# Maine tipped minimum wage 2026

In Maine the minimum wage is $15.10 an hour, and an employer can pay a tipped employee a cash wage as low as $7.55, counting up to $7.55 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/maine/), prefilled with Maine's rates.

- Minimum wage: $15.10 / hour
- Lowest cash wage for tipped employees: $7.55 / hour
- Maximum tip credit: $7.55 / hour
- Tipped employee: more than $191 a month in tips

Portland sets a higher local minimum wage.

## 2027

On January 1, 2027, Maine's minimum wage rises to $15.70 an hour, and the tipped cash wage to $7.85 (a tip credit of up to $7.85). To count as a tipped service employee in 2027, a worker must receive more than $199 a month in tips (up from $191). Source: https://www.maine.gov/labor/news_events/article.shtml?id=13362373

## Not paid the minimum wage?

The U.S. Department of Labor lists the [Maine Department of Labor](https://www.maine.gov/labor) as Maine'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