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Can Claude look up the current minimum wage?

Partly. Claude knows the federal $7.25 rate and many state rates up to its training cutoff, but states raise their rates every January, and some mid-year, so the number it remembers can be a year out of date. It also mixes up tipped cash wages. Connect the free Minimum Wage server and Claude reads the state rate in force on any date in 2026 or 2027, with the tipped wage, the tip credit and the next scheduled increase.

Connect free, no token Minimum wage MCP server

What Claude does alone, and what needs the server

Claude on its own

  • Knows the federal minimum wage and how tip credits work.
  • Works out yearly pay once it has an hourly rate.

With the Minimum Wage server

  • The rate in force in all 50 states and DC on a date you choose in 2026 or 2027.
  • Increases already set for 2026 and January 1, 2027.
  • Tipped cash wage and tip credit for each state.

A real call to the live server

We sent this to the hosted server on 2026-11-03. The answer below is the server's own text, not a mock-up. Live values will differ when you ask.

You ask

Compare the minimum wage in Florida, Michigan and Ohio on January 1, 2027.

Tool call

compare_states {"states":["FL","MI","OH"],"date":"2027-01-01"}

Server answer

On 2027-01-01, Florida has the highest minimum wage of these at $15.00 and Ohio the lowest at $11.40, a gap of $3.60 an hour or $7,488.00 a year full time. State-level rates only. City and county minimum wages (for example Seattle, Denver, Chicago, San Francisco) are out of scope and can be higher.

Connect it in 1 minute

One URL, no token, no account. In Claude.ai or Claude Desktop open Settings, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Connector URL

https://minimum-wage-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcp

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http minimum-wage https://minimum-wage-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcp

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "minimum-wage": {
      "url": "https://minimum-wage-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "minimum-wage": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://minimum-wage-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

All 4 tools, sources and more prompts: Minimum wage MCP server · StateWage

Questions

Can Claude look up the current minimum wage?
Partly. Claude knows the federal $7.25 rate and many state rates up to its training cutoff, but states raise their rates every January, and some mid-year, so the number it remembers can be a year out of date. It also mixes up tipped cash wages. Connect the free Minimum Wage server and Claude reads the state rate in force on any date in 2026 or 2027, with the tipped wage, the tip credit and the next scheduled increase.
Does it include city minimum wages?
No. It returns state rates only. Cities and counties such as Seattle, Denver, Chicago and San Francisco can set higher rates, and the answer says so.
How current is the data?
US Department of Labor state tables from July 2026, checked against state labor department pages in October 2026, with the source link for each state.
Is the server free?
Yes. The Minimum Wage server is free at its hosted URL with no token, key or account. The source is open on GitHub.

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