# Ohio tipped minimum wage 2026

In Ohio the minimum wage is $11.00 an hour, and an employer can pay a tipped employee a cash wage as low as $5.50, counting up to $5.50 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/ohio/), prefilled with Ohio's rates.

- Minimum wage: $11.00 / hour
- Lowest cash wage for tipped employees: $5.50 / hour
- Maximum tip credit: $5.50 / hour
- Tipped employee: more than $30 a month in tips

These rates apply to employers with annual gross receipts of $405,000 or more. Smaller employers pay $7.25.

## 2027

On January 1, 2027, Ohio's minimum wage rises to $11.40 an hour, and the tipped cash wage to $5.70 (a tip credit of up to $5.70). For employers with annual gross receipts over $420,000; smaller employers pay $7.25. Source: https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/com.ohio.gov/DICO/WageAndHour/2027_Minumum_Wage_Poster.pdf

## Not paid the minimum wage?

The U.S. Department of Labor lists the [Ohio Department of Commerce](https://icportal.com.ohio.gov/minimum-wage-complaint) as Ohio'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