8 Million Americans on Minimum Wage Just Got a Raise
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New York will raise its minimum wage for the third time since 2024, with rates climbing across the state on Jan. 1, 2026.
Denver’s minimum wage will automatically rise to $19.29 per hour this week as the rate is adjusted for inflation at the start of 2026.
The federal and Wisconsin minimum wage has remained at $7.25 an hour since its last increase in 2009. A full-time worker earning the current minimum wage falls below the federal poverty threshold. When adjusted for inflation, today's minimum wage is lower ...
New Jersey's minimum wage will increase again in 2026, as the state continues with scheduled adjustments to account for inflation.
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Minimum wage employees in Ohio will see an increase in pay beginning in 2026, according to the Department of Commerce. Beginning Jan. 1, minimum wage will increase from its current $10.70 to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5. ...
Some people will start making more money when the new year rolls around. Find out who's getting a raise, and how much it will be.
Ohio's minimum wage increases to $11 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.50 per hour for tipped employees. That's up 30 cents per hour for non-tipped employees and 15 cents per hour for tipped employees.
Charles Waddy works two jobs to make ends meet in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In addition to working both jobs, inflation has forced Waddy to make difficult decisions. He got rid of his cell phone so he could save money. “It’s just crazy how everything expanded ...
The federal minimum wage sits at $7.25 per hour, unchanged since July 24, 2009. If you work full time at that rate (40 hours weekly for 52 weeks), you earn $15,080 annually before taxes. That’s poverty-level income for a single person, and well below the ...
Near-historic price increases for basics like food and gas have drawn scrutiny to a question at the heart of the economy: How much money must a worker make to stay afloat? The price of eggs has risen nearly 50% over the last year; while the cost of milk ...