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minimum wage

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an amount of money that is the least amount of money per hour that workers must be paid according to the law Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage.

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Recent Examples of minimum wage In general, California has been more open to minimum wage hikes than other parts of the nation. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026 Some lawmakers say the Pennsylvania State Senate is stalling on a bill to increase the state's minimum wage. — Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Finding reliable caregivers willing to do demanding, intimate work for little more than minimum wage is already difficult. — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 June 2026 Not all municipalities within Cook County follow the county’s minimum wage ordinance, however, because they are permitted to pass their own minimum wage laws. — Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for minimum wage

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The new fees would cover enforcement of the city’s new hospitality wage, which took effect July 1, along with the city’s traffic control worker wage, which took effect in 2023, and a compliance system usage fee for city contracts.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
That's $30,000 above the median wages for all jobs — quite a leap for a program that takes less than two years to complete and costs about $42,000 at PIA.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 July 2026

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No one expects Moreno to spend like the Dodgers do (and even Walter’s fellow owners want a salary cap in an attempt to stop the Dodgers).

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
That adds up to just $15,080 a year, based on a standard 40-hour workweek—less than a third of the average American’s salary of around $60,000 yearly.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 July 2026

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