In 1979, about 3.99 million workers were paid hourly rates at the official minimum wage. In 2022, about 141,000 workers were paid hourly rates at the prevailing minimum wage. The prevailing Federal minimum wage was 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour in 2022.
Number of wage and salary workers in the United States paid hourly rates at the prevailing Federal minimum wage from 1979 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
The prevailing Federal minimum wage was $2.90 in 1979, $3.10 in 1980, and $3.35 in 1981–89. The minimum wage rose to $3.80 in April 1990, to $4.25 in April 1991, to $4.75 in October 1996, to $5.15 in September 1997, to $5.85 in July 2007, to $6.55 in July 2008, and to $7.25 in July 2009. The prevailing Federal minimum wage was $7.25 per hour in 2022. Wage and salary workers, excluding incorporated self employed
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 1, 2024). Number of wage and salary workers in the United States paid hourly rates at the prevailing Federal minimum wage from 1979 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188199/wage-and-salary-workers-paid-hourly-rates-at-minimum-wage-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of wage and salary workers in the United States paid hourly rates at the prevailing Federal minimum wage from 1979 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188199/wage-and-salary-workers-paid-hourly-rates-at-minimum-wage-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of wage and salary workers in the United States paid hourly rates at the prevailing Federal minimum wage from 1979 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188199/wage-and-salary-workers-paid-hourly-rates-at-minimum-wage-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Wage and Salary Workers in The United States Paid Hourly Rates at The Prevailing Federal Minimum Wage from 1979 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188199/wage-and-salary-workers-paid-hourly-rates-at-minimum-wage-since-1979/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of wage and salary workers in the United States paid hourly rates at the prevailing Federal minimum wage from 1979 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188199/wage-and-salary-workers-paid-hourly-rates-at-minimum-wage-since-1979/ (last visited September 19, 2024)
Number of wage and salary workers in the United States paid hourly rates at the prevailing Federal minimum wage from 1979 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188199/wage-and-salary-workers-paid-hourly-rates-at-minimum-wage-since-1979/