State tipped minimum wage level groups

Low   Mid   One fair wage

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"Low" states use the federal tipped minimum wage of $2.13 per hour.
"Mid" states have a tipped minimum wage higher than $2.13 per hour but less than the prevailing regular minimum wage.
One fair wage states have eliminated the subminimum wage entirely.

Note: In Hawaii, the tipped minimum wage is generally the same as the regular minimum wage. Employers may pay $0.75 below the regular minimum wage if an employee’s combined base wage plus tips exceeds $7.00 more per hour more than the regular minimum wage.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Divison, "Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees," available at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped (last accessed February 2021).