Wage & Hours Laws for Tipped Workers – Federal and Maryland

How Maryland Law Differs  

Law for tipped employees

  • State minimum wage is $15.00 per hour. Servers and Bartenders can be paid $3.63 per hour. The maximum tip credit is $11.37.

Describing a Valid Tip Pool 

  • Maryland requires that Servers and Bartenders need to sign an acknowledgement form verifying that they have earned enough tips to have met or exceed minimum wage.