Minimum Wage Calculator
Minimum wage pay by state, hours and pay period, with overtime and tips
A minimum wage calculator turns an hourly minimum into weekly, monthly and yearly pay. At the federal minimum wage of $7.25, a 40-hour week pays $290 and a full year of 2,080 hours pays $15,080 before tax. Thirty states and the District of Columbia set a higher rate, from $8.75 in West Virginia to $18.40 in the District of Columbia, and the highest rate that applies to a job always wins.
Last updated October 2026
Method: Weekly pay = hourly rate × hours, with time and a half for hours over 40 in a workweek under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Annual pay = weekly pay × 52, monthly = annual ÷ 12 and twice-monthly = annual ÷ 24. State rates come from the U.S. Department of Labor's state minimum wage and tipped wage tables (both updated July 1, 2026), with Florida's September 30, 2026 increase to $15.00 applied.
Included: All 50 states and the District of Columbia, regional rates in New York and Oregon, New Jersey's small-employer rate, a box for a city or county minimum, overtime, five pay-period views, a comparison with the federal rate and a weekly check of tipped pay against each state's minimum cash wage.
Not included: Taxes and take-home pay, city and county rate tables, daily overtime (California, Alaska, Colorado, Nevada), youth, training and student subminimum wages, and exemptions for salaried, agricultural and other excluded jobs.
💲 Where and how much you work
💲 Annual pay before tax
📋 Weekly pay breakdown
| Line | Hours | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular hours | 40 | $7.25 | $290.00 |
| Overtime hours (1.5×) | 0 | $10.88 | $0.00 |
| Weekly pay before tax | $290.00 | ||
🗺️ Federal rule
Federal floor under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
The federal rate has been $7.25 since July 24, 2009. It is the floor everywhere the FLSA applies; a higher state or local rate always wins.
🍽️ Tipped employee check
Minimum cash wage $2.13 an hour. Tips must make up the other $5.12 (the tip credit), or the employer pays the difference.
| Minimum owed for 40 hours | $290.00 |
| Cash wages from the employer | $85.20 |
| Tips | $320.00 |
| Cash wages plus tips | $405.20 |
| Average per hour, wages plus tips | $10.13 |
Minimum wage in 2026: the federal rate, state rates and what they pay
The federal minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is $7.25 an hour, the rate in force since July 24, 2009. States can set a higher minimum, and when federal, state and local rates differ, the employee gets whichever is highest. That is why the same 40-hour job pays $15,080 a year in Texas and $35,630.40 in Washington before any tax is withheld.
This page answers the gross-pay question: what the legal minimum adds up to per week, per month and per year in a given state. For take-home pay after income tax, Social Security and Medicare, run the result through the Paycheck Calculator. To convert any other wage between hourly and annual terms, use the Hourly to Salary Calculator or the Salary to Hourly Calculator, and for overtime at rates above the minimum, the Overtime Calculator.
How the minimum wage pay calculation works
Pay is figured one workweek at a time, because the FLSA measures both the minimum wage and overtime by the workweek, a fixed and recurring period of 168 hours. The calculator applies these formulas:
Weekly pay = rate × regular hours + 1.5 × rate × overtime hours Overtime hours = hours worked over 40 in the workweek Annual pay = weekly pay × 52 Monthly = annual ÷ 12 Twice-monthly = annual ÷ 24 Biweekly = weekly × 2 A full-time year is 2,080 hours (40 × 52), the figure most employers use to convert between hourly and annual pay. The monthly figure is an average: weekly workers get four paydays in some months and five in others, so one month's checks can land above or below it.
Worked example: a full-time job at $7.25
Take a 40-hour week at the federal minimum. There is no overtime, so weekly pay is 40 × $7.25 = $290.00. Every other week that is $580.00, and on a twice-monthly payroll it is $15,080 ÷ 24 = $628.33. Over 52 weeks the job pays $15,080.00, which averages $1,256.67 a month. If the same worker picks up a 44-hour week, the four extra hours are paid at $10.875 each, adding $43.50 for a week of $333.50. The calculator shows the overtime rate rounded to $10.88 but uses the exact figure in its totals.
