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Beginning on July 1, 2021, Washington D.C. has the highest minimum wages in the country, at $16.50 per hour. [195] New York City's minimum wage for companies with 11 or more employees became $15.00 per hour on December 31, 2018. [196] On the same day, NYC's hourly minimum wage for companies with 10 or fewer employees became $13.50. [196]
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.
Here are some examples using different hourly rates for a 45-hour week, before taxes. Hourly Wage. 50% of Hourly Wage. Time and a Half Rate. Wages per 45-Hour Work Week. $12. $6. $18. $570. $14 ...
For example, 33 states in the United States have higher minimum wages than the federal rate (plus military rates on federal bases) – on top of this an additional 42 city-level subdivisions having different minimum wage rates and 53 countries. [2] In effect, the United States has over 100 different minimum wages across the nation.
1974. Minimum wage: $2 In 2025 money: $13.63 Had the government not increased the minimum wage in 1974, It would have cratered from $13.63 in today's money all the way down to $10.91, which is ...
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U.S. states and territories by annual median wage 2021 (in current dollars) National rank State or territory Median wage in US$ [4] Average earnings in US$ [3] 1 District of Columbia: $79,960 $130,836 2 Massachusetts: $58,540 $93,765 3 Washington: $50,450 $90,128 4 Alaska: $48,820 $78,089 5 New York: $48,800 $95,470 6 Connecticut: $48,720 $86,235 7
The impact on employers and workers within the restaurant industry is a major focus of the Fight for $15 movement. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, restaurants and other food services employ about sixty percent of all workers paid at or below the minimum wage, as of 2018. [57]