Massachusetts Tip Credit
Check Massachusetts tipped-minimum cash wage and whether tip credit rules apply.
About Massachusetts Tip Credit
The tip credit lets employers count tips toward the minimum wage. For Massachusetts, an approximate cash minimum of $15.00/hr plus tips must reach at least the full minimum of $15.50/hr. If cash + tips never reach the minimum, the employer must make up the difference.
Formula
Shortfall
Shortfall = full minimum × hours − (cash wage × hours + tips)
Worked example
With the default values below, Massachusetts Tip Credit returns Cash Minimum Wage of $15.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Weekly hoursaccepts 1–168
- 30
- Average tips receivedminimum 0 /week
- 60 /week
Results
- Cash Minimum Wage
- $15.00
- Cash + Tips / Week
- $510.00
- Full Minimum Wage
- $15.50
- Note
- Massachusetts sets its own tipped cash minimum above the federal $2.13 floor (reference).
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Shortfall
- 3Cash Minimum Wage= 15.00
- 4Cash + Tips / Week= 510.00
- 5Full Minimum Wage= 15.50
- 6Note= Massachusetts sets its own tipped cash minimum above the federal $2.13 floor (reference).
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 2 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
- Approximate wage figures for guidance — verify current rates with the official state source.
- This is an estimate for general information and not professional financial, tax or legal advice. See the full disclaimer for the limits that apply to this kind of calculator.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Approximate wage figures for guidance — verify current rates with the official state source.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Massachusetts tipped minimum wage?
Federal default cash wage is $2.13/hr, but many states set higher cash wages. Verify the current figure with the state labor agency.
Which rate is used here?
A reference value; actual cash wages and tip-credit rules can differ by classification and city.