $2.77 |
| Florida | $7.93 | $4.91 |
| Georgia | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| Hawaii | $7.25 | $7.00 |
| Idaho | $7.25 | $3.35 |
| Illinois | $8.25 | $4.95 |
| Indiana | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| Iowa | $7.25 | $4.35 |
| Kansas | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| Kentucky | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| Louisiana | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| Maine | $7.50 | $3.75 |
| Maryland | $7.25 | $3.63 |
| Massachusetts | $8.00 | $2.63 |
| Michigan | $7.40 | $2.65 |
| Minnesota | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Mississippi | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| Missouri | $7.50 | $3.75 |
| Montana | $7.90 | $7.90 |
| Nebraska | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| Nevada | $8.25 | $8.25 |
| New Hampshire | $7.25 | $3.27 |
| New Jersey | $8.25 | $2.13 |
| New Mexico | $7.50 | $2.13 |
| New York | $8.00 | $5.00 |
| North Carolina | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| North Dakota | $7.25 | $4.86 |
| Ohio | $7.95 | $3.98 |
| Oklahoma | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| Oregon | $9.10 | $9.10 |
| Pennsylvania | $7.25 | $2.83 |
| Rhode Island | $8.00 | $2.89 |
| South Carolina | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| South Dakota | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| Tennessee | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| Texas | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| Utah | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| Vermont | $8.73 | $4.23 |
| Virginia | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| Washington | $9.32 | $9.32 |
| West Virginia | $7.25 | $2.13 |
| Wisconsin | $7.25 | $2.33 |
| Wyoming | $7.25 | $2.13 |
The tipped and minimum wage rates reported here are the rates that apply to ‘large’ businesses with tipped employees that are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act.