Minimum Wage API

GET

Know the exact minimum wage and tipped rate for every US state.

Minimum Wage provides current minimum wage rates for all US states plus the federal minimum. Includes tipped minimum wages, effective rates (higher of state or federal), and historical federal minimum wage data.

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Request

GETapi.apiverve.com/v1/minimumwage?state=CA

Query parameters

statestring

Verification

Format

No key required to try it. Get a key to use it in your app.

Example

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "state": "CA",
    "stateName": "California",
    "year": 2026,
    "minimumWage": 16.9,
    "stateRate": 16.9,
    "federalRate": 7.25,
    "tippedMinimum": null,
    "usesFederalRate": false,
    "aboveFederal": true,
    "federalDifference": 9.65,
    "annualIncome40hrs": 35152,
    "note": null,
    "formatted": {
      "minimumWage": "$16.90/hr",
      "annualIncome": "$35,152.00"
    }
  }
}

About the Minimum Wage API

Minimum Wage compiles data from the Department of Labor and state labor departments. The API returns the effective minimum wage (higher of state or federal) along with state-specific rates and tipped employee minimums.

What people use it for

HR Compliance: Ensure wage compliance with current federal and state minimum wage laws
Payroll Systems: Integrate current minimum wage rates into payroll and HR systems
Business Planning: Factor minimum wage costs into business planning and location decisions
Policy Research: Compare minimum wage rates across states for policy analysis

Ways to call it

One endpoint, many ways in — REST with JSON, XML, YAML and CSV, plus GraphQL and an MCP interface for AI agents.

JSON: Default REST response
XML: Markup format
YAML: Human-readable
CSV: Tabular export
GraphQL: Query language
MCP: For AI agents

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Questions.

Common questions about the Minimum Wage API.

Read the docs →

Does the API cover all 50 states and Washington, DC?

Yes. It covers all 50 US states and Washington, DC, along with the federal baseline. Each response includes the state rate, federal rate, effective rate, and tipped employee minimum wage.

How far does the Starter plan go for wage lookups?

The Starter plan covers 100,000 wage lookups each month at 2 credits per call, which works out to about $0.30 per 1,000 requests. The Free plan gives you 100 calls per month to test the integration.

Can I query historical wage rates on the Free plan?

No. Filtering by year and receiving full-time annual income calculations require a paid plan. Free plan requests return current-year wage rates, while Starter and higher plans unlock historical queries and annual earnings fields.

Where does the wage data come from and how often is it updated?

Data is compiled directly from the US Department of Labor and individual state labor departments. Minimum Wage rates are reviewed and updated on a monthly schedule to reflect newly enacted state legislation.

Can I use this wage data inside commercial payroll or HR software?

Yes, commercial use is fully supported on any paid plan. You can integrate the wage figures directly into internal payroll tools, compliance monitors, or planning software, as long as you do not resell the raw data.

Request parameters — GET /v1/minimumwage

Sent in the query string. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them. Anything not listed here is dropped rather than passed through.

Required

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
`state`Required	string	`CA`	2-letter state code (e.g., CA, NY) length 2-2

Optional

Parameter	Type	Example	Description
`year`OptionalPremium	number	`2024`	Year to get minimum wage for (e.g., 2020). Defaults to current year.

Example request

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/minimumwage?state=CA&year=2024" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — no token exchange, and no per-endpoint scope to configure.

Header	When	Value
`x-api-key`Required	Every request	Your API key. Header names are case-insensitive, so `X-API-Key` is the same header.
`Authorization`Alternate	Instead of the above	`Bearer <key>` — for clients that only expose bearer auth. Resolves to the same account and the same billing.

401 is the only auth verdict

A 401 means the key is missing, invalid or expired. A 403 means the key is valid but not permitted here — blocked by a key restriction or an IP allow-list. Running out of credits is a 429.

Response — GET /v1/minimumwage

Every APIVerve endpoint returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape.

Sample response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "state": "CA",
    "stateName": "California",
    "year": 2026,
    "minimumWage": 16.9,
    "stateRate": 16.9,
    "federalRate": 7.25,
    "tippedMinimum": null,
    "usesFederalRate": false,
    "aboveFederal": true,
    "federalDifference": 9.65,
    "annualIncome40hrs": 35152,
    "note": null,
    "formatted": {
      "minimumWage": "$16.90/hr",
      "annualIncome": "$35,152.00"
    }
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Field	Type	Example	Description
`state`	string	`"CA"`	Two-letter state code (e.g., CA, NY)
`stateName`	string	`"California"`	Full state name
`year`	number	`2026`	Year the minimum wage data is for
`minimumWage`	number	`16.9`	Effective minimum wage for the state
`stateRate`	number	`16.9`	State-specific minimum wage rate
`federalRate`	number	`7.25`	Federal minimum wage rate
`tippedMinimum`	object	`null`	Minimum wage for tipped employees
`usesFederalRate`	boolean	`false`	Whether state uses federal minimum as effective rate
`aboveFederal`	boolean	`true`	Whether state rate exceeds federal minimum wage
`federalDifference`	number	`9.65`	Difference between state and federal minimum wage
`annualIncome40hrs`Premium	number	`35152`	Annual income at 40 hours per week
`note`	object	`null`	Additional notes or context about the wage
`formatted`	object	`{...}`	Minimum wage and annual income as dollar strings
`minimumWage`	string	`"$16.90/hr"`	Formatted minimum wage with currency symbol
`annualIncome`Premium	string	`"$35,152.00"`	Formatted annual income with currency and comma separation

Response headers

Every response carries your balance, so your own code always knows where it stands without polling anything. All four are exposed to browsers through CORS.

