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Delaware minimum wage 2026

The Delaware minimum wage is $15.00 per hour, effective 2025-01-01. The tipped cash wage is $2.23 with a tip credit of $12.77. [DE labor dept.][DOL WHD]

Standard minimum

$15.00

Effective 2025-01-01.

Verified 2026-09-06

Tipped cash wage

$2.23

Tip credit ceiling $12.77.

Verified 2026-09-06

vs federal $7.25

+$7.75

Above the federal minimum.

Verified 2009-07-24

Next scheduled step

None

No further increase scheduled in statute.

Verified 2026-09-06

Tip-credit split

Cash $2.23Credit $12.77Combined $15.00

Take-home at the Delaware minimum

Estimated take-home at $15.00 per hour

20 hours/week

$300.00

~$264/wk after tax

$15,600 annual gross

30 hours/week

$450.00

~$382/wk after tax

$23,400 annual gross

40 hours/week

$600.00

~$498/wk after tax

$31,200 annual gross

Estimate uses 2026 federal brackets (single filer), FICA 7.65 percent, and a flat state effective rate. Actual withholding varies by W-4 and credits.

Statute and indexing

Delaware: labor.delaware.gov now redirects to industrialaffairs.delaware.gov. The 19 Del. C. 902(a) schedule ends at $15.00 from 1 January 2025 and carries no indexing clause, so there is no further increase to publish.

Reference

Federal vs state delta