In total, 88 jurisdictions — including 22 states and 66 cities and counties — are slated to increase their minimum wages at ...

Twenty-two states will raise their minimum wage in 2026, while 20 states will remain at the $7.25 federal minimum wage.

This year, for the first time, more Americans will earn a minimum wage of $15 per hour or higher than will earn the federal ...

A total of 19 states increased their minimums in 2026, each of them landing between $10 an hour and $18 an hour. Nationwide, ...

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According to the UC Berkeley Labor Center, here’s where workers earn more than the new state minimum of $16.90 per hour: ...

Back in 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act led to the first minimum wage of $0.25 per hour. Over time, the federal minimum wage has obviously increased — but it hasn't always kept pace with inflation.

The federal and Wisconsin minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since its last increase in 2009. A full-time worker earning the current minimum wage falls below the federal poverty threshold.

New Jersey’s minimum wage will increase 43 cents on Jan. 1, 2026 to $15.92, the latest of the scheduled hikes that outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, signed into law in early 2019. The state’s ...

When minimum wages were first established in the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), agricultural workers were exempt. Over time, amendments to the rule brought groups of farmworkers under minimum ...