Synonyms of minimum wages

minimum wages

noun

plural of minimum wage

as in wages

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

• wages
• salaries
• nominal wages
• living wages
• pay envelopes
• pays
• take-home pays
• paychecks
• stipends
• payments
• emoluments
• overtimes
• double times
• hires
• time and a halfs
• earnings
• packets
• profits
• returns
• reparations
• remittances
• restitutions
• repayments
• reimbursements
• recompenses
• compensations
• recoupments
• yields
• remunerations
• requitals
• redresses
• takings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of minimum wages

Katie Wiseman While Labor Day is an enjoyable three-day weekend for many, minimum wages for employees remain low across the nation, including in Kentucky. — Katie Wiseman, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 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

In 2014, Reginald Wayne pleaded guilty in federal court to four felony charges and two misdemeanor charges related to labor fraud, visa fraud and failing to pay minimum wages to students at his Bible college. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026

The Coalition measures the cost of rent compared to minimum wages. — Eva Flowe august 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

Supporting affordable healthcare, childcare and college tuition, along with stronger labor unions, higher minimum wages and a fairer tax system, are not ideas that threaten democracy. — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026

Advocates for high minimum wages cast themselves as fighters for the poor. — Shiv Parihar, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2026

Several of those states also adjust their minimum wages for inflation, so California is not guaranteed to have the nation's highest rate once 2027 wages are set. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Thirty-two states and countless cities have taken a leadership position on this topic and introduced higher local minimum wages—some approaching $15 per hour or more. — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026