# Arizona tipped minimum wage 2026

In Arizona the minimum wage is $15.15 an hour, and an employer can pay a tipped employee a cash wage as low as $12.15, counting up to $3.00 an hour of tips toward the rest. If tips fall short in a workweek, the employer pays the difference.

Check your own week with the free [calculator on this page](https://rulecost.com/paycheck/tipped-minimum-wage/arizona/), prefilled with Arizona's rates.

- Minimum wage: $15.15 / hour
- Lowest cash wage for tipped employees: $12.15 / hour
- Maximum tip credit: $3.00 / hour

Flagstaff and some other cities set a higher local minimum wage.

## 2027

On January 1, 2027, Arizona's minimum wage rises to $15.65 an hour, and the tipped cash wage to $12.65 (a tip credit of up to $3.00). Source: https://ktar.com/arizona-business/minimum-wage-raise-increase-50-cents

## Not paid the minimum wage?

The U.S. Department of Labor lists the [Industrial Commission of Arizona](https://www.azica.gov) as Arizona's labor office. Federal complaints: Wage and Hour Division, 1-866-487-9243.

## Sources

- [Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped), U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division
- [State Minimum Wage Laws](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state), U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division
- [Fact Sheet #15: Tipped Employees Under the FLSA](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/15-tipped-employees-flsa), U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division