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title: "Server Minimum Wage in Alaska (2026)"
url: https://www.tipmaxapp.com/us/answers/alaska/server-wage
language: en
publisher: TipMax (Entermaurs Incorporated)
date_published: 2026-09-23
last_verified: 2026-09-23
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# What’s the minimum wage for servers in Alaska?

**Short answer:** Servers in Alaska get the full state minimum wage of $14.00 an hour from their employer. Alaska doesn’t allow a tip credit, so your boss can’t count tips toward that $14.00. Every tip you earn sits on top of your hourly pay, not inside it. That puts Alaska in a small group of states where the tipped cash wage and the regular minimum are the same number.

## Alaska at a glance

| Rule | Alaska | Federal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Minimum wage | $14.00 | Federal: $7.25 |
| Tipped cash wage (paid before tips) | $14.00 | Federal: $2.13 |
| Can tips count toward minimum wage? | No | DOL: No |

As of the U.S. Department of Labor table revised July 1, 2026. Your city may set a higher rate.

## What’s different in Alaska

Under federal law a restaurant can pay you as little as $2.13 an hour and lean on your tips to reach $7.25. Alaska shuts that door. The DOL table lists no maximum tip credit here at all, and it puts Alaska on the short list of places that require tipped workers to get the full minimum before tips.

On a paycheck, that means your hourly line should never show less than $14.00, whether the dining room was packed or empty. A slow Tuesday doesn’t drag your base down, and a big Saturday doesn’t let your employer pay you less per hour.

Because the base is fixed, the part of your income that swings is the tips. If you want to know what a shift was really worth, keep your own log of cash and card tips next to your hours so you can see which days pay off.

## Example shift

Say you work 6 hours and walk out with $120 in tips (illustrative numbers; use your own).

1. Wages: $14.00 × 6 = **$84.00**.
2. With tips: $84.00 + $120 = **$204.00**, or **$34.00 an hour**.

Check your own week: https://www.tipmaxapp.com/tools/tipped-wage-check

## Official sources

- [U.S. Department of Labor: Minimum wages for tipped employees (state table)](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped)
- [U.S. Department of Labor: State minimum wage laws](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state)
- [BLS: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, waiters and waitresses (35-3031)](https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes353031.htm)
- [Alaska labor agency](http://www.labor.state.ak.us/)

## Last verified

September 23, 2026. Checked the U.S. Department of Labor state tables (revised July 1, 2026) and BLS OEWS May 2025.

## About TipMax

Alaska bars the tip credit, so your hourly floor is $14.00 before tips, and tracking tips by shift shows what each one actually adds on top.

TipMax is an iPhone app for servers and bartenders that tracks tips and tip-outs and turns a restaurant menu into study flashcards.

Download TipMax free: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tipmax-study-track-earn/id6744850146

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TipMax Answers explains public government guidance on pay and workplace rules in plain English for tipped workers. It is **not legal, tax, or accounting advice**. Rules change and local rules can add to them. Confirm with the agency linked on this page or a qualified professional. TipMax the app helps you track tips and pay; it doesn’t enforce wage law or decide disputes.