The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 since 2009. Overall prices have gone up roughly 47% since then.

After 2025 increases, minimum wages were set to be highest in Washington, D.C., with an increase above its 2024 rate of $17.50 to be announced in July 2025; Washington, with an increase to $16.66 from ...

Although the minimum wage is not nearly as low as it used to be, America still has a long way to go to fairly paying workers. The federal minimum wage is currently at $7.25 — money that has ...

On Jan. 1, 2025, the minimum wage will increase to $16.50 an hour in New York City and Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk ...

Ohio's minimum wage is set to get a bump on the first. Many states and municipalities are also raising their minimums with ...

The minimum wage in New York state is scheduled to increase by 50 cents in 2025. The raise is set to take effect on Jan. 1, ...

Politicians and activists have been trying to raise the federal minimum wage for years now. The Fight for ... don’t vary much between areas. In the chart above, juice and bread in San Francisco ...

California voters have rejected Proposition 32, a ballot measure that sought to raise the state's minimum wage to $18 per ...