Mississippi Minimum Wage 2026: $7.25/hr Calculator

The Mississippi Minimum Wage Calculator is a free, browser-based tool that converts the state’s $7.25 hourly floor into weekly, monthly and annual pay, including time-and-a-half overtime and the tipped cash wage of $2.13. Mississippi has no state wage law, so the federal rate applies statewide.

How Mississippi Minimum Wage Compares to the Federal Rate

Mississippi's 2026 minimum wage of $7.25 per hour is equal to the $7.25 federal minimum. The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour has not changed since 2009, meaning workers in states like Mississippi rely on state law for meaningful wage floors.

At $7.25/hr working full-time (40 hours/week, 52 weeks/year), a Mississippi worker earns $15,080.00 gross annually. That equals $290.00 per week and roughly $1,256.67 per month.

These figures are gross (before taxes). Your take-home pay will be lower after federal income tax, Social Security (6.2%), and Medicare (1.45%) deductions. Use our Mississippi Income Tax Calculator for a net-pay estimate.

Last updated: May 2026. Rates sourced from the Mississippi Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division.

Tipped Workers in Mississippi

The tipped minimum wage in Mississippi is $2.13 per hour in 2026. Employers may pay tipped employees as little as $2.13/hr, but total compensation including tips must reach $7.25/hr. If tips fall short, the employer must make up the difference.

Tipped workers covered by Mississippi law include restaurant servers, bartenders, valets, and other service workers who regularly receive tips. Always check your pay stub to ensure your employer is meeting the full minimum wage requirement.

Note: No state law, federal applies.

Mississippi Wage Increase Schedule

The 2026 minimum wage for Mississippi is $7.25/hr. Here is what workers and employers should know about upcoming changes: No state law, federal applies.

Employers must post the current Mississippi minimum wage notice at their place of business. Violations can result in back-pay orders and civil penalties. Workers who believe they are being underpaid can file a complaint with the Mississippi Department of Labor or the U.S. Department of Labor.

Bookmark this page — we update Mississippi wage data each time the state announces a new rate, including CPI-indexed adjustments.

Why Mississippi Uses the Federal Minimum Wage

Mississippi is one of five states with no minimum wage law of its own, so the federal floor set by the Fair Labor Standards Act applies in full: $7.25 per hour, unchanged since July 2009. Practically, that means the federal rules govern everything. Overtime is 1.5x after 40 hours in a workweek, or $10.88 per overtime hour at the federal minimum. Employers may take a tip credit and pay a $2.13 cash wage, provided tips lift total earnings to $7.25. There is no state agency to appeal to on wage rates, so underpayment complaints go to the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division rather than a Mississippi office.

Which Mississippi Employers Actually Have to Pay $7.25?

Because Mississippi has no minimum wage statute of its own, the only thing forcing an employer to pay $7.25 is federal coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act — and not every job is covered. Enterprise coverage applies when a business has at least two employees and annual gross sales or business volume of $500,000 or more; hospitals, care facilities, schools and government bodies are covered regardless of revenue. Individual coverage catches employees at smaller businesses whose own work regularly involves interstate commerce — processing card payments, shipping across state lines, handling out-of-state calls or orders — which in practice sweeps in most retail and food-service roles even at a corner shop. That leaves genuinely uncovered work: some small farms, certain seasonal and recreational operations, casual domestic babysitting, and companions for the elderly. Separately, workers under 20 can legally be paid a youth wage of $4.25 an hour for their first 90 consecutive calendar days, after which the full $7.25 applies — a rule some employers stretch past the deadline. If you think you are misclassified or underpaid, complaints go to the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division, which enforces the FLSA in Mississippi. Updated 2026-08-23.