Our nation’s paltry federal minimum wage of just $7.25 hourly is rightly criticized as far too little to sustain a worker, ...

This Oct. 24, 2016 file photo shows dollar bills in New York. Mark Lennihan/AP What To Know. In Alaska, the minimum wage will rise by $1.09 to $13.00 an hour, an increase approved by voters ...

Oregon's minimum wage will rise 35 cents to $15.05 an hour on July 1, also through an inflation adjustment, boosting pay for 9.4% of the state's workforce, or 801,700 workers.

Nearly half of U.S. states are set to raise their minimum wage at the outset of 2025, boosting pay for millions of workers stretching from California to Maine.. In all, 21 states will raise their ...

Ultraconservative Sen. Josh Hawley introduced a bill with Sen. Peter Welch to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Michigan's minimum wage is slated to be $10.56, up 23 cents, due to legislation. Minnesota's minimum is making an inflation-adjusted move to $11.13, up 28 cents.

Washington state’s minimum wage will rise to $16.66 an hour next year, a 2.35% increase over 2024, the state Department of Labor & Industries announced. The new wage takes effect Jan. 1, 2025.

The minimum wage for minors, workers under 18, will be $10.61 an hour, 85% of the standard minimum wage. From Jan. 1, 2025, to Feb. 20, 2025, the minimum wage will be $10.56 an hour, and the ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced on Wednesday the state's minimum wage will raise to $16.66 an hour in 2025, a 2.35% increase. The increase ...

Buffalo was the cheapest city for renters making the local minimum wage of $15 per hour. They would have to spend 39 percent of their income to afford a typical one-bedroom priced at $1,001 a month.