Get Minimum Wage Rates by Location - Symmetry Minimum Wage Finder Guide

The /mwf/v1/location endpoint returns minimum wage rates by location (address or longitude/latitude pair) and effective date. The result contains all minimum wage rates for a location for the specified effective date.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Format	Enforcement
streetAddress1	String	Required if latitude and longitude are null.
streetAddress2	String	Required if latitude and longitude are null.
city	String	Required if latitude and longitude are null.
state	String	Required if latitude and longitude are null.
zipCode	XXXXX or XXXXX-XXXX	Required if latitude and longitude are null.
effectiveDate	YYYY-MM-DD	Required.
latitude	String	Required if address parameters are null.
longitude	String	Required if address parameters are null.

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Valid latitude/longitude coordinates will take precedence over a street address.

Sample GET Request

curl --location --request GET 'https://api.symmetry.com/mwf/v1/location?streetAddress1=123 main st&city=Edison&state=NJ&zipCode=08837&effectiveDate=2021-01-01' \
--header 'Authorization: y0urAPI-KeyG0esH3re' \
--header 'Cookie: c00kieHere'

In this example, parameters are set to the following:

streetAddress1: 14350 N 87th St
streetAddress2: Suite 310
city: Scottsdale
state: AZ
zipCode: 85260
effectiveDate: 2021-01-01

Sample Response

The response contains the rates array of minimum wage objects in addition to the normalizedAddress, normalizedCoordinates, and resultMessages objects. These objects contain the minimum wage rate data along with the jurisdiction details of the work location used for rate determination.

{
    "rates": [
        {
            "mwUid": "00-0-000000000-EXM-012-013",
            "stateCode": 0,
            "state": "Federal",
            "authorityCode": 0,
            "authority": "",
            "authorityTypeCode": 0,
            "authorityType": "Federal",
            "rate": "27.63",
            "effectiveDate": "2017-01-01",
            "majorType": "EXM",
            "industryTypeCode": 12,
            "industryType": "Computer Professionals",
            "minorTypeCode": 13,
            "minorType": "Minimum Hourly Rate Of Pay Exemption From Overtime Amount",
            "details": "Exempt computer employee",
            "updated": "2020-07-07 17:16:03"
        },
        {
            "mwUid": "00-0-000000000-REG-000-000",
            "stateCode": 0,
            "state": "Federal",
            "authorityCode": 0,
            "authority": "",
            "authorityTypeCode": 0,
            "authorityType": "Federal",
            "rate": "7.25",
            "effectiveDate": "2017-01-01",
            "majorType": "REG",
            "industryTypeCode": 0,
            "industryType": "",
            "minorTypeCode": 0,
            "minorType": "",
            "details": " ",
            "updated": "2020-10-27 14:39:28"
        },
        {
            "mwUid": "00-0-000000000-TIP-000-000",
            "stateCode": 0,
            "state": "Federal",
            "authorityCode": 0,
            "authority": "",
            "authorityTypeCode": 0,
            "authorityType": "Federal",
            "rate": "2.13",
            "effectiveDate": "2017-01-01",
            "majorType": "TIP",
            "industryTypeCode": 0,
            "industryType": "",
            "minorTypeCode": 0,
            "minorType": "",
            "details": " ",
            "updated": "2020-07-07 17:16:03"
        },
        {
            "mwUid": "00-0-000000000-REG-000-100",
            "stateCode": 0,
            "state": "Federal",
            "authorityCode": 0,
            "authority": "",
            "authorityTypeCode": 0,
            "authorityType": "Federal",
            "rate": "10.95",
            "effectiveDate": "2021-01-01",
            "majorType": "REG",
            "industryTypeCode": 0,
            "industryType": "",
            "minorTypeCode": 100,
            "minorType": "Federal Contractor",
            "details": " Minimum wage federal contractors pay workers performing work on or in connection with covered contracts",
            "updated": "2020-10-27 14:57:27"
        },
        {
            "mwUid": "00-0-000000000-TIP-000-100",
            "stateCode": 0,
            "state": "Federal",
            "authorityCode": 0,
            "authority": "",
            "authorityTypeCode": 0,
            "authorityType": "Federal",
            "rate": "7.65",
            "effectiveDate": "2021-01-01",
            "majorType": "TIP",
            "industryTypeCode": 0,
            "industryType": "",
            "minorTypeCode": 100,
            "minorType": "Federal Contractor",
            "details": " Minimum wage federal contractors pay workers performing work on or in connection with covered contracts",
            "updated": "2020-10-27 14:59:08"
        },
        {
            "mwUid": "04-1-000000000-REG-000-000",
            "stateCode": 4,
            "state": "Arizona",
            "authorityCode": 0,
            "authority": "",
            "authorityTypeCode": 1,
            "authorityType": "State",
            "rate": "12.15",
            "effectiveDate": "2021-01-01",
            "majorType": "REG",
            "industryTypeCode": 0,
            "industryType": "",
            "minorTypeCode": 0,
            "minorType": "",
            "details": "",
            "updated": "2020-10-19 20:57:26"
        },
        {
            "mwUid": "04-1-000000000-TIP-000-000",
            "stateCode": 4,
            "state": "Arizona",
            "authorityCode": 0,
            "authority": "",
            "authorityTypeCode": 1,
            "authorityType": "State",
            "rate": "9.15",
            "effectiveDate": "2021-01-01",
            "majorType": "TIP",
            "industryTypeCode": 0,
            "industryType": "",
            "minorTypeCode": 0,
            "minorType": "",
            "details": "",
            "updated": "2020-10-19 20:58:14"
        }
    ],
    "normalizedAddress": {
        "streetAddress1": "14350 N 87th St, Ste 310",
        "city": "Scottsdale",
        "state": "AZ",
        "zipCode": "85260-2663"
    },
    "normalizedCoordinates": {
        "longitude": -111.894828,
        "latitude": 33.615513
    },
    "resultMessages": {
        "GS05": {
            "shortDescription": "Geocoded to Rooftop Level",
            "longDescription": "The record was geocoded down to the rooftop level, meaning the point is within the property boundaries, usually the center."
        },
        "AS01": {
            "shortDescription": "Valid Address",
            "longDescription": "The address is valid and deliverable according to official postal agencies."
        }
    }
}