Tipped Minimum Wage in Alaska

How the Tip Credit Works

Under federal law, employers can pay tipped employees a cash wage as low as $2.13 per hour and claim a 'tip credit' for the difference — but only if tips bring the worker up to at least the full minimum wage. If tips fall short, the employer must make up the gap.

Tipped Wages in Alaska

Alaska does not allow a tip credit. Tipped employees must be paid the full state minimum wage in cash, with tips on top.

Staying Compliant

Track tipped hours and tips so you can show that cash wages plus tips met the full minimum for every shift — the most common tipped-wage claim is exactly that they didn't.

Alaska Labor-Law Snapshot

Alaska does not allow a tip credit, so tipped staff earn the full $14.00 before tips. The Alaska minimum wage is $14.00/hour (about $6.75 above the federal $7.25), so a tipped worker's effective floor tracks that figure.

For Alaska employers these rules interact with timekeeping: accurate, audit-logged hours drive overtime, sick-leave accrual, final pay, and break records. Alaska sets no statewide meal-break requirement and does not mandate paid rest breaks; a final paycheck is due by the next regular payday at least 3 days after the employee gives notice when an employee resigns. Confirm current Alaska figures with the state labor office before relying on any single number.

Official Sources

• U.S. DOL — Minimum wage by state
• U.S. DOL — State overtime
• U.S. DOL — State labor offices

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