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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
Other factors include minimum wage hikes that raised expenses for lower-wage workers, including nursing home employees and home health aides.
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
For that worker — who likely makes minimum wage — $200 is a lot of money.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Employers pared back hiring last year to cope with Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ payroll tax rises and large increases in the minimum wage.
—Irina Anghel, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Politicians meet with waitresses at a diner to pitch raising the minimum wage or tour a factory to spotlight job growth.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
For that worker — who likely makes minimum wage — $200 is a lot of money.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
Employers pared back hiring last year to cope with Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ payroll tax rises and large increases in the minimum wage.
—Irina Anghel, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Politicians meet with waitresses at a diner to pitch raising the minimum wage or tour a factory to spotlight job growth.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for minimum wage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum wage
Noun
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For now, King retains his longtime employees, who, in the wake of the lawsuits and investigations, receive higher wages.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Yet wage growth has been cooling compared with a year ago.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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The usual group of folks embracing the challenge of a rebuild are minimum-salary journeymen looking for a fair opportunity, and draftees the team selects.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Denver firefighters are receiving 5% salary increases this year and next, and Fulton expects labor and equipment costs to keep rising.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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If one parent is working, the calculator found $55 an hour is needed for a living wage.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Based on those costs, MIT estimates the living wage for a family of four in the Austin metro area is $112,866 a year, or $49,322 for an individual.—
Data Reporter,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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