# Pennsylvania tipped minimum wage 2026

In Pennsylvania the minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, and an employer can pay a tipped employee a cash wage as low as $2.83, counting up to $4.42 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/pennsylvania/), prefilled with Pennsylvania's rates.

- Minimum wage: $7.25 / hour
- Lowest cash wage for tipped employees: $2.83 / hour
- Maximum tip credit: $4.42 / hour
- Tipped employee: more than $135 a month in tips

## 2027

No increase is scheduled. A bill raising the minimum wage to $11.00 from January 1, 2027 passed the state House but had not become law when we checked. Source: https://www.pa.gov/governor/newsroom/2026-press-releases/pa-house-passes-bill-to-increase-minimum-wage-following-gov-shap

## Not paid the minimum wage?

The U.S. Department of Labor lists the [Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry](https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dli) as Pennsylvania'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