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  1. U.S. minimum wage 2024, by state

    • statista.com
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    Updated Apr 3, 2025
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    Statista (2025). U.S. minimum wage 2024, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238997/minimum-wage-by-us-state/
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    Apr 3, 2025
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The federally mandated minimum wage in the United States is 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour, although the minimum wage varies from state to state. As of January 1, 2025, the District of Columbia had the highest minimum wage in the U.S., at 17.5 U.S. dollars per hour. This was followed by Washington, which had 16.66 U.S. dollars per hour as the state minimum wage. Minimum wage workers Minimum wage jobs are traditionally seen as “starter jobs” in the U.S., or first jobs for teenagers and young adults, and the number of people working minimum wage jobs has decreased from almost four million in 1979 to about 247,000 in 2020. However, the number of workers earning less than minimum wage in 2020 was significantly higher, at about 865,000. Minimum wage jobs Minimum wage jobs are primarily found in food preparation and serving occupations, as well as sales jobs (primarily in retail). Because the minimum wage has not kept up with inflation, nor has it been increased since 2009, it is becoming harder and harder live off of a minimum wage wage job, and for those workers to afford essential things like rent.

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    Federal Minimum Hourly Wage for Nonfarm Workers for the United States

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    Updated Jun 30, 2025
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    (2025). Federal Minimum Hourly Wage for Nonfarm Workers for the United States [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDMINNFRWG
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    Jun 30, 2025
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    United States
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    Graph and download economic data for Federal Minimum Hourly Wage for Nonfarm Workers for the United States (FEDMINNFRWG) from Oct 1938 to Jun 2025 about per hour, minimum wage, nonfarm, workers, hours, federal, wages, and USA.

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    United States Federal Minimum Hourly Wage

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    TRADING ECONOMICS, United States Federal Minimum Hourly Wage [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/minimum-wages
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Dec 31, 1938 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Minimum Wages in the United States remained unchanged at 7.25 USD/Hour in 2025 from 7.25 USD/Hour in 2024. This dataset provides - United States Minimum Wages- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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    Federal Minimum Wage Rate under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act

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    Updated Jan 1, 2025
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    (2025). Federal Minimum Wage Rate under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/STTMINWGFG
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    Jan 1, 2025
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    Graph and download economic data for Federal Minimum Wage Rate under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (STTMINWGFG) from 1968 to 2025 about minimum wage, federal, wages, labor, rate, and USA.

  5. U.S. minimum wage: real and nominal value 1938-2024

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    Updated Jul 26, 2024
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    Statista (2024). U.S. minimum wage: real and nominal value 1938-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065466/real-nominal-value-minimum-wage-us/
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    Jul 26, 2024
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    When adjusted for inflation, the 2024 federal minimum wage in the United States is over 40 percent lower than the minimum wage in 1970. Although the real dollar minimum wage in 1970 was only 1.60 U.S. dollars, when expressed in nominal 2024 dollars this increases to 13.05 U.S. dollars. This is a significant difference from the federal minimum wage in 2024 of 7.25 U.S. dollars.

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    Federal Minimum Hourly Wage for Farm Workers for the United States

    • fred.stlouisfed.org
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    Updated Jun 30, 2025
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    (2025). Federal Minimum Hourly Wage for Farm Workers for the United States [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDMINFRMWG
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    Jun 30, 2025
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    United States
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    Graph and download economic data for Federal Minimum Hourly Wage for Farm Workers for the United States (FEDMINFRMWG) from Jan 1967 to Jun 2025 about per hour, minimum wage, agriculture, workers, hours, federal, wages, and USA.

  7. U.S. real minimum wage 2001-2022

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    Updated Jul 5, 2024
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    Statista (2024). U.S. real minimum wage 2001-2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/637626/united-states-minimum-wage-2000-2015/
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    Jul 5, 2024
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This statistic shows the real hourly minimum wage in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in PPP U.S. dollars). In the United States in 2022, the real minimum wage was 7.3 U.S. dollars per hour.

  8. U.S. number of minimum wage workers 2023, by race and ethnicity

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    Updated Aug 14, 2024
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    Statista (2024). U.S. number of minimum wage workers 2023, by race and ethnicity [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298873/number-of-workers-with-earnings-at-or-below-min-wage-in-the-us-by-ethnicity/
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    Aug 14, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This statistic shows the number of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States in 2023, by race or ethnicity. In 2023, about 666,000 white people were paid at or below the federal minimum wage.

