minimum wage
noun
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: the lowest wage paid or permitted to be paid
specifically
: a wage fixed by legal authority or by contract as the least that may be paid either to employed persons generally or to a particular category of employed persons
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Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage.
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Other factors, like a federal minimum wage of $7.50 that has not changed since 2009 and a private healthcare system, also likely contributed to its low ranking.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
In May, the council passed an ordinance to raise the minimum wage for hotel and airport workers to $30 per hour — higher than the city’s minimum wage — with Park, Rodriguez and Councilmember John Lee voting against it.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
These cities have a minimum wage above $17 per hour.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
In Alaska, the statewide minimum wage is now $13.00 an hour, up from $11.91 — meaning a full-time, year-round worker in Alaska will receive an average annual wage increase of $925, according to the report.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 1 July 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
In May, the council passed an ordinance to raise the minimum wage for hotel and airport workers to $30 per hour — higher than the city’s minimum wage — with Park, Rodriguez and Councilmember John Lee voting against it.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
These cities have a minimum wage above $17 per hour.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
In Alaska, the statewide minimum wage is now $13.00 an hour, up from $11.91 — meaning a full-time, year-round worker in Alaska will receive an average annual wage increase of $925, according to the report.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 1 July 2025
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“Minimum wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minimum%20wage. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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