MDState-set rate
Maryland minimum wage 2026
The Maryland minimum wage is $15.00 per hour, effective 2024-01-01. The tipped cash wage is $3.63 with a tip credit of $11.37. [MD labor dept.][DOL WHD]
Standard minimum
MD$15.00
Effective 2024-01-01.
Verified 2026-09-06
Tipped cash wage
$3.63
Tip credit ceiling $11.37.
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 $3.63Credit $11.37Combined $15.00
Take-home at the Maryland minimum
Estimated take-home at $15.00 per hour
20 hours/week
$300.00
~$263/wk after tax
$15,600 annual gross
30 hours/week
$450.00
~$380/wk after tax
$23,400 annual gross
40 hours/week
$600.00
~$496/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
Warning: The Maryland wage-facts page also lists county ordinance increases effective 1 July 2026 (Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's). Those are county rates, not the state minimum, and must not be read as a state increase. Md. Code Lab. and Empl. 3-413 ends at $15.00 from 1 January 2024 for employers of every size, with no indexing clause.
Local ordinances above the Maryland rate
Companion page
Maryland tipped wage
Tool
Take-home calculator
Reference
Federal vs state delta