Header	What it carries
`x-api-remaining-credits`	Credits left in the current cycle
`x-api-credits-used`	Credits spent in the current cycle
`x-api-max-credits`	The allowance for the cycle
`x-api-version`	Version of the endpoint that answered

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change.

Status	Meaning	What to do
`400`	Input was rejected	Read `error`; it names the parameter that has to change.
`401`	Key missing or invalid	Check the header name and the key value.
`403`	Key valid, but not permitted here	A key restriction or an IP allow-list — never a bad key.
`429`	Rate limited, or out of credits	Read `error` to tell them apart, then back off or top up.

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Credits are shared across every APIVerve API — one balance, one key, one bill. Failed requests never count against it, so a rejected input costs nothing.

Plan	Per month	Credits	Minimum Wage calls	Per 1,000 calls
Free	Free	200	100	Free
Starter	$29.99	200,000	100,000	$0.30
Pro	$99.99	1,000,000	500,000	$0.20
Mega	$299.99	4,000,000	2,000,000	$0.15

Calls are what the credits buy at this API's rate — spend them here, on any of the other APIs, or across both. Nothing is reserved per endpoint.

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Call it from cURL — GET /v1/minimumwage

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/minimumwage with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

cURL

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/minimumwage" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Resources

GitHubapiverve/minimumwage-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceMinimum Wage API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/minimumwagenpm APIVerve.API.MinimumWageNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Node.js — GET /v1/minimumwage

Install the Node.js SDK, then call the Minimum Wage API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — npm

npm install @apiverve/minimumwage

Node.js

const res = await fetch("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/minimumwage", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Resources

npm@apiverve/minimumwageThe published Node.js client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/minimumwage-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceMinimum Wage API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

APIVerve.API.MinimumWageNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Python — GET /v1/minimumwage

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/minimumwage with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

Python

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/minimumwage",
    headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
)
print(res.json()["data"])

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/minimumwagenpm APIVerve.API.MinimumWageNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from C# / .NET — GET /v1/minimumwage

Install the C# / .NET SDK, then call the Minimum Wage API with your key. The client wraps the same HTTPS request, so anything it returns is what the endpoint returns.

Install — NuGet

dotnet add package APIVerve.API.MinimumWage

C# / .NET

using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY");

var json = await client.GetStringAsync("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/minimumwage");
Console.WriteLine(json);

Resources

NuGetAPIVerve.API.MinimumWageThe published C# / .NET client, versioned and signed.GitHubapiverve/minimumwage-apiSource, issues and the examples this page is built from.ReferenceMinimum Wage API docsEvery parameter, every response field, and the errors.ParametersWhat this call acceptsRequired and optional inputs, with example values.

Also published for

@apiverve/minimumwagenpm

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Go — GET /v1/minimumwage

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/minimumwage with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/minimumwage", nil)
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")

res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/minimumwagenpm APIVerve.API.MinimumWageNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from PHP — GET /v1/minimumwage

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/minimumwage with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

PHP

$ch = curl_init("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/minimumwage");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ["x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
echo $response;

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/minimumwagenpm APIVerve.API.MinimumWageNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/minimumwage

No SDK to install — this is a plain HTTPS call to /v1/minimumwage with your key in the x-api-key header. Swap in a real key and it runs as-is.

Ruby

require "net/http"

uri = URI("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/minimumwage")
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["x-api-key"] = "YOUR_API_KEY"

res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

Resources

Also published for

@apiverve/minimumwagenpm APIVerve.API.MinimumWageNuGet

Only the languages APIVerve ships a client for are listed — the rest call the endpoint directly over HTTPS.

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Minimum Wage API

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About the Minimum Wage API

What people use it for

Ways to call it

Other ways to use Minimum Wage

Questions.

Request parameters — GET /v1/minimumwage

Required

Optional

Authentication

Response — GET /v1/minimumwage

Response fields

Response headers

Errors

What a call costs — 2 credits per call

Call it from cURL — GET /v1/minimumwage

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Node.js — GET /v1/minimumwage

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Python — GET /v1/minimumwage

Resources

Also published for

Call it from C# / .NET — GET /v1/minimumwage

Resources

Also published for

Call it from Go — GET /v1/minimumwage

Resources

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Call it from PHP — GET /v1/minimumwage

Resources

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Call it from Ruby — GET /v1/minimumwage

Resources

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