Comparison Guide

Compare Wage Garnishment Rules

State law can change how much of a paycheck is exposed, which minimum wage threshold applies, and whether added protections exist for heads of household or specific income sources.

What changes from one state to another

  • • Whether the federal minimum wage or a state minimum wage baseline protects more income.
  • • Whether a head-of-household exemption or similar family-status protection applies.
  • • Whether state statutes impose extra procedural requirements before employers can withhold wages.
  • • Whether special notes apply to tax levies, child support orders, and administrative garnishment.

Use the state pages for exact details

Each state page summarizes the consumer debt limit, child support percentages, federal student loan cap, statutory reference, and a plain-English explanation of special protections. After the client app loads, users can run the interactive calculator with those same underlying law values.

Browse all 50 state pages