  9. U.S. minimum wage workers 1980-2023, by gender

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    Updated Oct 25, 2024
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    Statista (2024). U.S. minimum wage workers 1980-2023, by gender [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185536/share-of-workers-paid-at-the-minimum-wage-by-gender/
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    Oct 25, 2024
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This statistic shows the percent of workers paid hourly rates at or below prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States from 1980 to 2023, by gender. In 2023, only 1.5 percent of the female wage and salary workers were paid hourly rates at or below the federal minimum wage, compared to 21.6 percent in 1980.

  10. U.S. share of workers paid minimum wage or less 1979-2023

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    Updated Jan 7, 2025
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    Statista (2025). U.S. share of workers paid minimum wage or less 1979-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188206/share-of-workers-paid-hourly-rates-at-or-below-minimum-wage-since-1979/
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    Jan 7, 2025
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2023, 1.1 percent of workers in the United States were paid hourly rates at or below the official minimum wage. This is a decrease from the previous year, when 1.3 percent of workers were paid at or below the official minimum wage.

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    United States Average Hourly Wages

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Jun 15, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). United States Average Hourly Wages [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/wages
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    Jun 15, 2025
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 31, 1964 - Jun 30, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Wages in the United States increased to 31.24 USD/Hour in June from 31.15 USD/Hour in May of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Average Hourly Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

  12. U.S. number of minimum wage workers 2023, by age

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    Updated Aug 14, 2024
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    Statista (2024). U.S. number of minimum wage workers 2023, by age [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298852/minimum-wage-workers-in-the-us-by-age/
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    Aug 14, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 20220232, about 386,000 wage and salary workers aged between 16 to 24 years were paid hourly rates at or below the prevailing federal minimum wage in the United States. This can be compared to the 227,000 in the next age group of 25 to 34 years who made the same hourly rates.

  13. United States Federal Hourly Minimum Wage

    • ceicdata.com
    Updated May 15, 2024
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    CEICdata.com (2024). United States Federal Hourly Minimum Wage [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/united-states/federal-hourly-minimum-wage
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    May 15, 2024
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Mar 1, 2024 - Feb 1, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Variables measured
    Wage/Earnings
    Description

    Federal Hourly Minimum Wage data was reported at 7.250 USD/Hour in Apr 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 7.250 USD/Hour for Mar 2025. Federal Hourly Minimum Wage data is updated monthly, averaging 3.350 USD/Hour from Oct 1938 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 1039 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.250 USD/Hour in Apr 2025 and a record low of 0.250 USD/Hour in Sep 1939. Federal Hourly Minimum Wage data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G: Federal Hourly Minimum Wage.

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    United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum...

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    Updated Dec 29, 2020
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2020). United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Occupational Program [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/wage-and-salary-workers-paid-at-prevailing-federal-minimum-wage-16-years-and-over-occupational-program-percent-of-total-paid-at-minimum-wage-fed-data.html
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    Dec 29, 2020
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1976 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Occupational Program was 2.60000 % of Total Paid at Minimum Wage in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Occupational Program reached a record high of 3.40000 in January of 2007 and a record low of 1.00000 in January of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Occupational Program - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

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    United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum...

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    Updated Feb 23, 2021
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2021). United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Less than a High School Diploma [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/wage-and-salary-workers-paid-at-prevailing-federal-minimum-wage-16-years-and-over-less-than-a-high-school-diploma-fed-data.html
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    Feb 23, 2021
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1976 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Less than a High School Diploma was 0.30000 % of Total Paid Hourly Rate in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Less than a High School Diploma reached a record high of 6.40000 in January of 2010 and a record low of 0.30000 in January of 2023. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Less than a High School Diploma - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

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    United States - Employed: Paid total at or below prevailing federal minimum...

