As the calendar turns to a new year, about half of all states are expected to implement a higher minimum wage. Here's where hourly pay is increasing amid a push for a higher federal minimum rate ...

An estimated 2.56 million workers in the U.S. will get a boost in their paychecks in 2014. That's because 13 states raised their minimum wage Wednesday. That figure, according to analysis from the ...

Make the most of a bigger paycheck or guard your budget from rising prices; minimum wage jumps impact everyone.

In 2022, while the federal minimum wage will remain at $7.25 per hour for non-tipped employees and $2.13 per hour for tipped employees, several states’ minimum wage rates will increase. The chart ...

In 2020, a number of states’ minimum wage rates will increase. The following chart lists the states’ (and certain major localities’) minimum wage increases for 2020—and future years if ...

Many states have a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum of $7.25 per hour. According to the Economic Policy Institute, 21 states raised their minimum wages at the start of 2020.

The US minimum wage, which started at 25 cents in 1938, has been raised by Congress 22 times. Scroll over CNN’s interactive chart to see the minimum wage by year, through history.

Final Thoughts. Over half of the country lives paycheck to paycheck, and a full-time, $7.25/hour minimum wage job is no longer livable. Ideally, states would take the lead in making life easier ...

On Feb. 21, Michigan will raise its state minimum wage by almost $2 per hour, from $10.56 to $12.48 — that is, unless lawmakers block it first. It would be the second increase of the year and ...