Second worked example: 45 hours in California
California's 2026 minimum is $16.90. A cook who works 45 hours in one week earns 40 × $16.90 = $676.00 for the first 40 hours. The five overtime hours are paid at 1.5 × $16.90 = $25.35, or $126.75 in total, so the week pays $802.75. Worked every week of the year, that is $41,743.00, or $3,478.58 a month. California also requires overtime for hours over 8 in a workday, so if those 45 hours came as four 10-hour days and one 5-hour day, the daily rule would put eight hours into overtime instead of five.
Minimum wage by state, October 2026
The table lists the minimum wage for every state and the District of Columbia, what it pays for a 40-hour week, a month and a 2,080-hour year, and the lowest cash wage an employer may pay a tipped employee. "Full wage" means the state allows no tip credit.
| State | Minimum wage | Weekly (40 h) | Monthly | Annual (2,080 h) | Tipped cash wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal minimum (FLSA) | $7.25 | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.13 |
| Alabama | $7.25 (federal) | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.13 |
| Alaska | $14.00 | $560.00 | $2,426.67 | $29,120.00 | Full wage |
| Arizona | $15.15 | $606.00 | $2,626.00 | $31,512.00 | $12.15 |
| Arkansas | $11.00 | $440.00 | $1,906.67 | $22,880.00 | $2.63 |
| California | $16.90 | $676.00 | $2,929.33 | $35,152.00 | Full wage |
| Colorado | $15.16 | $606.40 | $2,627.73 | $31,532.80 | $12.14 |
| Connecticut | $16.94 | $677.60 | $2,936.27 | $35,235.20 | $6.38 |
| Delaware | $15.00 | $600.00 | $2,600.00 | $31,200.00 | $2.23 |
| District of Columbia | $18.40 | $736.00 | $3,189.33 | $38,272.00 | $10.30 |
| Florida | $15.00 | $600.00 | $2,600.00 | $31,200.00 | $11.98 |
| Georgia | $7.25 (federal) | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.13 |
| Hawaii | $16.00 | $640.00 | $2,773.33 | $33,280.00 | $14.75 |
| Idaho | $7.25 | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $3.35 |
| Illinois | $15.00 | $600.00 | $2,600.00 | $31,200.00 | $9.00 |
| Indiana | $7.25 | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.13 |
| Iowa | $7.25 | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $4.35 |
| Kansas | $7.25 | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.13 |
| Kentucky | $7.25 | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.13 |
| Louisiana | $7.25 (federal) | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.13 |
| Maine | $15.10 | $604.00 | $2,617.33 | $31,408.00 | $7.55 |
| Maryland | $15.00 | $600.00 | $2,600.00 | $31,200.00 | $3.63 |
| Massachusetts | $15.00 | $600.00 | $2,600.00 | $31,200.00 | $6.75 |
| Michigan | $13.73 | $549.20 | $2,379.87 | $28,558.40 | $5.49 |
| Minnesota | $11.41 | $456.40 | $1,977.73 | $23,732.80 | Full wage |
| Mississippi | $7.25 (federal) | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.13 |
| Missouri | $15.00 | $600.00 | $2,600.00 | $31,200.00 | $7.50 |
| Montana | $10.85 | $434.00 | $1,880.67 | $22,568.00 | Full wage |
| Nebraska | $15.00 | $600.00 | $2,600.00 | $31,200.00 | $2.13 |
| Nevada | $12.00 | $480.00 | $2,080.00 | $24,960.00 | Full wage |
| New Hampshire | $7.25 | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $3.27 |
| New Jersey: Most employers | $15.92 | $636.80 | $2,759.47 | $33,113.60 | $6.05 |
| New Jersey: Fewer than 6 employees or seasonal | $15.23 | $609.20 | $2,639.87 | $31,678.40 | $6.05 |
| New Mexico | $12.00 | $480.00 | $2,080.00 | $24,960.00 | $3.00 |
| New York: NYC, Long Island, Westchester | $17.00 | $680.00 | $2,946.67 | $35,360.00 | $11.35 |
| New York: Rest of the state | $16.00 | $640.00 | $2,773.33 | $33,280.00 | $10.70 |
| North Carolina | $7.25 | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.13 |
| North Dakota | $7.25 | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $4.86 |
