About StatePayRules.com
The independent programmatic compliance engine providing workers, HR leaders, and legal analysts with verified, transparent statutory wage and overtime data.
Our Public Mission
Over $3 billion in employee back pay goes unclaimed every year in the United States due to complex, overlapping state and federal labor regulations. Most workers lack access to rapid, accurate tools to audit their paystubs against state law, while small business employers struggle to track shifting multi-state wage orders.
StatePayRules.com was built to solve this information asymmetry. We maintain a zero-friction, 100% free public database and instant calculation engine covering all 50 US states and the District of Columbia.
Our 4-Step Statutory Verification Protocol
Because labor compliance falls under Google YMYL (Your Money or Your Life) standards, we adhere to strict verification safeguards:
Official .Gov Legislative Bulletins
We source statutory minimum wages, tipped credit caps, daily overtime thresholds, and meal period violation penalties directly from primary state Dept. of Labor publications and federal FLSA regulations (29 CFR Part 541).
State-Specific Math Engines
Our rules engine implements state-specific logic (e.g. California 8-hour daily OT + 12-hour double time, Colorado 12-hour daily OT, Nevada tiered minimum wage rules, and FLSA § 7(i) retail exemptions).
Continuous Code Verification
State labor departments frequently issue mid-year cost-of-living inflation adjustments. Our automated test suite audits legislative updates weekly to maintain 100% statutory currency.
100% Private Browser Audits
Shift workers auditing paystubs deserve total privacy. All calculator math executes client-side inside your web browser. We never store, track, transmit, or share your paystub figures.
Editorial Integrity & Monetization Disclosure
StatePayRules.com is a 100% free public compliance utility. To cover continuous server infrastructure and legal database maintenance costs, our site may display sponsored advertisements or referral links to vetted labor law practice groups and enterprise HR software providers.
Our Guarantee: Commercial relationships never influence our calculation algorithms, statutory minimum wage numbers, or legal citation data. Statutory compliance accuracy remains 100% independent.
Questions or Statutory Corrections?
If you are a labor attorney, state regulator, or HR compliance professional with feedback or statutory update suggestions, please contact our research desk.
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Over $3 Billion in unpaid overtime & statutory wage violations go uncollected every year. Audit your 2026 daily overtime, 40-hour FLSA rates, tip credits, and meal break penalties in seconds.