Wage & Hours Laws for Tipped Workers – Federal and Pennsylvania

How Pennsylvania Law Differs  

Law for tipped employees

  • Servers and Bartenders can be paid $2.83 per hour. Maximum tip credit of $4.42
  • The state allows for only Servers and Bartenders be able to be paid below minimum wage. You must pay support positions at or above minimum wage.
  • Pennsylvania does not allow the company to deduct credit card tip processing fees from the Servers and Bartenders credit card tips.