| Ohio | $11.00 | $440.00 | $1,906.67 | $22,880.00 | $5.50 |
| Oklahoma | $7.25 | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.13 |
| Oregon: Standard rate | $15.55 | $622.00 | $2,695.33 | $32,344.00 | Full wage |
| Oregon: Portland metro | $16.80 | $672.00 | $2,912.00 | $34,944.00 | Full wage |
| Oregon: Non-urban counties | $14.55 | $582.00 | $2,522.00 | $30,264.00 | Full wage |
| Pennsylvania | $7.25 | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.83 |
| Rhode Island | $16.00 | $640.00 | $2,773.33 | $33,280.00 | $3.89 |
| South Carolina | $7.25 (federal) | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.13 |
| South Dakota | $11.85 | $474.00 | $2,054.00 | $24,648.00 | $5.93 |
| Tennessee | $7.25 (federal) | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.13 |
| Texas | $7.25 | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.13 |
| Utah | $7.25 | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.13 |
| Vermont | $14.42 | $576.80 | $2,499.47 | $29,993.60 | $7.21 |
| Virginia | $12.77 | $510.80 | $2,213.47 | $26,561.60 | $2.13 |
| Washington | $17.13 | $685.20 | $2,969.20 | $35,630.40 | Full wage |
| West Virginia | $8.75 | $350.00 | $1,516.67 | $18,200.00 | $2.62 |
| Wisconsin | $7.25 | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.33 |
| Wyoming | $7.25 (federal) | $290.00 | $1,256.67 | $15,080.00 | $2.13 |
Four jurisdictions changed rates after January 1, 2026: Alaska rose from $13.00 to $14.00 on July 1, the District of Columbia and Oregon raised their rates on July 1 as they do every year, and Florida stepped from $14.00 to $15.00 on September 30. The federal $7.25 still governs in 20 states. Thirteen set their own rate at $7.25, five have no minimum wage law (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee), and Georgia and Wyoming have a $5.15 state rate that reaches only jobs outside the FLSA. Several state rates also depend on employer size; the calculator's state notes list those thresholds.
Annual pay at common minimum wages
Each cell is gross pay for 52 weeks at the weekly hours on the left, with hours over 40 paid at time and a half. The $11.00 column covers Arkansas and larger Ohio employers, $12.00 covers Nevada and New Mexico, $15.00 covers Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri and Nebraska, and $16.00 covers Hawaii, Rhode Island and upstate New York.
| Hours per week | $7.25 | $11.00 | $12.00 | $15.00 | $16.00 | $17.13 | $18.40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | $7,540.00 | $11,440.00 | $12,480.00 | $15,600.00 | $16,640.00 | $17,815.20 | $19,136.00 |
| 25 | $9,425.00 | $14,300.00 | $15,600.00 | $19,500.00 | $20,800.00 | $22,269.00 | $23,920.00 |
| 30 | $11,310.00 | $17,160.00 | $18,720.00 | $23,400.00 | $24,960.00 | $26,722.80 | $28,704.00 |
| 35 | $13,195.00 | $20,020.00 | $21,840.00 | $27,300.00 | $29,120.00 | $31,176.60 | $33,488.00 |
| 40 | $15,080.00 | $22,880.00 | $24,960.00 | $31,200.00 | $33,280.00 | $35,630.40 | $38,272.00 |
| 45 (5 overtime) | $17,907.50 | $27,170.00 | $29,640.00 | $37,050.00 | $39,520.00 | $42,311.10 | $45,448.00 |
| 50 (10 overtime) | $20,735.00 | $31,460.00 | $34,320.00 | $42,900.00 | $45,760.00 | $48,991.80 | $52,624.00 |
Tipped employees: cash wage, tip credit and the weekly check
An employee who customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in tips is a tipped employee under the FLSA. The employer may pay a cash wage as low as $2.13 an hour and count tips toward the rest of the minimum, up to a maximum tip credit of $5.12. Cash wages plus tips must still reach $7.25 for every hour in each workweek, or the employer pays the difference. Overtime for a tipped employee is figured on the full minimum wage, not the cash wage, and the employer, managers and supervisors may never keep any part of the tips.
