# Vermont tipped minimum wage 2026

In Vermont the minimum wage is $14.42 an hour, and an employer can pay a tipped employee a cash wage as low as $7.21, counting up to $7.21 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/vermont/), prefilled with Vermont's rates.

- Minimum wage: $14.42 / hour
- Lowest cash wage for tipped employees: $7.21 / hour
- Maximum tip credit: $7.21 / hour
- Tipped employee: more than $120 a month in tips

## 2027

Vermont publishes its inflation-adjusted 2027 rate in the fall; it had not been published when we checked. The tipped wage is half the minimum wage. Source: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/21/005/00384

## Not paid the minimum wage?

The U.S. Department of Labor lists the [Vermont Department of Labor](https://labor.vermont.gov) as Vermont'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