JURISDICTION | 2017 MINIMUM WAGE | 2017 MAXIMUM TIP CREDIT ALLOWED | CHANGE FROM 2016 |
Federal | $7.25 | $5.12 | No change |
Alabama | No specific minimum wage rate under state law; the $7.25 federal minimum wage rate applies | No specific tip credit minimum under state law; the federal $5.12 maximum tip credit applies | No change |
Alaska | $9.80, effective January 1, 2017 | $0.00; no tip credit allowed under state law | Increase |
Arizona | $10.00, effective January 1, 2017 | $3.00 | Increase |
Arkansas | $8.50, effective January 1, 2017 | Employers should apply the maximum $5.12 federal tip credit, even though the state maximum tip credit is higher at $5.87. | Increase |
California | $10.00 for employers with fewer than 26 employees, effective January 1, 2017 | $0.00; no tip credit allowed under state law | Increase for employees who work for employers with 26 or more employees |
| $10.50 for employers with 26 or more employees, effective January 1, 2017 | | |
Colorado | $9.30, effective January 1, 2017 | $3.02 | Increase |
Connecticut | $10.10, effective January 1, 2017 | $3.72 (waitpersons); $1.87 (bartenders), effective January 1, 2017 | Increase |
Delaware | $8.25 | Employers should apply the maximum $5.12 federal tip credit, even though the state maximum tip credit is higher at $6.02. | No change |
District of Columbia | $11.50 until July 1, 2017, then $12.50 | Employers should apply the maximum $5.12 federal tip credit, even though the state-imposed maximum tip credit is higher at $8.73 until July 1, 2017, and will then be $9.17. | Increase |
Florida | $8.10, effective January 1, 2017 | $3.02 | Increase |
Georgia | The $7.25 federal minimum wage rate applies because the state minimum wage rate is lower at $5.15 for employers with six or more employees and annual sales of more than $40,000. | Tipped employees are not subject to the state minimum wage rate. | No change |
Hawaii | $9.25, effective January 1, 2017 | $0.75 | Increase |
Idaho | $7.25 | $3.90 | No change |
Illinois | $8.25 | $3.30 | No change |
Indiana | $7.25 | $5.12 | No change |
Iowa | $7.25 | $2.90 | No change |
Kansas | $7.25 | $5.12 | No change |
Kentucky | $7.25 | $5.12 | No change |
Louisiana | No specific minimum wage rate under state law; the $7.25 federal minimum wage rate applies | No specific tip credit minimum under state law; the federal $5.12 maximum tip credit applies | No change |
Maine | $9.00, effective January 1, 2017 | $4.00, effective January 1, 2017 | Increase |
Maryland | $8.75 until July 1, 2017, then $9.25 | $5.12 until July 1, 2017, then $5.62, at which time employers should apply the maximum $5.12 federal tip credit, even though the state-imposed maximum tip credit effective after July 1, 2017 is higher | Increase |
Massachusetts | $11.00, effective January 1, 2017 | Employers should apply the maximum $5.12 federal tip credit, even though the state-imposed maximum tip credit is higher at $7.75, effective January 1, 2017. | Increase |
Michigan | $8.90, effective January 1, 2017 | Employers should apply the maximum $5.12 federal tip credit, even though the state-imposed maximum tip credit is higher at $5.52, effective January 1, 2017. | Increase |
Minnesota | $9.50 for employers with gross sales of $500,000 or more | $0.00; no tip credit allowed under state law | No change |
| $7.75 for employers with gross sales less than $500,000 | | |
Mississippi | No specific minimum wage rate under state law; the $7.25 federal minimum wage rate applies | No specific tip credit minimum under state law; the federal $5.12 maximum tip credit applies | No change |
Missouri | $7.70, effective January 1, 2017 | $3.85 | Increase |
Montana | $8.15, if the employer's annual sales are more than $110,000, effective January 1, 2017; otherwise the $7.25 federal minimum wage rate applies because the state minimum wage rate for other businesses is lower at $4.00 | $0.00; no tip credit allowed under state law | Increase |
