After the longest period in history without an increase, the federal minimum wage today is worth 27% less than 13 years ago—and 40% less than in 1968: Real value of the minimum wage (adjusted for inflation)

Date Statutory federal minimum wage Real federal minimum wage (June 2022 dollars)
1938-10-01 $0.25 $6.76
1938-11-01 $0.25 $6.71
1938-12-01 $0.25 $6.65
1939-01-01 $0.25 $6.59
1939-02-01 $0.25 $6.54
1939-03-01 $0.25 $6.49
1939-04-01 $0.25 $6.43
1939-05-01 $0.25 $6.38
1939-06-01 $0.25 $6.33
1939-07-01 $0.25 $6.27
1939-08-01 $0.25 $6.22
1939-09-01 $0.25 $6.17
1939-10-01 $0.30 $7.34
1939-11-01 $0.30 $7.28
1939-12-01 $0.30 $7.22
1940-01-01 $0.30 $7.16
1940-02-01 $0.30 $7.10
1940-03-01 $0.30 $7.04
1940-04-01 $0.30 $6.98
1940-05-01 $0.30 $6.93
1940-06-01 $0.30 $6.87
1940-07-01 $0.30 $6.81
1940-08-01 $0.30 $6.75
1940-09-01 $0.30 $6.70
1940-10-01 $0.30 $6.64
1940-11-01 $0.30 $6.59
1940-12-01 $0.30 $6.53
1941-01-01 $0.30 $6.48
1941-02-01 $0.30 $6.42
1941-03-01 $0.30 $6.37
1941-04-01 $0.30 $6.32
1941-05-01 $0.30 $6.27
1941-06-01 $0.30 $6.21
1941-07-01 $0.30 $6.16
1941-08-01 $0.30 $6.11
1941-09-01 $0.30 $6.06
1941-10-01 $0.30 $6.01
1941-11-01 $0.30 $5.96
1941-12-01 $0.30 $5.91
1942-01-01 $0.30 $5.86
1942-02-01 $0.30 $5.81
1942-03-01 $0.30 $5.77
1942-04-01 $0.30 $5.72
1942-05-01 $0.30 $5.67
1942-06-01 $0.30 $5.62
1942-07-01 $0.30 $5.58
1942-08-01 $0.30 $5.53
1942-09-01 $0.30 $5.48
1942-10-01 $0.30 $5.44
1942-11-01 $0.30 $5.39
1942-12-01 $0.30 $5.35
1943-01-01 $0.30 $5.30
1943-02-01 $0.30 $5.26
1943-03-01 $0.30 $5.22
1943-04-01 $0.30 $5.17
1943-05-01 $0.30 $5.13
1943-06-01 $0.30 $5.09
1943-07-01 $0.30 $5.05
1943-08-01 $0.30 $5.00
1943-09-01 $0.30 $4.96
1943-10-01 $0.30 $4.92
1943-11-01 $0.30 $4.88
1943-12-01 $0.30 $4.84
1944-01-01 $0.30 $4.80
1944-02-01 $0.30 $4.76
1944-03-01 $0.30 $4.72
1944-04-01 $0.30 $4.68
1944-05-01 $0.30 $4.64
1944-06-01 $0.30 $4.60
1944-07-01 $0.30 $4.57
1944-08-01 $0.30 $4.53
1944-09-01 $0.30 $4.49
1944-10-01 $0.30 $4.45
1944-11-01 $0.30 $4.42
1944-12-01 $0.30 $4.38
1945-01-01 $0.30 $4.34
1945-02-01 $0.30 $4.31
1945-03-01 $0.30 $4.27
1945-04-01 $0.30 $4.24
1945-05-01 $0.30 $4.20
1945-06-01 $0.30 $4.17
1945-07-01 $0.30 $4.13
1945-08-01 $0.30 $4.10
1945-09-01 $0.30 $4.06
1945-10-01 $0.40 $5.37
1945-11-01 $0.40 $5.33
1945-12-01 $0.40 $5.28
1946-01-01 $0.40 $5.24
1946-02-01 $0.40 $5.20
1946-03-01 $0.40 $5.15
1946-04-01 $0.40 $5.11
