Synonyms of minimum wage

minimum wage

noun

as in wage

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.

Related Words

• wage
• salary
• living wage
• nominal wages
• pay envelope
• pay
• take-home pay
• overtime
• payment
• double time
• paycheck
• stipend
• emolument
• hire
• time and a half
• earnings
• redress
• compensation
• restitution
• repayment
• reimbursement
• reparation
• return
• remittance
• packet
• recompense
• profit
• remuneration
• recoupment
• yield
• takings
• requital

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of minimum wage

The business groups initially filed paperwork to have Angelenos vote on a referendum on the $30 per hour minimum wage for hotel and airport workers. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

In horizontal-review mode, the Court has struck down laws limiting slavery and child labor, establishing income taxes and minimum wages, and restricting corporations from tilting elections or firing workers for union activity. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

The dollar value of the minimum wage has fallen from about $105 to $86 since late March as the rial has weakened significantly. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

The only downside was affordability; the cost of one month’s rent equates to around 81 hours of work at the local minimum wage. — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026