# Virginia tipped minimum wage 2026

In Virginia the minimum wage is $12.77 an hour, and an employer can pay a tipped employee a cash wage as low as $2.13, counting up to $10.64 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/virginia/), prefilled with Virginia's rates.

- Minimum wage: $12.77 / hour
- Lowest cash wage for tipped employees: $2.13 / hour
- Maximum tip credit: $10.64 / hour
- Tipped employee: more than $30 a month in tips

## 2027

On January 1, 2027, Virginia's minimum wage rises to $13.75 an hour. Set by the 2026 law (HB 1/SB 1), with $15.00 following on January 1, 2028. Virginia lets employers count tips toward the minimum wage; federal law still requires at least $2.13 an hour in cash wages. Source: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title40.1/chapter3/section40.1-28.10/

## Not paid the minimum wage?

The U.S. Department of Labor lists the [Virginia Department of Labor and Industry](https://doli.virginia.gov) as Virginia'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