Minimum wage in the United States
Federal

Minimum wage in the United States

Section Title: Federal
Table Section Text: None

Type	Min. wage ($/h)	Notes

Tipped	$2.13	The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 has been requiring a minimum wage of $2.13 for tipped workers with the expectation that wages plus tips total no less than $7.25 per hour since September 1, 1991.

Non-tipped	$7.25	Per the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (FMWA) since July 24, 2009.

Youth (First 90 calendar days only)	$4.25	The Fair Labor Standards Act has since August 20, 1996 allowed for persons under the age of 20 to be paid $4.25 for the first 90 calendar days of their employment.

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Employers may pay tipped labor a minimum of $2.13 per hour.

final_sentence: Employers may pay tipped labor a minimum of $2.13 per hour.