Utah Tipped Minimum Wage 2026
Figure basis: Official Utah Labor CommissionUtah lets employers pay tipped workers a cash wage of $2.13 an hour and take a tip credit of up to $5.12, as long as tips bring total pay to at least the $7.25 minimum wage. This Utah tipped minimum wage calculator shows what that means in practice. Enter your average tips per hour and your weekly hours, and it works out whether your tips clear the tip credit, whether your employer owes you a top-up to reach the $7.25 minimum, and your effective hourly, weekly and yearly pay. A tip credit lets an employer pay a lower direct cash wage and count part of your tips toward the regular minimum wage, but it can never leave you below the minimum: if tips fall short in a given week, the law requires the employer to make up the difference. The cash wage, tip credit and minimum wage used here are the 2026 figures for Utah, sourced from the Utah Labor Commission. Tips you earn above the minimum are always yours to keep.
Utah tipped workers get a cash wage of $2.13/hr, with up to a $5.12 tip credit toward the $7.25 minimum wage.
How the Utah tipped wage and tip credit work
cash wage = $2.13/hr (paid by employer)
total before top-up = cash wage + your tips per hour
if total < $7.25: employer tops up to $7.25
effective pay = greater of (cash + tips) and $7.25
These are gross figures before tax. Tips are taxable income and must be reported. For your after-tax pay, see the Utah paycheck calculator, and for the regular rate the Utah minimum wage calculator.
How Utah tops a $2.13 cash wage up to $7.25
Utah follows the federal tipped-wage model line for line. An employer may pay tipped staff a direct cash wage of $2.13 an hour and claim a tip credit of up to $5.12, but the credit is allowed only where your tips carry you to the $7.25 minimum. Utah uses the federal $30-a-month definition of a tipped employee, and because the Utah Minimum Wage Act caps the state rate at the federal level, no Utah city can set a higher floor that would change any of these numbers.
The check that you are made whole is done per workweek. Add your cash wages to the tips you retained that week, divide by the hours you worked, and hold the answer against $7.25. If it comes up short, the Utah Labor Commission and federal law both require your employer to close the gap in that same check, and the tip credit claimed can never be more than the tips you truly earned. Keep a personal log of your hours and nightly tips, because that record is your evidence if a paycheck ever looks light.
Enter your average tips and weekly hours in the calculator above to see your effective hourly rate, weekly pay and the annual figure across 2,080 hours.
Utah tipped minimum wage: frequently asked questions
What is the tipped minimum wage in Utah in 2026?
In Utah, the minimum cash wage for tipped employees is $2.13 an hour in 2026. Employers may count up to $5.12 an hour of tips (the "tip credit") toward the $7.25 minimum wage. If an employee's cash wage plus tips does not average at least $7.25 an hour, the employer must pay the difference.
Does Utah allow a tip credit?
Yes. Utah allows employers to take a tip credit of up to $5.12 an hour, meaning the direct cash wage can be as low as $2.13 an hour provided tips make up the rest to $7.25. The federal tip-credit floor is a $2.13 cash wage.
What happens if my tips do not reach minimum wage in Utah?
Your employer must make up the shortfall. In any week where your cash wage of $2.13 plus your tips does not average at least $7.25 an hour, Utah and federal law require the employer to top your pay up to $7.25. You should never earn less than the full minimum wage once tips are counted.
How much does a tipped worker make in Utah?
It depends on tips, but here is a worked example: a server working 30 hours a week and averaging $12.00 an hour in tips. Cash wage $2.13 plus $12.00 tips is $14.13 an hour, which is above the $7.25 minimum, so the effective rate is $14.13 an hour, about $423.90 a week or $22,042.80 a year before tax. Use the calculator with your own tips and hours.
Is the tip credit the same as the tipped wage?
No, they are two sides of the same figure. The "tipped minimum wage" (or tipped cash wage) is what the employer pays directly: $2.13 in Utah. The "tip credit" is how much of your tips the employer is allowed to count toward the regular minimum wage: $5.12 in Utah. Cash wage plus tip credit equals the $7.25 minimum wage.
Official sources
- Utah 2026 tipped and minimum wage figures: Utah Labor Commission, as at July 11, 2026.
- Federal tip credit and the $2.13 cash-wage floor: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division.
Reviewed by the CalculatorHub team, edited by James Graham, 11 July 2026. See our methodology. General information, not legal or financial advice. Utah tipped cash wage $2.13 (tips of $30+/month); tips plus cash must reach $7.25/hr or the employer makes up the difference.