• Effective July 1, 2016, Maryland's minimum wage rate is $8.75 per hour and $3.63 per hour for tipped employees.
Special Update: The minimum wage in Maryland will rise over the next several years, according to the following schedule:
  • $9.25 per hour beginning July 1, 2017; and
  • $10.10 per hour beginning July 1, 2018.
Effective as of July 1, 2014, an employer’s tip credit may not exceed the state minimum wage less $3.63.

Special Notes Regarding Tipped Employees: A tipped employee customarily and regularly receives more than $30 per month in tips. If the employee's tips and the cash wage do not equal the minimum wage, the employer must make up the difference. A tipped employee who spends more than 20% of his or her work time performing non-tip producing duties directly related to his or her tipped occupation must be paid at least the minimum wage for that time. Maryland generally prohibits employers from:


  • Requiring a tipped employee to reimburse the employer or pay the employer an amount equivalent to a customer’s charge for food or beverages if the customer leaves the employer’s place of business without paying; or

  • Making a deduction (subject to applicable law) from the wage of a tipped employee to reimburse the employer for an amount equivalent to a customer’s charge for food or beverages if the customer leaves the employer’s place of business without paying.


Employers must conspicuously post a printed notice of the provisions of the law in a place where a tipped employee is employed. 

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