Take a server paid $2.13 an hour who works 35 hours and averages $4.00 an hour in tips. Cash wages are $74.55 and tips are $140.00, a total of $214.55. The minimum for 35 hours is 35 × $7.25 = $253.75, so the employer owes an extra $39.20 for that week. In Florida, where the cash wage is $11.98, a server working 30 hours with $2.50 an hour in tips receives $359.40 plus $75.00, which is $15.60 short of the $450.00 minimum. The calculator runs the same check with your state's cash wage filled in.
States differ more on tipped pay than on anything else. Seven states (Alaska, California, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington) require the full minimum wage before tips, 16 states allow the federal $2.13, and the rest set a cash wage in between, such as $9.00 in Illinois, $6.38 for Connecticut hotel and restaurant staff and $10.30 in the District of Columbia.
Overtime and other premium pay rules
Federal overtime is time and a half for hours over 40 in a workweek, with no exception for minimum wage jobs and no averaging across two weeks. The FLSA does not by itself require extra pay for weekends, holidays or regular days of rest. Some states go further: California pays overtime after 8 hours in a day and double time after 12, Alaska requires overtime after 8 hours a day at employers with four or more employees, Colorado after 12 hours a day, and Nevada after 8 hours a day for employees earning less than 1.5 times its minimum. The calculator applies the federal weekly rule only, so add any daily overtime separately.
How to use this calculator
- Choose your state, and for New York, New Jersey or Oregon the region or employer type.
- Enter your weekly hours or tap a preset. Hours over 40 get time and a half unless you switch overtime off.
- Add a local rate if your city or county sets a higher minimum.
- Read the results: annual pay in the headline, the other pay periods in the tiles and a comparison with the federal rate below.
- Run the tipped check with your cash wage and average tips per hour to see whether a top-up is owed.
Who this calculator is for
Hourly workers checking a paycheck, job seekers comparing an offer in one state with the floor in another, students planning a summer budget and small employers setting pay for a first hire all use the same arithmetic. Payroll staff use the tipped check to confirm a tip credit for a given week, and anyone moving across a state line can see how far the floor shifts, for example from $7.25 in Idaho to $15.55 under Oregon's standard rate.
Key terms
- Minimum wage: the lowest hourly rate an employer may legally pay a covered, non-exempt employee.
- FLSA: the Fair Labor Standards Act, the federal law behind the $7.25 minimum, overtime pay and the youth wage.
- Tip credit: the part of the minimum wage an employer may cover with an employee's tips; federally $5.12 an hour at most.
- Cash wage: the hourly amount the employer pays a tipped employee directly; federally at least $2.13.
- Workweek: a fixed, recurring period of 168 hours used to measure minimum wage and overtime.
- Regular rate: the hourly rate overtime is based on; for a tipped employee it is the full minimum wage.
- Exempt employee: a worker excluded from minimum wage or overtime rules, such as a salaried manager who passes the salary and duties tests.
What changes your result
- State and region. Rates run from $7.25 to $18.40, and New York and Oregon set different rates by area.
- Local ordinances. A higher city or county minimum replaces the state rate.
- Employer size or sales. Some state rates apply only above a size or sales threshold, and New Jersey's rate is $15.23 at employers with fewer than six employees and for seasonal work.
- Hours and overtime. Every hour over 40 pays 50% more than a regular hour.
- Tipped status. A tipped job can carry a much lower cash wage, but the total must still reach the full minimum.
- Age and exemptions. Federal law lets employers pay workers under 20 a $4.25 youth wage for their first 90 consecutive calendar days, and some jobs are exempt altogether.
