Minimum Wage by State Calculator

2026 minimum wage and tipped cash wage for every state and DC. Enter your rate and schedule to see what the minimum costs and whether you are paying under it.

Last update

October 19, 2026

Twenty states still sit at the federal $7.25, and the other thirty plus DC are somewhere between $8.75 and $18.40, with twenty-two of them re-indexing every January or July. Pick the state where the work happens, enter what you pay, and the calculator returns the rate that applies, the tipped cash wage, the next scheduled change, and the annual back-pay exposure if you are under it. Rates come from the Department of Labor state tables. If the state you need has a city or county rate, the note under the result says so; our overtime calculator handles the hours above 40.

Minimum wage by state calculator (2026)

Pick a state, enter your hourly rate and schedule, and see the rate that applies, what it costs, and whether you are under it.

StateHourly employeesHours per week eachWhat you pay now (per hour)Tipped?

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Rate changes land on January 1 and July 1. Payroll should already know.

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Rates as of October 2026 from the US Department of Labor state tables; Florida reflects the September 30, 2026 increase. Cities and counties in about a dozen states set higher rates, and employees are always owed the highest rate that applies where they work. Tipped cash wage is the minimum the employer pays directly; tips must bring the employee to the full minimum every workweek. Estimates only.