1946-05-01 $0.40 $5.07
1946-06-01 $0.40 $5.03
1946-07-01 $0.40 $4.98
1946-08-01 $0.40 $4.94
1946-09-01 $0.40 $4.90
1946-10-01 $0.40 $4.86
1946-11-01 $0.40 $4.82
1946-12-01 $0.40 $4.78
1947-01-01 $0.40 $4.79
1947-02-01 $0.40 $4.76
1947-03-01 $0.40 $4.68
1947-04-01 $0.40 $4.68
1947-05-01 $0.40 $4.69
1947-06-01 $0.40 $4.66
1947-07-01 $0.40 $4.63
1947-08-01 $0.40 $4.60
1947-09-01 $0.40 $4.51
1947-10-01 $0.40 $4.50
1947-11-01 $0.40 $4.47
1947-12-01 $0.40 $4.40
1948-01-01 $0.40 $4.35
1948-02-01 $0.40 $4.35
1948-03-01 $0.40 $4.38
1948-04-01 $0.40 $4.32
1948-05-01 $0.40 $4.29
1948-06-01 $0.40 $4.26
1948-07-01 $0.40 $4.22
1948-08-01 $0.40 $4.22
1948-09-01 $0.40 $4.23
1948-10-01 $0.40 $4.24
1948-11-01 $0.40 $4.26
1948-12-01 $0.40 $4.28
1949-01-01 $0.40 $4.29
1949-02-01 $0.40 $4.31
1949-03-01 $0.40 $4.31
1949-04-01 $0.40 $4.31
1949-05-01 $0.40 $4.31
1949-06-01 $0.40 $4.31
1949-07-01 $0.40 $4.35
1949-08-01 $0.40 $4.35
1949-09-01 $0.40 $4.34
1949-10-01 $0.40 $4.35
1949-11-01 $0.40 $4.35
1949-12-01 $0.40 $4.36
1950-01-01 $0.75 $8.21
1950-02-01 $0.75 $8.18
1950-03-01 $0.75 $8.17
1950-04-01 $0.75 $8.17
1950-05-01 $0.75 $8.12
1950-06-01 $0.75 $8.09
1950-07-01 $0.75 $8.02
1950-08-01 $0.75 $7.98
1950-09-01 $0.75 $7.93
1950-10-01 $0.75 $7.88
1950-11-01 $0.75 $7.85
1950-12-01 $0.75 $7.73
1951-01-01 $0.75 $7.61
1951-02-01 $0.75 $7.48
1951-03-01 $0.75 $7.46
1951-04-01 $0.75 $7.45
1951-05-01 $0.75 $7.43
1951-06-01 $0.75 $7.45
1951-07-01 $0.75 $7.45
1951-08-01 $0.75 $7.47
1951-09-01 $0.75 $7.42
1951-10-01 $0.75 $7.38
1951-11-01 $0.75 $7.34
1951-12-01 $0.75 $7.30
1952-01-01 $0.75 $7.30
1952-02-01 $0.75 $7.31
1952-03-01 $0.75 $7.32
1952-04-01 $0.75 $7.30
1952-05-01 $0.75 $7.30
1952-06-01 $0.75 $7.28
1952-07-01 $0.75 $7.24
1952-08-01 $0.75 $7.24
1952-09-01 $0.75 $7.25
1952-10-01 $0.75 $7.24
1952-11-01 $0.75 $7.24
1952-12-01 $0.75 $7.23
1953-01-01 $0.75 $7.25
1953-02-01 $0.75 $7.26
1953-03-01 $0.75 $7.25
1953-04-01 $0.75 $7.24
1953-05-01 $0.75 $7.23
1953-06-01 $0.75 $7.21
1953-07-01 $0.75 $7.21
1953-08-01 $0.75 $7.19
1953-09-01 $0.75 $7.18
1953-10-01 $0.75 $7.17
1953-11-01 $0.75 $7.19
1953-12-01 $0.75 $7.19
1954-01-01 $0.75 $7.17
1954-02-01 $0.75 $7.16
1954-03-01 $0.75 $7.17
1954-04-01 $0.75 $7.19
1954-05-01 $0.75 $7.17
1954-06-01 $0.75 $7.17
1954-07-01 $0.75 $7.19
1954-08-01 $0.75 $7.19
1954-09-01 $0.75 $7.20
1954-10-01 $0.75 $7.23
1954-11-01 $0.75 $7.21
1954-12-01 $0.75 $7.21
