Prince Edward Island minimum wage

$17.30 an hour since October 1, 2026, rising to $17.60 on April 1, 2027.

From	Hourly rate	Tipped cash wage	Official source
October 1, 2025	$16.50	$16.50 (no tip credit)	princeedwardisland.ca checked 2026-10-26
April 1, 2026	$17.00	$17.00 (no tip credit)	princeedwardisland.ca checked 2026-10-26
October 1, 2026	$17.30	$17.30 (no tip credit)	princeedwardisland.ca checked 2026-10-26
April 1, 2027 scheduled	$17.60	$17.60 (no tip credit)	princeedwardisland.ca checked 2026-10-26

Good to know

Rates are set by Minimum Wage Orders of the Employment Standards Board approved by Executive Council: EC2025-326 (Royal Gazette, April 12, 2025) and EC2026-379 (March 31, 2026), which revoked EC326/25 from October 1, 2026.
The April 1, 2027 rate of $17.60 is already set in EC2026-379. No change after that has been announced.
No tip credit: tipped_cash equals the rate.
Board and lodging deductions are capped at $61.60 per week (board and lodging), $49.50 (board only), $27.50 (lodging only) and $4.25 per meal.

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Get the Prince Edward Island rate by API

One call returns the federal, state, county and city rates that apply at an address, the one that governs, the tipped cash wage and the next change, each with its official source.

curl "https://bankday.dev/v1/minimum-wage?state=PE" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BANKDAY_KEY"

API docs · Pricing · State rates are free. City and county rates by name start on the Developer plan, address lookups on the Business plan.

Questions

What is the minimum wage in Prince Edward Island in 2027?

$17.60 an hour from April 1, 2027.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Prince Edward Island?

Prince Edward Island doesn't allow a tip credit, so tipped workers get the full $17.30.

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