Minimum Wage API
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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1234567891011121314{ "status": "ok", "error": null, "data": { "state": "CA", "stateName": "California", "minimumWage": 16, "stateRate": 16, "federalRate": 7.25, "tippedMinimum": 16, "usesFederalRate": false, "note": null } }
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Who built the Minimum Wage API?
The Minimum Wage API is built and maintained by APIVerve. All 300+ APIs on our platform are developed in-house by the APIVerve team, ensuring consistent quality, unified authentication, predictable pricing, and enterprise-grade reliability backed by our 99.9% uptime SLA. We handle the infrastructure, maintenance, and updates so you can focus on building your application.
What does the Minimum Wage API do?
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. The API returns structured data in JSON, XML, or YAML format, making it easy to integrate into any application or workflow.
How fast is the Minimum Wage API?
The Minimum Wage API has an average response time of 500ms, with a median (p50) of 467ms and 99th percentile of 720ms. Our infrastructure maintains 99.9% uptime with servers distributed globally for low latency.
How much does the Minimum Wage API cost?
Each call to the Minimum Wage API uses 1 credit. The free tier includes 100 credits per month. Paid plans start at $29.99/month with higher limits, and enterprise plans offer custom pricing with priority support.
How do I authenticate Minimum Wage API requests?
Include your API key in the request header as X-API-Key: your_key_here. All requests are made over HTTPS for security. You can get your API key by signing up for a free account.
What HTTP methods does Minimum Wage support?
The Minimum Wage API supports GET requests. Simply pass your parameters as query strings in the URL. Check our documentation for detailed parameter specifications.
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