Limitations
Results are gross pay before income tax, Social Security, Medicare and other deductions. The calculator holds no city or county rate tables or sector-specific minimums, ignores daily overtime, double time and seventh-day premiums, and assumes the same hours every week. Rates change, most often on January 1 and July 1, so confirm the current figure with your state labor department before using it for payroll. A salaried employee can be exempt from minimum wage and overtime only by passing the duties tests and earning at least $684 a week ($35,568 a year), the salary level the Department of Labor currently enforces.
Related calculators
- For take-home pay after federal and state taxes, use the Paycheck Calculator.
- For time and a half at any hourly rate, use the Overtime Calculator.
- To turn a salary offer into an hourly figure, use the Salary to Hourly Calculator, or go the other way with the Hourly to Salary Calculator.
- For the Social Security and Medicare taken from each check, use the FICA Calculator.
- For how much of a paycheck a creditor can take, a limit built on the $7.25 rate, use the Wage Garnishment Calculator.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, State Minimum Wage Laws (updated July 1, 2026).
- U.S. Department of Labor, Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees (revised July 1, 2026).
- U.S. Department of Labor, Minimum Wage ($7.25 effective July 24, 2009).
- U.S. Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #15: Tipped Employees Under the FLSA, Fact Sheet #23: Overtime Pay and Fact Sheet #32: Youth Minimum Wage.
- U.S. Department of Labor, Earnings thresholds for the executive, administrative and professional exemption ($684 per week).
- U.S. Code via GovInfo, 29 U.S.C. 206 (minimum wage), 29 U.S.C. 207 (overtime) and 29 U.S.C. 218 (higher state and local minimums).
- Florida Senate, Florida Constitution, Article X, Section 24 ($15.00 on September 30, 2026; inflation adjustments from January 1, 2028; tip credit fixed at the 2003 FLSA amount).
- Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Wage and Hour ($14.00 from July 1, 2026).
- New York State Department of Labor, Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers (food service cash wages) and New York State Minimum Wage (rates unchanged on January 1, 2027).
⚠️ Common mistakes & edge cases
Using the state rate where a local rate is higher
A number of cities and counties set their own minimum above the state figure, and a covered employer must pay the higher one. Check your local government's published rate and enter it in the local rate box before trusting the state result.
Counting four weeks in a month
A year has 52 weeks, not 48, so the average month holds about 4.33 weeks. At $7.25 and 40 hours, $290 × 4 = $1,160 understates the true monthly average of $1,256.67 by $96.67. Multiply by 52 and divide by 12 instead.
Averaging hours across two weeks
Overtime is owed week by week. A worker at $7.25 who puts in 30 hours one week and 50 the next earns $217.50 plus $398.75, or $616.25, for the pair. Treating it as two 40-hour weeks would pay only $580.00 and shortchange the worker by $36.25.
Assuming tips can replace the wage
Tips count only up to the tip credit, and the cash wage can never drop below the state minimum cash wage. In the seven states with no tip credit the full minimum is owed before tips, and everywhere else a slow week triggers a top-up from the employer.
Treating any salary as exempt
Being paid a salary does not cancel the minimum wage. Unless the job passes the duties tests and pays at least $684 a week, the salary divided by the hours worked must reach the minimum wage, and hours over 40 still earn overtime.
Missing a mid-year increase
Not every raise lands on January 1. Florida went from $14.00 to $15.00 on September 30, 2026, which is $2,080 a year more for a full-time worker, and Alaska, the District of Columbia and Oregon changed on July 1. A payroll set up in January can be out of date by autumn.
❓ Frequently asked questions
What is the federal minimum wage in 2026?
The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour in 2026, the same rate that took effect on July 24, 2009. For a full-time schedule of 40 hours a week and 52 weeks a year (2,080 hours) that comes to $290 a week and $15,080 a year before taxes. It is a floor: where a state or city sets a higher rate, employers must pay the higher one.
What is the minimum wage in my state?
