Delaware Minimum Wage 2026: $15.00 an Hour, Take-Home Pay
The Delaware minimum wage is $15.00 an hour since January 1, 2025 (source). No increase is scheduled for 2027: $15.00 reached 2025-01-01; no indexing or further step found in Delaware DOL materials (source). Full time, that is $31,200 a year before tax and $26,190 after 2026 federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare and Delaware income tax for a single filer.
Rates checked against official sources on November 4, 2026
Delaware minimum wage by year
| Effective | Hourly rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2024 | $13.25 | source |
| January 1, 2025 | $15.00 | source |
Tipped workers: a cash wage of at least $2.23 an hour, with tips making up the rest of the minimum (a tip credit of up to $12.77). Tipped employee = more than $30/month in tips (source).
State adopts the federal minimum by reference if it ever exceeds $15.00. No change in 2026.
Take-home pay on the Delaware minimum wage
| Pay before tax, a year | $31,200 |
| Federal income tax | $1,567 |
| Social Security and Medicare (7.65%) | $2,387 |
| Delaware income tax | $1,056 |
| Take-home pay, a year | $26,190 |
| … a month | $2,183 |
| … an hour | $12.59 |
Your pay at $15.00 an hour, after tax
Tax figures: QuantCalc’s tax engine (federal 2.6.0, state 1.26.0), 2026 tax year, a single filer aged 30 with wages from one job, no dependents and the standard deduction. Local income taxes are not taken off, except the county income tax in Indiana and Maryland, which the state engine adds at a typical county rate; state payroll taxes (disability or paid-leave insurance) are not taken off either. Not tax or legal advice: an employer’s size, industry or location can set a different minimum, so check with the state labor department. How each tax line is computed, with its source: federal, state.
Overtime and salaried workers
Hours over 40 in a workweek are paid at one and a half times the regular rate under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (U.S. Department of Labor); for 2026 the federal return deducts the premium half of that pay (no tax on overtime calculator).
Federal law: an exempt executive, administrative or professional employee must be paid at least $684 a week ($35,568 a year) on a salary basis (U.S. Department of Labor).
Common questions
- What is the minimum wage in Delaware in 2026?
- The Delaware minimum wage is $15.00 an hour since January 1, 2025 (source).
- Will the Delaware minimum wage go up in 2027?
- No increase is scheduled as of November 4, 2026 (source).
- How much is the Delaware minimum wage a year?
- At $15.00 an hour for 40 hours a week and 52 weeks, $31,200 before tax. After 2026 federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare and Delaware income tax, a single filer keeps $26,190, $2,183 a month.
- What is the tipped minimum wage in Delaware?
- $2.23 an hour in cash, as long as tips bring the total to at least the minimum wage; otherwise the employer makes up the difference (source).