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The federal minimum wage applies in states with no state minimum wage or a minimum wage lower than the federal rate (column titled "No state MW or state MW is lower than $7.25."). Some of the state rates below are higher than the rate on the main table above. That is because the main table does not use the rate for cities or regions.
The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009, not even close to the buying power it once brought workers — which peaked all the way back in the 1960s.
Minimum wage increased to $8.75 on December 31, 2015. [312] The state minimum wage is applicable to employers of six or more employees at one location not involved in interstate commerce [1] and for tipped employees is 30% of the federal minimum wage. [199] Wisconsin: $7.25 [313] $2.33
The federal minimum wage is currently at $7.25 — money that has stayed the same since 2009. In the late 1960s, minimum wage was worth over $14 in today’s dollars. In the late 1960s, minimum ...
Looking ahead: Minimum wage will rise $1 more every year until it hits $15 at the end of September 2026. For tipped workers, the minimum wage will rise $1 more every year until it hits $11.98 at ...
Withholding of tax on wages includes income tax, social security and medicare, and a few taxes in some states. Certain minimum amounts of wage income are not subject to income tax withholding. Wage withholding is based on wages actually paid and employee declarations on federal and state Forms W-4. Social Security tax withholding terminates ...
The 2010 minimum wage is emerging as a midterm election issue. Connecticut GOP U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon put that in play by recommending the nation review it. In her state it's $8.25 ...
The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 [3] is a US Act of Congress that amended the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to gradually raise the federal minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 per hour. It was signed into law on May 25, 2007 as part of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations ...