# South Dakota tipped minimum wage 2026

In South Dakota the minimum wage is $11.85 an hour, and an employer can pay a tipped employee a cash wage as low as $5.93, counting up to $5.92 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/south-dakota/), prefilled with South Dakota's rates.

- Minimum wage: $11.85 / hour
- Lowest cash wage for tipped employees: $5.93 / hour
- Maximum tip credit: $5.92 / hour
- Tipped employee: more than $35 a month in tips

## 2027

South Dakota publishes its inflation-adjusted 2027 rate by October 15; it had not been posted when we checked. The tipped wage is half the minimum wage. Source: https://dlr.sd.gov/employment_laws/minimum_wage.aspx

## Not paid the minimum wage?

The U.S. Department of Labor lists the [South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation](https://dlr.sd.gov) as South Dakota'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