Thesaurus results for 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.

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Recent Examples of minimum wage In Tehran, where the minimum wage sits just above 200 million rials a month, the daily struggle for basic sustenance has become a catalyst for revolt. —

Liram Koblentz-Stenzler, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 Trump accounts operate as a minimum wage for wealth acquisition — a floor, not an achievement. —

Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026 Federally, the minimum wage is $7.25 — and hasn't been upped for more than a decade. —

Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 4 May 2026 The hourly minimum wage for work performed in the city of San Diego in 2026 is $17.75, 85 cents higher than the state minimum wage of $16.90. —

Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for minimum wage

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Human rights groups and regional NGOS have long warned that economic desperation in rural communities – where a lack of wage labor and vulnerable subsistence agriculture leave few alternatives – drives locals to take life-threatening risks.

— Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
There’s already a case made for Rashford working out cheaper than Gordon in the long run because of the former’s huge wages despite a €50 million ($58 million) difference in their transfer fees.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026