No. An employer can pay you less than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, for a limited period of time. The FLSA allows: ► a minimum wage of at least $4.25 per hour ► if you are less than 20 years old ► in your first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment with an employer. After 90 days of employment, or when you reach the age of 20 (whichever comes first), you must receive minimum wage. It is against the law for your employer to take any action to displace other employees in order to hire employees at the youth minimum wage, such as reducing employees' hours, wages, or employment benefits. For further information, please see our site's minimum wage page. Some states have a different minimum wage. Where state law requires a higher minimum wage, which many do, that higher standard applies. The federal Department of Labor tracks each state's minimum wage. For more information contact your state's labor standards office.