at the Federal level, in 1933 (declared unconstitutional in 1935; reinstated in 1938)
The average minimum wage in the United States is different state by state. Minimum wage varies from $7.25-$8.00 an hour. The last time laws were changed on minimum wage was in 2009.
The Federal minimum wage in the United States is $6.55. For more information and lists of minimum wage by state, see the Related Links.
The concept federal legislation of the minimum wage illustrates is labor reform. Many states have federal wages that vary greatly from the one the federal government has instituted.
minimum wage differs from states to states... there are even some that have NO minimum wage whatsoever.
as of 2009 the united states federal minimum wage for hourly earners is $7.25/hr. that is for any/all hourly wage job.
Minimum wage in the United States is 7 dollars and 25 cents an hour. It has been that amount since 2009.
The current minimum wage in New York State is $7.25 USD an hour. This meets the bottom threshold of the minimum nationwide wage set by the United States Federal Government.
In some states the minimum wage is 2 dollars. Some states do not even mandate minimum wage but reference the federal minimum wage act as a guide.
The minimum wage in the United States in the 1940s was 40 cents per hour. It was much less expensive to live on these wages during the 40s.
In Canada minimum wage is $10.25/hr. In the States minimum wage is $7.25/hr.
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Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee do not have minimum wage laws. This does not mean they do not have minimum wages because there is a federal minimum wage that these states must still enforce. States can only choose to have higher minimum wages than the federal law or have no specific law at all and enforce the federal law.