What is the minimum wage in New Orleans?

Louisiana has no state or city minimum wage above the federal floor, so the minimum wage in New Orleans is $7.25 per hour. Many employers pay more, but $7.25 is the legal minimum.

How is overtime calculated?

Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, non-exempt employees earn 1.5x their regular rate for hours worked beyond 40 in a single workweek. The tool splits your hours into regular and overtime automatically.

How does tipped pay work in New Orleans?

The federal tipped cash wage is $2.13/hr, but cash wage plus tips must reach the full $7.25 minimum. If tips fall short, the employer owes the difference. The tool calculates that shortfall and warns you when the effective rate dips below $7.25.

Does Louisiana have its own overtime rules?

No. Louisiana relies on the federal FLSA for overtime, so the 1.5x-over-40-hours rule applies. There is no daily overtime requirement as some other states have.

Is this my take-home pay?

No. The figure is gross pay before federal, Louisiana state, and payroll taxes. Use it as a pre-tax estimate of what you earned for the week.

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New Orleans does not set its own minimum wage, so workers in the city are covered by the federal floor of $7.25 per hour. This free calculator computes your weekly gross pay, applies federal overtime rules for hours beyond 40, and checks tipped-worker pay against the required minimum so you can verify your paycheck is correct.

How it works

Hours up to 40 are paid at your regular rate; hours beyond 40 earn 1.5x under the FLSA:

regular_pay  = min(hours, 40) * rate
overtime_pay = max(hours - 40, 0) * rate * 1.5
gross        = regular_pay + overtime_pay

For tipped workers, the federal tipped cash wage is $2.13/hr, but cash wage plus tips must reach $7.25. If rate + tips falls below $7.25, the tool reports the per-week shortfall the employer must cover.

Notes and example

A worker earning $7.25/hr for 45 hours gets 40 hours of regular pay ($290) plus 5 overtime hours at $10.88 ($54.38), for $344.38 gross. A tipped server at $2.13/hr who averages $6/hr in tips reaches $8.13/hr — above the minimum, so no shortfall is owed. All figures are gross pay before taxes; Louisiana state income tax and payroll deductions are not included. Everything runs in your browser.