# New Hampshire tipped minimum wage 2026

In New Hampshire the minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, and an employer can pay a tipped employee a cash wage as low as $3.27, counting up to $3.98 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/new-hampshire/), prefilled with New Hampshire's rates.

- Minimum wage: $7.25 / hour
- Lowest cash wage for tipped employees: $3.27 / hour
- Maximum tip credit: $3.98 / hour
- Tipped employee: more than $30 a month in tips

## 2027

No 2027 change to New Hampshire'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 [New Hampshire Department of Labor](https://www.dol.nh.gov) as New Hampshire'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