DEState-set rate

Delaware minimum wage 2026

The Delaware minimum wage is $15.00 per hour as of 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 2026-06-24

Tipped cash wage

$2.23

Tip credit ceiling $12.77.

Verified 2026-06-24

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 2026-06-24

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

Senate Bill 15 (2021) phased the rate to $15.00 on 2025-01-01. Training wage of $13.75 allowed for the first 90 consecutive calendar days (workers 18 and older). Tipped cash wage frozen at $2.23 per 19 Del. C. section 902.

Reference

Federal vs state delta