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From September 1, 1997, through July 23, 2007, the federal minimum wage remained constant at $5.15 per hour, breaking the old record. On July 24, 2008, the minimum wage was adjusted to $6.55, and then to $7.25 on July 24, 2009, where it has remained fixed as of 2024. [5]
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1939. Minimum wage: $0.30 In 2025 money: $6.81 The very next year, as the Depression was finally drawing to a close, the minimum wage was raised by a nickel an hour to $0.30, where it would remain ...
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 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 ...
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The federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour applies to states with no set minimum wage, and to most workers in states with lower minimum wages. Specifically, those working for employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act. Special minimum wages apply to some workers in American Samoa. More info here. See List of US states by minimum wage.
The federal minimum wage, by contrast, has been fixed at $7.25 an hour since 2009 and workers in 21 states remain at that minimum. Two states — Wyoming and Georgia — have a state minimum wage ...