Restaurants in Maryland
$15 wages: let AI handle the phones.
Maryland pays $15 ($3.63 tipped) and just barred delivery apps from surveillance pricing. Direct ordering keeps prices and data yours.
- 10,438restaurants in Maryland
- 3,803sit-down (full-service)
- 17restaurants per 10,000 people
- #42of 51 by number of restaurants
What Maryland owners are up against
The pressures, and how we take them off you.
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Labour costs keep rising
Maryland's minimum wage is $15.00 and the tipped cash wage $3.63. Every staff hour spent answering phones costs more.
Source · 2026-11-05
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Delivery-app pricing under scrutiny
Maryland's 2026 law H 895 bars food retailers and third-party food delivery providers from dynamic or personal-data pricing.
Source · 2026
- 3
Delivery apps take 15-30%
DoorDash's US plans charge 15%, 25% or 30% per delivered order. Orders on your own site keep that margin in the restaurant.
Source · 2026-11
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Law watch
What’s changing for Maryland restaurants.
H 895 (2026) dynamic / surveillance pricing
Third-party delivery providers can't price by personal data; effective date not confirmed.
Federal 'No Tax on Tips' deduction (One Big Beautiful Bill Act)
Tipped staff can deduct up to $25,000 of qualified tips from federal income tax for 2025-2028; a recruiting talking point, not a cost change.
From 2025-01-01 · Source
Wages in 2026
Minimum wage $15.00; tipped minimum $3.63. Maya answering the phone frees paid hours for cooking and serving.
For information only, not legal advice. Check the source for your city.
Markets in Maryland
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Does WhatsTable work for restaurants in Maryland?
Yes. WhatsTable works for any restaurant on Clover, in any cuisine, anywhere in Maryland. We set it up with you on a call.
What is the minimum wage for restaurant staff in Maryland in 2026?
The state minimum wage is $15.00 and the tipped minimum is $3.63. Some cities set higher rates. Check the official source for your city.
What does it cost?
There is no monthly fee, no setup fee and no contract. WhatsTable takes 5–10% of the sales that come through it. Walk-in sales cost you nothing.
Restaurant owners in Maryland are represented by Restaurant Association of Maryland.
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