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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.
In the United States, different states are able to set their own minimum wages independent of the federal government. When the state and federal minimum wage differ, the higher wage prevails. As of August 2022, 30 states had a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum. [10] Washington, D.C. has the highest minimum wage at $17.50 per hour. [1]
President Joe Biden and most Democrats have been calling for a drastic increase in the federal minimum wage, to $15 from $7.25. ... In lieu of a state minimum wage, the federal minimum wage of $7. ...
The minimum wage is a legally mandated minimum amount of money employers must pay. While most states have their minimum wage, states that have not set one, like Louisiana and Mississippi, must meet...
The federal minimum wage in the US hasn’t changed from the hourly rate of $7.25 in over 14 years. But 22 states and 40 cities increased their own minimum wages to ring in the New Year.
Currently the United States federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, though most states have a higher minimum wage. However, some states do not have a minimum wage law, such as Louisiana and Tennessee, and other states have minimum wages below the federal minimum wage such as Georgia and Wyoming, although the federal minimum wage is enforced in ...
Delaware adopts the federal minimum wage rate “by reference if the federal rate is greater than the State rate.” Florida Basic Minimum Rate per hour: $11.00
Workers across 21 states welcomed the new year by seeing their hourly minimum wages rise.. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, a rate that has remained unchanged since July 2009. During his ...