Nebraska | $9.00 | Employers should apply the maximum $5.12 federal tip credit, even though the state-imposed maximum tip credit is higher at $6.87. | No change |
Nevada | $7.25 if the employee receives health benefits provided by the employer | $0.00; no tip credit allowed under state law | No change |
| $8.25 if the employee does not receive health benefits provided by the employer | | |
New Hampshire | $7.25 | $3.99 | No change |
New Jersey | $8.44, effective January 1, 2017 | Total wages and tips must equal at least the minimum wage. | Increase |
New Mexico | $7.50 | Employers should apply the maximum $5.12 federal tip credit, even though the state-imposed maximum tip credit is higher at $5.37. | No change |
New York | New York City's (NYC) Large Employers (11 or more employees): $11.00 ($12.00 for fast food workers), effective December 31, 2016 | NYC's Large Employers: $1.85 for service employees, $3.50 for food service workers, and $0.00 for fast food workers, effective December 31, 2016 | Increase |
| NYC's Small Employers (10 or fewer employees): $10.50 ($12.00 for fast food workers), effective December 31, 2016 | NYC's Small Employers: $1.75 for service employees, $3.00 for food service workers, and $0.00 for fast food workers, effective December 31, 2016 | |
| Long Island and Westchester: $10.00 ($10.75 for fast food workers), effective December 31, 2016 | Long Island and Westchester: $1.65 for service workers, $2.50 for food service workers, and $0.00 for fast food workers, effective December 31, 2016 | |
| Remainder of New York: $9.70 ($10.75 for fast food workers), effective December 31, 2016 | Remainder of New York: $1.60 for service employees, $2.20 for food service workers, $0.00 for fast food workers, effective December 31, 2016 | |
North Carolina | $7.25 | $5.12 | No change |
North Dakota | $7.25 | $2.39 | No change |
Ohio | $8.15, if the employer's annual gross receipts are more than $297,000, effective January 1, 2017; otherwise $7.25 | $4.07 | Increase |
Oklahoma | $7.25; the federal minimum wage rate applies because the state minimum wage is lower at $2.00 for employers with fewer than 10 full-time employees with gross annual sales of $100,000 or less | $3.625 ($1.00 if the employer has fewer than 10 full-time employees with gross annual sales of $100,000 or less) | No change |
Oregon | $9.75 until June 30, 2017, then $10.25 | $0.00; no tip credit allowed under state law | Increase |
Pennsylvania | $7.25 | $4.42 | No change |
Rhode Island | $9.60 | Employers should apply the maximum $5.12 federal tip credit, even though the state-imposed maximum tip credit is higher at $5.71, effective January 1, 2017. | No change |
South Carolina | No specific minimum wage rate under state law; the $7.25 federal minimum wage rate applies | No specific tip credit minimum under state law; the federal $5.12 maximum tip credit applies | No change |
South Dakota | $8.65, effective January 1, 2017 | $4.325 | Increase |
Tennessee | No specific minimum wage rate under state law; the $7.25 federal minimum wage rate applies | No specific tip credit minimum under state law; the federal $5.12 maximum tip credit applies | No change |
Texas | $7.25 | $5.12 | No change |
Utah | $7.25 | $5.12 | No change |
Vermont | $10.00, effective January 1, 2017 | $5.00 | Increase |
Virginia | $7.25 | Employers should apply the maximum $5.12 federal tip credit, even though employers are not required to pay tipped employees a cash wage unless the employee demonstrates that tips do not equal at least the minimum wage. | No change |
Washington | $11.00, effective January 1, 2017 | $0.00; no tip credit allowed under state law | Increase |
West Virginia | $8.75 | Employers should apply the maximum $5.12 federal tip credit, even though the state-imposed maximum tip credit is higher at $6.13. | No change |
Wisconsin | $7.25 | $4.92 | No change |
Wyoming | The $7.25 federal minimum wage rate applies because the state minimum wage rate is lower at $5.15. | $3.02 | No change |