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

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

California may foreshadow what’s to come with minimum wages for the rest of the country. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 July 2026

In that sense, learning from the Nordics is not as simple as raising minimum wages and seeing happiness soar. — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

While the federal rate has not changed in more than a decade, 30 states and Washington, DC, now have minimum wages above that level. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 25 June 2026

The agreement raises minimum wages from $25 to more than $30 per hour by April 2029 and includes 19% in total annual wage increases between 2026 and 2029. — Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026

In a similar fight last year, lawmakers debated whether to cut tipped workers’ minimum wages to help shore up the restaurant industry. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026