1955-01-01 $0.75 $7.21
1955-02-01 $0.75 $7.20
1955-03-01 $0.75 $7.21
1955-04-01 $0.75 $7.21
1955-05-01 $0.75 $7.21
1955-06-01 $0.75 $7.23
1955-07-01 $0.75 $7.22
1955-08-01 $0.75 $7.23
1955-09-01 $0.75 $7.19
1955-10-01 $0.75 $7.20
1955-11-01 $0.75 $7.18
1955-12-01 $0.75 $7.19
1956-01-01 $0.75 $7.20
1956-02-01 $0.75 $7.19
1956-03-01 $1.00 $9.58
1956-04-01 $1.00 $9.56
1956-05-01 $1.00 $9.53
1956-06-01 $1.00 $9.48
1956-07-01 $1.00 $9.44
1956-08-01 $1.00 $9.43
1956-09-01 $1.00 $9.41
1956-10-01 $1.00 $9.36
1956-11-01 $1.00 $9.36
1956-12-01 $1.00 $9.32
1957-01-01 $1.00 $9.31
1957-02-01 $1.00 $9.26
1957-03-01 $1.00 $9.24
1957-04-01 $1.00 $9.22
1957-05-01 $1.00 $9.20
1957-06-01 $1.00 $9.16
1957-07-01 $1.00 $9.13
1957-08-01 $1.00 $9.10
1957-09-01 $1.00 $9.09
1957-10-01 $1.00 $9.09
1957-11-01 $1.00 $9.06
1957-12-01 $1.00 $9.04
1958-01-01 $1.00 $8.99
1958-02-01 $1.00 $8.97
1958-03-01 $1.00 $8.92
1958-04-01 $1.00 $8.90
1958-05-01 $1.00 $8.90
1958-06-01 $1.00 $8.91
1958-07-01 $1.00 $8.91
1958-08-01 $1.00 $8.90
1958-09-01 $1.00 $8.91
1958-10-01 $1.00 $8.91
1958-11-01 $1.00 $8.89
1958-12-01 $1.00 $8.89
1959-01-01 $1.00 $8.88
1959-02-01 $1.00 $8.88
1959-03-01 $1.00 $8.89
1959-04-01 $1.00 $8.88
1959-05-01 $1.00 $8.87
1959-06-01 $1.00 $8.85
1959-07-01 $1.00 $8.83
1959-08-01 $1.00 $8.82
1959-09-01 $1.00 $8.80
1959-10-01 $1.00 $8.77
1959-11-01 $1.00 $8.77
1959-12-01 $1.00 $8.75
1960-01-01 $1.00 $8.77
1960-02-01 $1.00 $8.75
1960-03-01 $1.00 $8.75
1960-04-01 $1.00 $8.72
1960-05-01 $1.00 $8.71
1960-06-01 $1.00 $8.70
1960-07-01 $1.00 $8.71
1960-08-01 $1.00 $8.70
1960-09-01 $1.00 $8.70
1960-10-01 $1.00 $8.65
1960-11-01 $1.00 $8.65
1960-12-01 $1.00 $8.64
1961-01-01 $1.00 $8.63
1961-02-01 $1.00 $8.63
1961-03-01 $1.00 $8.63
1961-04-01 $1.00 $8.64
1961-05-01 $1.00 $8.63
1961-06-01 $1.00 $8.63
1961-07-01 $1.00 $8.61
1961-08-01 $1.00 $8.60
1961-09-01 $1.15 $9.88
1961-10-01 $1.15 $9.88
1961-11-01 $1.15 $9.88
1961-12-01 $1.15 $9.87
1962-01-01 $1.15 $9.86
1962-02-01 $1.15 $9.83
1962-03-01 $1.15 $9.81
1962-04-01 $1.15 $9.80
1962-05-01 $1.15 $9.79
1962-06-01 $1.15 $9.80
1962-07-01 $1.15 $9.80
1962-08-01 $1.15 $9.78
1962-09-01 $1.15 $9.73
1962-10-01 $1.15 $9.75
1962-11-01 $1.15 $9.75
1962-12-01 $1.15 $9.75
1963-01-01 $1.15 $9.73
1963-02-01 $1.15 $9.71
1963-03-01 $1.15 $9.71
1963-04-01 $1.15 $9.71
1963-05-01 $1.15 $9.71
1963-06-01 $1.15 $9.67
1963-07-01 $1.15 $9.65