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    Updated May 30, 2025
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2025). United States - Employed: Paid total at or below prevailing federal minimum wage: Private wage and salary workers: Food services and drinking places industries: 16 years and over [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/employed-paid-total-at-or-below-prevailing-federal-minimum-wage-private-wage-and-salary-workers-food-services-and-drinking-places-industries-16-years-and-over-fed-data.html
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    May 30, 2025
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1976 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
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    United States - Employed: Paid total at or below prevailing federal minimum wage: Private wage and salary workers: Food services and drinking places industries: 16 years and over was 508.00000 Thous. of Persons in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Employed: Paid total at or below prevailing federal minimum wage: Private wage and salary workers: Food services and drinking places industries: 16 years and over reached a record high of 1771.00000 in January of 2010 and a record low of 508.00000 in January of 2024. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Employed: Paid total at or below prevailing federal minimum wage: Private wage and salary workers: Food services and drinking places industries: 16 years and over - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on May of 2025.

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    Employed: Percent of hourly paid workers: Paid total at or below prevailing...

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    Updated Jan 22, 2025
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    (2025). Employed: Percent of hourly paid workers: Paid total at or below prevailing federal minimum wage: Wage and salary workers: Management, business, and financial operations occupations: 16 years and over [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LEU0204861900A
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    Jan 22, 2025
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    Graph and download economic data for Employed: Percent of hourly paid workers: Paid total at or below prevailing federal minimum wage: Wage and salary workers: Management, business, and financial operations occupations: 16 years and over (LEU0204861900A) from 2000 to 2024 about management, paid, operating, finance companies, occupation, companies, minimum wage, finance, salaries, workers, financial, hours, 16 years +, federal, wages, percent, employment, and USA.

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    United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum...

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    Updated Feb 18, 2021
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2021). United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Some College or Associate Degree [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/wage-and-salary-workers-paid-at-prevailing-federal-minimum-wage-16-years-and-over-some-college-or-associate-degree-percent-of-total-paid-at-minimum-wage-fed-data.html
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    Feb 18, 2021
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1976 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Some College or Associate Degree was 26.40000 % of Total Paid at Minimum Wage in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Some College or Associate Degree reached a record high of 34.60000 in January of 2016 and a record low of 22.20000 in January of 2006. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Some College or Associate Degree - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

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    United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid Below Prevailing Federal...

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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2021). United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid Below Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Less than 1 Year of High School [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/wage-and-salary-workers-paid-below-prevailing-federal-minimum-wage-16-years-and-over-less-than-1-year-of-high-school-percent-of-total-paid-below-minimum-wage-fed-data.html
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    Feb 18, 2021
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1976 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid Below Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Less than 1 Year of High School was 4.00000 % of Total Paid Below Minimum Wage in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid Below Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Less than 1 Year of High School reached a record high of 6.00000 in January of 2009 and a record low of 1.20000 in January of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid Below Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Less than 1 Year of High School - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

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    United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum...

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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2021). United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Master's Degree [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/wage-and-salary-workers-paid-at-prevailing-federal-minimum-wage-16-years-and-over-masters-degree-fed-data.html
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    Feb 23, 2021
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1976 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Master's Degree was 0.10000 % of Total Paid Hourly Rate in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Master's Degree reached a record high of 0.50000 in January of 2010 and a record low of 0.00000 in January of 2017. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid at Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage: 16 Years and Over: Master's Degree - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

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Statista (2025). U.S. minimum wage 2024, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238997/minimum-wage-by-us-state/
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U.S. minimum wage 2024, by state

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Dataset updated
Apr 3, 2025
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Time period covered
Jan 1, 2025
Area covered
United States
Description

The federally mandated minimum wage in the United States is 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour, although the minimum wage varies from state to state. As of January 1, 2025, the District of Columbia had the highest minimum wage in the U.S., at 17.5 U.S. dollars per hour. This was followed by Washington, which had 16.66 U.S. dollars per hour as the state minimum wage. Minimum wage workers Minimum wage jobs are traditionally seen as “starter jobs” in the U.S., or first jobs for teenagers and young adults, and the number of people working minimum wage jobs has decreased from almost four million in 1979 to about 247,000 in 2020. However, the number of workers earning less than minimum wage in 2020 was significantly higher, at about 865,000. Minimum wage jobs Minimum wage jobs are primarily found in food preparation and serving occupations, as well as sales jobs (primarily in retail). Because the minimum wage has not kept up with inflation, nor has it been increased since 2009, it is becoming harder and harder live off of a minimum wage wage job, and for those workers to afford essential things like rent.

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