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$10/hr was a bad wage in 2017 too unless you were in an exceptionally low COL area. $12.95/hour in today money. The minimum wage in 2017 was $7.25/hour.
by reaperducer 2y ago
$10/hr was a bad wage in 2017 too unless you were in an exceptionally low COL area.
$12.95/hour in today money.
The minimum wage in 2017 was $7.25/hour.
- astrange 2y agoAlmost noone in the US makes the federal minimum wage. You should look at local median wages if you want a relevant comparison.
- reaperducer 2y agoYou should look at local median wages if you want a relevant comparison. I wasn't making a comparison. I was just providing information.
- rtkwe 2y agoIt's about 1.3% of hourly waged workers who are at or below the minumum wage according to the BLS. That number is probably propped up though by the fact that only ~20 states have a minimum wage equal to the federal minimum and most of those are lower population states. After Texas the next largest state with a 7.25 minimum is Pennsylvania then Georgia. https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2022/home.htm#:~:text=Together%2C%20these%201.0%20million%20workers,workers%2C%20little%20changed%20from%202021 https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2022/home.htm#.... https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wages https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wage...
- rtkwe 2y agoFederal minimum wage was last increased in 2009 and it's the longest it's been since it was increased. It's criminally low even if you inflation adjust it back in time to '09 money. It's been a long long time since minimum wage was at all livable.