Preliminary, not final.The Fed OT salary threshold relative to minimum wage, 1949–2016
Date | Federal threshold/ WA minimum wage | line | WA minimum wage | WA minimum wage * 40 | Federal OT threshold |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1948 | 3 | ||||
1949 | 100 | ||||
1950 | 100 | ||||
1951 | 100 | ||||
1952 | 100 | ||||
1953 | 100 | ||||
1954 | 100 | ||||
1955 | 100 | ||||
1956 | 100 | ||||
1957 | 100 | ||||
1958 | 125 | ||||
1959 | 125 | ||||
1960 | 125 | ||||
1961 | 2.717391 | 1.15 | 46 | 125 | |
1962 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 50 | 125 | |
1963 | 3 | 1.25 | 50 | 150 | |
1964 | 3 | 1.25 | 50 | 150 | |
1965 | 3 | 1.25 | 50 | 150 | |
1966 | 3 | 1.25 | 50 | 150 | |
1967 | 3 | 1.25 | 50 | 150 | |
1968 | 2.34375 | 1.6 | 64 | 150 | |
1969 | 2.34375 | 1.6 | 64 | 150 | |
1970 | 3.125 | 1.6 | 64 | 200 | |
1971 | 3.125 | 1.6 | 64 | 200 | |
1972 | 3.125 | 1.6 | 64 | 200 | |
1973 | 3.125 | 1.6 | 64 | 200 | |
1974 | 2.777778 | 1.8 | 72 | 200 | |
1975 | 3.125 | 2 | 80 | 250 | |
1976 | 2.717391 | 2.3 | 92 | 250 | |
1977 | 2.717391 | 2.3 | 92 | 250 | |
1978 | 2.717391 | 2.3 | 92 | 250 | |
1979 | 2.717391 | 2.3 | 92 | 250 | |
1980 | 2.717391 | 2.3 | 92 | 250 | |
1981 | 2.717391 | 2.3 | 92 | 250 | |
1982 | 2.717391 | 2.3 | 92 | 250 | |
1983 | 2.717391 | 2.3 | 92 | 250 | |
1984 | 2.717391 | 2.3 | 92 | 250 | |
1985 | 2.717391 | 2.3 | 92 | 250 | |
1986 | 2.717391 | 2.3 | 92 | 250 | |
1987 | 2.717391 | 2.3 | 92 | 250 | |
1988 | 2.717391 | 2.3 | 92 | 250 | |
1989 | 1.623377 | 3.85 | 154 | 250 | |
1990 | 1.470588 | 4.25 | 170 | 250 | |
1991 | 1.470588 | 4.25 | 170 | 250 | |
1992 | 1.470588 | 4.25 | 170 | 250 | |
1993 | 1.470588 | 4.25 | 170 | 250 | |
1994 | 1.27551 | 4.9 | 196 | 250 | |
1995 | 1.27551 | 4.9 | 196 | 250 | |
1996 | 1.27551 | 4.9 | 196 | 250 | |
1997 | 1.213592 | 5.15 | 206 | 250 | |
1998 | 1.213592 | 5.15 | 206 | 250 | |
1999 | 1.096491 | 5.7 | 228 | 250 | |
2000 | 0.961538 | 6.5 | 260 | 250 | |
2001 | 0.93006 | 6.72 | 268.8 | 250 | |
2002 | 0.905797 | 6.9 | 276 | 250 | |
2003 | 0.891583 | 7.01 | 280.4 | 250 | |
2004 | 1.588687 | 7.16 | 286.4 | 455 | |
2005 | 1.547619 | 7.35 | 294 | 455 | |
2006 | 1.490826 | 7.63 | 305.2 | 455 | |
2007 | 1.434426 | 7.93 | 317.2 | 455 | |
2008 | 1.409542 | 8.07 | 322.8 | 455 | |
2009 | 1.330409 | 8.55 | 342 | 455 | |
2010 | 1.330409 | 8.55 | 342 | 455 | |
2011 | 1.311995 | 8.67 | 346.8 | 455 | |
2012 | 1.258296 | 9.04 | 361.6 | 455 | |
2013 | 1.237758 | 9.19 | 367.6 | 455 | |
2014 | 1.220494 | 9.32 | 372.8 | 455 | |
2015 | 1.201162 | 9.47 | 378.8 | 455 | |
2016 | 2.410243 | 3 | 9.47 | 378.8 | 913 |
2017 | 3 |
Notes:
Years provided are years in which the federal OT salary threshold was updated.
For years 1949, 1958, 1963 & 1970, data is unavailable for WA minimum wage
Source: EPI analysis of Social Security Administration National Wage Index data; Office of Financial Management data; Table 1 in Social Security Bulletin, November 1949; Fair Labor Standards Act and Amendments;Wage and Hour Division,81 Fed. Reg. 32449-32450 (May 23, 2018);Washington State Department of Labor and Industries; US department of Commerce and US Department of Labor
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