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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
Costs of ingredients and pricier labor – including a higher minimum wage for fast-food workers – are key causes.
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
The mayor has slammed Cuomo for his pledge to work to do away with Tier 6 pensions despite instating them as governor, a promise to advocate for a $20 minimum wage despite rejecting a similar proposal from Mayor de Blasio and his support for crime crackdowns despite signing off on bail reform laws.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 10 June 2025
The union representing Southern California hospitality workers has accused a group of airlines and hotel businesses of using underhanded tactics in support of a petition to overturn a city ordinance boosting the minimum wage in Los Angeles.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
In November, voters in Hawley's home state of Missouri approved a ballot measure to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour, starting in 2026.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 10 June 2025
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
The mayor has slammed Cuomo for his pledge to work to do away with Tier 6 pensions despite instating them as governor, a promise to advocate for a $20 minimum wage despite rejecting a similar proposal from Mayor de Blasio and his support for crime crackdowns despite signing off on bail reform laws.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 10 June 2025
The union representing Southern California hospitality workers has accused a group of airlines and hotel businesses of using underhanded tactics in support of a petition to overturn a city ordinance boosting the minimum wage in Los Angeles.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
In November, voters in Hawley's home state of Missouri approved a ballot measure to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour, starting in 2026.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum wage
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After the regime's move in late 2023 to raise official wages tenfold, the average worker now earns about 30,000 North Korean won—less than $4—per month, analysts say.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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The German signed a new deal — his current one — helping to spread his wages over more years.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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The lawsuit claims that Robinson was paid a salary of $125,000 by the Chiefs, but that his research found other NFL teams paid comparable positions an average salary of $171,932, not including other benefits.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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Since 2013, the Dodgers have exceeded MLB’s luxury tax threshold (the closest thing baseball has to a soft salary cap) eight times and topped the league in spending seven times.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Using the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Living Wage Calculator, the report found that 65.7% of entry-level jobs in KC pay a living wage of $22.75 an hour or $47,320 annually.—
Ramal Nasim,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2025
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Union workers, most importantly, who couldn’t afford to feed their children and needed a living wage.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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“Minimum wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimum%20wage. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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