Ohio tipped minimum wage 2026
The Ohio tipped cash wage is $5.35 per hour. Employers may take a tip credit of up to $5.35 per hour, provided the worker's cash wage plus tips reaches the state minimum of $10.70 per hour for every workweek. [DOL Tipped][OH labor dept.]
Cash wage and tip credit
When tips fall short
If a worker's cash wage plus reported tips do not average to the Ohio minimum of $10.70 per hour over a workweek, the employer must pay the shortfall. The Tip Credit Checker tool runs the math at /tools/tip-credit. Under the 2021 DOL final rule, time spent on non-tip-producing work above 20 percent of the shift (or 30 continuous minutes) must be paid at the full minimum, not the tip-credited rate. [DOL FS-15]
Background
Indexed annually under Article II section 34a of the Ohio Constitution (2006 amendment). The $10.70 standard rate applies to employers with annual gross receipts over $394,000; smaller employers and minors under 16 follow the FLSA $7.25 rate. Tipped cash wage is half the standard rate.