It depends on the state, and sometimes on the region or the size of the employer. As of October 2026, 30 states and the District of Columbia are above $7.25. The highest statewide rates are Washington at $17.13, Connecticut at $16.94 and California at $16.90, while the District of Columbia is at $18.40 and New York City, Long Island and Westchester are at $17.00. The table on this page lists every state, and the calculator applies the right rate when you pick one.
How much is minimum wage per year?
Multiply the hourly rate by 2,080 hours for a full-time year. At the federal $7.25 that is $15,080; at $12.00 it is $24,960; at $15.00 it is $31,200; and at the District of Columbia's $18.40 it is $38,272. Part-time schedules scale down: 25 hours a week at $7.25 is $9,425 a year. All of these figures are before federal, state and payroll taxes.
Which states use the $7.25 federal minimum wage?
Twenty states. Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin set their own rate at $7.25. Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee have no state minimum wage law. Georgia and Wyoming have a $5.15 state rate, but it only reaches jobs outside the FLSA, so most workers there are owed $7.25.
What is the minimum wage for tipped employees?
Under federal law an employer can pay a tipped employee a cash wage of $2.13 an hour and count up to $5.12 an hour of tips toward the $7.25 minimum. If cash wages plus tips fall short of $7.25 an hour in any workweek, the employer must make up the difference. Many states require more: Alaska, California, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington allow no tip credit at all, and Florida's tipped cash wage has been $11.98 since September 30, 2026.
Do minimum wage workers get overtime pay?
Yes, if they are non-exempt employees covered by the FLSA. Every hour over 40 in a workweek is paid at one and a half times the regular rate, which is $10.875 an hour at the federal minimum. A 50-hour week at $7.25 therefore pays $398.75, not $362.50. Hours cannot be averaged across two weeks, and a few states add daily overtime on top of the weekly rule.
My city has a higher minimum wage than my state. Which one applies?
The highest one. The FLSA states that it does not excuse compliance with any federal, state or local law that sets a higher minimum wage, so an employer covered by a city or county ordinance must pay the local rate. To see your pay at a local minimum, tick the local rate box in the calculator and enter the rate your city or county publishes.
Can an employer legally pay less than the minimum wage?
Only in narrow cases. Federal law allows a youth minimum wage of $4.25 an hour for workers under 20 during their first 90 consecutive calendar days with an employer, and some jobs are exempt from the minimum wage altogether. Tipped employees can receive a lower cash wage only if tips bring them up to the full minimum. Where a state law sets a higher standard with no such exception, the state standard applies.
When does the minimum wage go up?
Most increases take effect on January 1, but not all. Alaska, the District of Columbia and Oregon changed on July 1, 2026, and Florida rose to $15.00 on September 30, 2026. Michigan is scheduled to reach $15.00 on January 1, 2027, while New York's rates stay at $17.00 and $16.00 that day because an off-ramp in its inflation indexing law was triggered. Many states adjust their rate every year by formula, so check the Department of Labor table after each January 1 and July 1.
Is minimum wage pay before or after taxes?
Before. The minimum wage is a gross hourly rate, so Social Security and Medicare (7.65% combined for most employees) come out of it, along with any federal and state income tax withholding. On a $290 week, Social Security and Medicare alone take about $22. Use the paycheck calculator to estimate take-home pay from the gross figures shown here.
💡 Good to know
The federal floor has not moved since 2009
The $7.25 rate took effect on July 24, 2009 and still governs in 20 states. The District of Columbia's $18.40 is about 2.5 times that figure, so a full-time year pays $38,272 there against $15,080 at the federal floor.
A month is 4 1/3 weeks
Monthly pay is weekly pay × 52 ÷ 12, which is why $290 a week becomes $1,256.67 a month. Federal wage garnishment rules use the same 4 1/3-week month, so the Wage Garnishment Calculator protects 130 × $7.25 = $942.50 of monthly pay.
Small employers can face a different rate
Arkansas, Illinois and Nebraska apply their rates to employers with four or more employees, Indiana, Michigan and Vermont to two or more, and West Virginia to six or more at one location. Jobs covered by the FLSA still get at least $7.25 wherever a state rate does not reach them.
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