# New Mexico tipped minimum wage 2026

In New Mexico the minimum wage is $12.00 an hour, and an employer can pay a tipped employee a cash wage as low as $3.00, counting up to $9.00 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/new-mexico/), prefilled with New Mexico's rates.

- Minimum wage: $12.00 / hour
- Lowest cash wage for tipped employees: $3.00 / hour
- Maximum tip credit: $9.00 / hour
- Tipped employee: more than $30 a month in tips

Santa Fe, Albuquerque and some other localities set a higher local minimum wage.

## 2027

No 2027 change to New Mexico'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 Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions](https://www.dws.state.nm.us) as New Mexico'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