Maryland Minimum Wage Calculator
Maryland’s general state floor is $15 per hour. Howard, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties have higher covered rates. This calculator uses the July 1–December 31, 2026 schedule and separates the employer’s cash wage from retained tips.
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Overtime uses the full regular rate before subtracting a permitted tip credit. The employer must cover a weekly tip shortfall within the selected scope. This floor scenario does not calculate pay at a higher agreed rate. Per-workday pay divides the week by the days with hours. Annual figures repeat the rounded weekly result.
Reviewed rate period: 2026-07-01 through 2027-12-31. Gross earnings before taxes or deductions. Annual figures repeat this weekly scenario; they do not combine different rate periods.
Reviewed October 2, 2026 using Maryland Labor’s current state and county guidance. Earlier dates require the applicable earlier schedule; the form rejects them.
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| Ordinary covered rule, July–December 2026 | Hourly floor | Eligible tipped cash floor | 40-hour full cash |
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| State | $15.00 | $3.63 | $600 |
| Howard | $16.00 | $3.63 | $640 |
| Prince George’s | $15.30 | $3.63 | $612 |
| Montgomery, small | $15.95 | $4.00 | $638 |
| Montgomery, mid-sized category | $16.50 | $4.00 | $660 |
| Montgomery, large | $18.00 | $4.00 | $720 |
Sources: state/county rates, Montgomery poster and Howard poster.
Montgomery: headcount is not the only classification test
The July 2026 rates are $18 for the large category, $16.50 for the mid-sized category and $15.95 for small employers. Ordinarily those groups are 51 or more, 11–50, and 10 or fewer employees. Certain organizations with at least 11 employees remain in the mid-sized category: qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations and qualifying home-care providers receiving at least 75% of gross revenues through state and federal Medicaid. Confirm the legal category rather than automatically choosing “large” for a nonprofit with 60 employees. County July 2026 announcement; state explanation of the category.
Howard’s smaller-employer transition ended July 1
The county’s schedule lists $15.50 for smaller employers during January–June 2026 and $16 starting July 1. Its smaller-employer definition includes specified nonprofits, Medicaid-funded care providers and food-service facilities, as well as the headcount category. Those distinctions matter for a historical paycheck. The current calculator starts in July, when the ordinary covered rates align at $16. Howard County schedule and coverage FAQ.
Howard’s web introduction refers to January as the date for reaching $16, while its table and the state poster show the smaller-employer July step. For a pre-July dispute, compare the ordinance and pay-period dates rather than using the introductory sentence alone. Dated Howard wage poster.
Restaurant tip-credit statements should reconcile by workweek
Maryland requires restaurant employers claiming a credit to provide a written or electronic tip-credit wage statement for each pay period. A statement covering two weeks should still show the workweek calculations. The state FAQ explains that the overtime premium cannot be used to fill a minimum-wage shortfall for the first 40 hours. Tip Credit Wage Statement FAQ.
At Montgomery’s large-employer floor, 40 hours with $400 retained tips starts with $160 employer cash and needs a $160 shortfall payment: $320 cash plus $400 tips equals $720. At 45 hours with $700 retained tips, cash is $225 and combined gross is $925. The maximum hourly credit remains $14 on overtime hours; it is not multiplied by 1.5.
At the state floor, 40 hours with $400 retained tips requires $54.80 of additional cash. Howard requires $94.80 for that same scenario, while Prince George’s requires $66.80. A single $3.63 cash floor therefore does not mean the same shortfall payment in every county.
Minimum wage is separate from a public-contract rate
Prince George’s publishes an $18.10 livable wage for covered service-contract work from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, with its own exceptions. Montgomery’s qualifying service-contract requirement is $18.55 for that period. These are separate contract programs and are excluded from the form above. Prince George’s procurement wage requirements; Montgomery Wage Requirements Law.
Coverage limits before entering hours
The form is for workers age 20 or older in ordinary nonexempt hourly jobs. Agriculture, certain residential-care or bowling employment, youth rates, special security work and occupational exemptions need their own review. Enter only one jurisdiction’s unchanged rate for the week; multiple rates, bonuses and service charges can require a weighted regular-rate calculation. Maryland coverage and overtime exceptions.
Neighboring workplaces: Delaware minimum wage, Pennsylvania minimum wage, Virginia minimum wage, West Virginia minimum wage and the District of Columbia minimum wage. Methodology · Sources.
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