Virginia Minimum Wage Calculator

💡 Virginia Wage Law Essentials

• Standard Minimum Rate: Under Va. Code § 40.1-28.10, Virginia's statutory minimum wage is $12.77/hour, indexed to the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). Local cities and counties (e.g., Fairfax, Richmond, Norfolk) cannot enact different local minimum wage floors.
• Tipped Minimum Cash Wage: Virginia follows the federal direct cash floor for tipped staff ($2.13/hour). Employers may claim a maximum tip credit of $10.64/hour ($12.77 - $2.13) for workers regularly receiving >$30/month in tips.
• Tip Shortfall Guarantee: If direct cash wages ($2.13/hr) plus tips average less than $12.77/hr across all hours worked during the workweek, the employer must cover the entire shortfall in cash wages.
• Training Wage: Under Va. Code § 40.1-28.10, newly hired employees can be paid 75% of the minimum wage ($9.58/hour) or the federal minimum ($7.25), whichever is higher, for their initial 90 consecutive calendar days of employment.
• Overtime Pay: Under the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (Va. Code § 40.1-29.2), non-exempt employees working over 40 hours in a workweek must receive 1.5× regular pay. For tipped employees, the direct cash overtime rate is $(1.5 \times \text{Base Minimum Wage}) - \text{Tip Credit} = (1.5 \times \$12.77) - \$10.64 = \$19.155 - \$10.64 = \$8.515 \approx \$8.52/\text{hour}$.