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Tipped Wage Calculator — Delaware

Tips are taxable income. Enter your base wage and weekly tips to see your real take-home in Delaware after federal, FICA and state tax on the combined amount.

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Tipped Wage Calculator — Delaware

$20,579Annual take-home (wages + tips)

In Delaware, $3,323 of wages plus $20,800 of tips is $24,123 of taxable income. After federal, FICA and state tax you keep $20,579 — tips are taxed just like wages.

How it's calculated: $24,123 gross · tips are 86.2% of income · $396 a week after tax Adjust the inputs below to recalculate for your own numbers.

Disclaimer: Educational estimate — not tax advice. Federal uses 2026 IRS brackets and standard deduction; FICA uses the 2026 $176,100 Social Security wage base. State figures use 2025–2026 resident schedules; credits and nonresident rules are not modeled. Tips are fully taxable and subject to income tax and FICA. The federal tipped minimum base wage is $2.13/hr where tips bring you to the full minimum; some states require a higher base.

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Base hourly wage ($)$2.13

Hours per week30

Tips per week ($)$400

Filing status (0 = single, 1 = married jointly)0

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Tip taxation

There is no special tip tax rate — tips stack on wages and are taxed at your normal rates, including 7.65% FICA.

Taxable income = (base wage × hours) + tips

Federal tipped base wage

$2.13/hr

FICA on tips

7.65%

Report threshold

$20/month

Tips taxed as

Ordinary income

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Yes, tips are taxed

Every tip dollar is taxable income — income tax plus 7.65% FICA. If your paycheck withholding does not cover the tax on tips, you settle up (or owe) at filing. The calculator shows the full-year picture.

Why your paycheck can be $0

When most of your income is tips, the withholding on your small base wage can be entirely consumed by the tax on your tips — a $0 paycheck does not mean you owe nothing; it means the tax was prepaid from wages.

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FAQ

Do I have to report cash tips?

Yes — all tips over $20 per month per job are reportable, cash or card. They are subject to income tax and FICA either way.

How much do servers actually take home in Delaware?

It depends almost entirely on tips. Enter your real weekly tips above — the calculator combines base wage and tips and shows the after-tax weekly number.

What is the tipped minimum wage?

Federally $2.13/hr, with the employer required to top up if tips do not bring you to the full minimum wage. Many states set a higher tipped base — check your state labor office.

Getting a lump sum on top of salary? the bonus tax calculator shows what survives withholding.

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