Louisiana minimum wage

No minimum wage of its own; the federal rate of $7.25 applies to most employers.

Louisiana has no minimum wage of its own. The federal $7.25 applies to employers covered by federal law.

Good to know

No state minimum wage law, so the federal rate ($7.25, tipped cash wage $2.13) applies to FLSA-covered work. DOL state table: "Louisiana No state minimum wage law." (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state)

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Look up an address in Louisiana

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Get Louisiana rates 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=LA" \
  -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 Louisiana in 2027?

no state rate; the federal $7.25 applies.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Louisiana?

The federal tipped cash wage of $2.13 applies to most employers.

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