# Hawaii tipped minimum wage 2026

In Hawaii the minimum wage is $16.00 an hour, and an employer can pay a tipped employee a cash wage as low as $14.75, counting up to $1.25 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/hawaii/), prefilled with Hawaii's rates.

- Minimum wage: $16.00 / hour
- Lowest cash wage for tipped employees: $14.75 / hour
- Maximum tip credit: $1.25 / hour

Hawaii only allows the $1.25 tip credit when the employee’s cash wage plus tips is at least $7.00 an hour above the minimum wage.

## 2027

No 2027 change to Hawaii's minimum wage or tipped wage had been announced when we checked on October 13, 2026.

## Not paid the minimum wage?

The U.S. Department of Labor lists the [Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations](https://labor.hawaii.gov) as Hawaii'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