Wage & Hours Laws for Tipped Workers – Federal and New Jersey

How New Jersey Law Differs  

Law for tipped employees

  • State minimum wage is $15.49 per hour. Servers and Bartenders can be paid $5.62 per hour with a maximum tip credit of $9.87.
  • New Jersey does not allow the company to deduct credit card tip processing fees from the Servers and Bartenders credit card tips.