U.S. share of workers paid minimum wage or less 1979-2021

Share of wage and salary workers in the United States paid hourly rates at or below the prevailing federal minimum wage from 1979 to 2021

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Release date

March 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

1979 to 2021

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

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.

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