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Pennsylvania's minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, effective July 24, 2009, under Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act. — Source

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Pennsylvania's 2022 tipped-worker regulation update introduced an 80/20 rule — employers cannot take a tip credit for time exceeding 20% of the workweek spent on non-tip-generating duties — and the Wage Payment and Collection Law imposes 25% liquidated damages for nonpayment after 30 days.

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Pennsylvania minimum wage

$7.25/hour

Effective 2009-07-24 · source

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Start hereMinimum Wage$7.25/hr (Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act, Act of 1968, as amended); tipped: $2.83/hr cash minimum; tip credit threshold: $135/month in tips required; static since July 24, 2009; confirmed from pa.gov/agencies/dli.

OvertimePennsylvania Minimum Wage Act: weekly-40 at 1.5×; 2022 tipped/fluctuating-workweek regulation update; confirmed from pa.gov/agencies/dli overtime page.Final Paycheck DeadlinePennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law (Act 329 of 1961): wages paid on regularly scheduled paydays; waiting time from end of pay period to payday must not exceed 15 days; 25% liquidated damages (min $500) if not paid within 30 days of scheduled payday; confirmed from pa.gov DLI.Prevailing WagePennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act; administered by DLI Bureau of Labor Law Compliance; primary source URL not fetched — verify from pa.gov/agencies/dli before build.

How Pennsylvania differs

Weekly overtime: Pennsylvania requires time-and-a-half after 40 hours in a workweek. Source.