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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
The minimum wage in Iran is approximately 104 million rials, about $110 per month.
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Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
In Indonesia, protests came after news of a $3,000 monthly housing allowance for lawmakers, 10 times the minimum wage in a country where most people struggle to meet basic living costs.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
The formula estimates income from a minimum wage summer job, even though many technical college students work year-round and earn much more than that.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
As a 2015 New York Times two-part exposé addressed, most nail salon workers often experience wage theft, to the point where only a quarter of workers interviewed were paid close to minimum wage—the rest had wages withheld.
—Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
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Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
In Indonesia, protests came after news of a $3,000 monthly housing allowance for lawmakers, 10 times the minimum wage in a country where most people struggle to meet basic living costs.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
The formula estimates income from a minimum wage summer job, even though many technical college students work year-round and earn much more than that.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
As a 2015 New York Times two-part exposé addressed, most nail salon workers often experience wage theft, to the point where only a quarter of workers interviewed were paid close to minimum wage—the rest had wages withheld.
—Arabelle Sicardi, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum wage
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Many immigrants without legal status were earning wages that put them below the federal government’s poverty line, MPI found, although around 31 percent reported being able to own a home.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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This project will create those 225 positions through 2030, with a minimum average wage of $108,400.—
Brian Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Per the outlet, the complaint claimed VVV did not pay Miss USA 2024 winner Alma Cooper her full $100,000 salary.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Entry-level North Little Rock police officers earn an annual salary of approximately $52,950.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Oct. 2025
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Granor Farm has a staff of more than 30, with over 20 full-time employees who earn a living wage and health benefits.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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In addition to cost of living wage increases, the guild is also seeking to preserve layoff protections and add new guardrails to the contract that prevent work from being outsourced to third-party companies and/or non-union labor.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Minimum wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimum%20wage. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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