💵 Wage & Hours Input
💡 Kentucky Wage Law Essentials
- Standard Minimum Rate: Under KRS 337.275, Kentucky mandates a state minimum wage of $7.25/hour, matching the federal rate.
- Tipped Minimum Cash Wage: Employers may pay a direct cash wage of $2.13/hour and claim a maximum tip credit of $5.12/hour for eligible tipped employees.
- Tip Credit Shortfall Adjustment: If direct cash pay ($2.13/hr) plus direct tips does not average at least $7.25/hr across all weekly hours worked, the employer must cover the shortfall.
- Training Wage Provisions: Employees under 20 years of age may be paid an initial training wage of $4.25/hour for their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment.
- Overtime Rate: Hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek must be compensated at 1.5× the base minimum wage. The tipped overtime direct cash rate is $(1.5 \times \text{Base Minimum Wage}) - \text{Tip Credit}$.
Estimated Weekly Gross Earnings
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$0.00 estimated annual base (52 weeks)
Effective Hourly: $0.00/hr
Status: Compliant
Earnings by Pay Frequency
Hourly
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Daily
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Weekly
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Monthly
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Yearly
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Applied Kentucky Statutory Standards
Base Wage
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Direct Cash Rate
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Tip Credit Applied
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Direct OT Rate
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📋 Weekly Pay Breakdown
⚠️ Tip Credit Shortfall Adjustment: Total retained tips were insufficient to bridge the gap between direct cash pay ($2.13/hr) and the mandatory Kentucky $7.25 minimum wage baseline. The employer must pay $0.00 in additional direct cash wages to satisfy state statutory requirements.
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