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Hourly minimum wages increased in 21 states in 2025, mostly due to ongoing efforts to have pay keep up with the rising cost of living. (Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)
The United States federal government requires a wage of at least $2.13 per hour be paid to employees who receive at least $30 per month in tips. [4] If wages and tips do not equal the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour during any week, the employer is required to increase cash wages to compensate. [5]
Minimum wage. Heading President Barack Obama's call for an increase in the minimum wage, Markell signed legislation increasing Delaware's minimum wage to $8.25 an hour in March 2014. The increase boosts wages for 40,000 Delawareans, or roughly 10% of the state's workforce. [43] Education
Average wage in the United States was $69,392 in 2020. [1] Median income per person in the U.S. was $42,800 in 2019. [ 2 ] The average is higher than the median because there are a small number of individuals with very high earnings, and a large number of individuals with relatively low earnings.
(The Center Square) - Los Angeles City council voted to pass a $30 minimum wage for hotel and airport workers, along with an additional healthcare benefit starting at $8.35 per hour for employees ...
As of October 2015, the state's unemployment rate was 5.1%. [13] The state's largest employers are: [dubious – discuss] government (State of Delaware, New Castle County) education (University of Delaware, Delaware Technical & Community College) banking (Bank of America, M&T Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank)
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.
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