Current Minimum Wage
Pennsylvania minimum wage$7.25since July 24, 2009

State minimum wage

Pennsylvania minimum wage

$7.25 an hour as of September 2, 2026. Tipped cash wage $2.83.

  • The Pennsylvania minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, set by state law effective .
  • No increase is currently scheduled in Pennsylvania.
  • Tipped employees must be paid at least $2.83 in cash, with a tip credit of up to $4.42.
  • At $7.25 an hour, full-time work (2,080 hours) pays $15,080 a year before taxes.
  • Pennsylvania law bars cities and counties from setting their own minimum wage.

Tipped cash wage

$2.83
Tip credit up to $4.42

Youth / training

None
Act Section 4(e) allows a 'training wage' for employees under 20 during the first 60 calendar days, but only at not less than the FLSA Section 6(a) minimum ($7.25), so there is no effective...

Next change

None scheduled
Set by statute; no indexing

Local rates

Preempted
Act Section 14.1 (added 2006, Act 112): the act 'shall preempt and supersede any local ordinance or rule concerning the subject matter of this act,' except ordinances adopted before 2006-01-01 and...

Coverage, exemptions, and history

Who is covered. All employees covered by the PA Minimum Wage Act (statutory rate is $7.15 from 2007-07-01, but Section 4(a.1) raises the state rate automatically to match....

Tipped employees. Tipped employee = customarily and regularly receives more than $135/month in tips (34 Pa. Code 231.1, 2022 amendment). Employer must make up the difference if cash wage + tips < $7.25. 34 Pa. Code...

Recent history. Statutory rate steps: $5.15 (1997-09-01), $6.25 (2007-01-01), $7.15 (2007-07-01); $7.25 since 2009-07-24 via the FLSA tie in Section 4(a.1). Tipped-worker regulations modernized 2022 (52 Pa.B. 2701; $135/month...

The pa.gov page lists as violations 'Paying tipped workers less than $2.83 per hour' and 'Taking tip credits from workers who make less than $135 in tips per month.' No increase is enacted; any pending legislature bills were not verified and are not listed.

Statute. Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act of 1968, Act 5 (43 P.S. 333.101 et seq.), Sections 3(d), 4, 14.1; regulations at 34 Pa.

Common questions

What is the minimum wage in Pennsylvania?

$7.25 an hour as of September 2, 2026, under state law effective July 24, 2009.

When does the Pennsylvania minimum wage go up next?

No increase is scheduled.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Pennsylvania?

$2.83 in cash plus tips; the employer must make up any shortfall to $7.25.

Do any cities in Pennsylvania have a higher minimum wage?

No. State law preempts local minimum wage ordinances.

Sources

  1. https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dli/resources/compliance-laws-and-regulations/labor-management-relations/pennsylvania-s-minimum-wage-act official
  2. https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dli/programs-services/labor-management-relations/labor-law-compliance official
  3. https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/034/chapter231/s231.101a.html official
  4. https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information/view-statute?txtType=PDF&SessYr=1968&ActNum=0005.&SessInd=0 official
  5. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state official
  6. https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/034/chapter231/s231.1.html official
  7. https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/034/chapter231/s231.111.html official
  8. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped official
  9. https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/034/chapter231/s231.103.html official
  10. https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages

Checked 2026-09-02 against Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, Bureau of Labor Law Compliance; researcher confidence 0.92.