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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 wages
While the federal rate has not changed in more than a decade, 30 states and Washington, DC, now have minimum wages above that level.
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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.
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Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
Employers like Amazon and Kroger, which operates King Soopers, offer higher wages than the state and local minimum wages.
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Jennifer C. Greenfield,
The Conversation,
29 Apr. 2026
In a similar fight last year, lawmakers debated whether to cut tipped workers’ minimum wages to help shore up the restaurant industry.
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Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
However, future data on the impact of minimum wages on a state’s economy may be hard to calculate given the confounding impacts of other policy changes, Reich said.
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
Cabbies said a 10-year wait for a fare hike was far too long, and the increase is too small, considering gas prices are up and minimum wages for other workers have been better cared for.
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Chris Tye,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
The prime minister pointed to Ofgem’s new energy price cap, which amounts to a 7% decrease in energy bills, as well as increases to minimum wages.
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Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
1 Apr. 2026
Companies at the top of the rankings often share common efforts across their workforces, from increasing professional development training hours to higher minimum wages and parental leave policies.
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Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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.
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Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
Employers like Amazon and Kroger, which operates King Soopers, offer higher wages than the state and local minimum wages.
—
Jennifer C. Greenfield,
The Conversation,
29 Apr. 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
However, future data on the impact of minimum wages on a state’s economy may be hard to calculate given the confounding impacts of other policy changes, Reich said.
—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
Cabbies said a 10-year wait for a fare hike was far too long, and the increase is too small, considering gas prices are up and minimum wages for other workers have been better cared for.
—
Chris Tye,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
The prime minister pointed to Ofgem’s new energy price cap, which amounts to a 7% decrease in energy bills, as well as increases to minimum wages.
—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
1 Apr. 2026
Companies at the top of the rankings often share common efforts across their workforces, from increasing professional development training hours to higher minimum wages and parental leave policies.
—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum wages
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For this calculation, the institutional research department compared UC graduates’ earnings to out-of-pocket costs for their degrees and the opportunity costs of forgone wages of high school graduates of the same age.
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Anthropic gives serious attention to displacement, including the possibility of durable pressure on wages and employment, while the Vatican insists that work is tied to dignity, participation and citizenship.
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While first-round picks are slotted into salaries through the NBA’s rookie scale, there isn’t as much structure with second-round selections.
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Those aren’t disqualifying salaries in a rising cap world, but the preference should be snagging plug-ins who are willing sign short-term, such as Matt Grzelcyk (who also has ties to Sullivan), Ville Heinola or Jeremy Lauzon.
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“Minimum wages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimum%20wages. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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