1963-08-01 $1.15 $9.63
1963-09-01 $1.25 $10.48
1963-10-01 $1.25 $10.47
1963-11-01 $1.25 $10.46
1963-12-01 $1.25 $10.42
1964-01-01 $1.25 $10.40
1964-02-01 $1.25 $10.41
1964-03-01 $1.25 $10.40
1964-04-01 $1.25 $10.40
1964-05-01 $1.25 $10.39
1964-06-01 $1.25 $10.38
1964-07-01 $1.25 $10.38
1964-08-01 $1.25 $10.37
1964-09-01 $1.25 $10.36
1964-10-01 $1.25 $10.34
1964-11-01 $1.25 $10.31
1964-12-01 $1.25 $10.30
1965-01-01 $1.25 $10.29
1965-02-01 $1.25 $10.29
1965-03-01 $1.25 $10.28
1965-04-01 $1.25 $10.26
1965-05-01 $1.25 $10.22
1965-06-01 $1.25 $10.18
1965-07-01 $1.25 $10.19
1965-08-01 $1.25 $10.20
1965-09-01 $1.25 $10.18
1965-10-01 $1.25 $10.17
1965-11-01 $1.25 $10.14
1965-12-01 $1.25 $10.11
1966-01-01 $1.25 $10.10
1966-02-01 $1.25 $10.03
1966-03-01 $1.25 $10.00
1966-04-01 $1.25 $9.97
1966-05-01 $1.25 $9.95
1966-06-01 $1.25 $9.94
1966-07-01 $1.25 $9.92
1966-08-01 $1.25 $9.86
1966-09-01 $1.25 $9.83
1966-10-01 $1.25 $9.80
1966-11-01 $1.25 $9.79
1966-12-01 $1.25 $9.78
1967-01-01 $1.25 $9.78
1967-02-01 $1.40 $10.92
1967-03-01 $1.40 $10.93
1967-04-01 $1.40 $10.93
1967-05-01 $1.40 $10.90
1967-06-01 $1.40 $10.84
1967-07-01 $1.40 $10.81
1967-08-01 $1.40 $10.78
1967-09-01 $1.40 $10.75
1967-10-01 $1.40 $10.72
1967-11-01 $1.40 $10.66
1967-12-01 $1.40 $10.63
1968-01-01 $1.40 $10.63
1968-02-01 $1.60 $12.12
1968-03-01 $1.60 $12.05
1968-04-01 $1.60 $12.02
1968-05-01 $1.60 $11.99
1968-06-01 $1.60 $11.96
1968-07-01 $1.60 $11.89
1968-08-01 $1.60 $11.86
1968-09-01 $1.60 $11.83
1968-10-01 $1.60 $11.77
1968-11-01 $1.60 $11.74
1968-12-01 $1.60 $11.70
1969-01-01 $1.60 $11.67
1969-02-01 $1.60 $11.65
1969-03-01 $1.60 $11.59
1969-04-01 $1.60 $11.53
1969-05-01 $1.60 $11.50
1969-06-01 $1.60 $11.41
1969-07-01 $1.60 $11.38
1969-08-01 $1.60 $11.38
1969-09-01 $1.60 $11.30
1969-10-01 $1.60 $11.27
1969-11-01 $1.60 $11.21
1969-12-01 $1.60 $11.15
1970-01-01 $1.60 $11.10
1970-02-01 $1.60 $11.04
1970-03-01 $1.60 $11.02
1970-04-01 $1.60 $10.96
1970-05-01 $1.60 $10.94
1970-06-01 $1.60 $10.91
1970-07-01 $1.60 $10.89
1970-08-01 $1.60 $10.83
1970-09-01 $1.60 $10.81
1970-10-01 $1.60 $10.75
1970-11-01 $1.60 $10.70
1970-12-01 $1.60 $10.65
1971-01-01 $1.60 $10.63
1971-02-01 $1.60 $10.60
1971-03-01 $1.60 $10.55
1971-04-01 $1.60 $10.50
1971-05-01 $1.60 $10.45
1971-06-01 $1.60 $10.43
1971-07-01 $1.60 $10.41
1971-08-01 $1.60 $10.41
1971-09-01 $1.60 $10.36
1971-10-01 $1.60 $10.33
1971-11-01 $1.60 $10.31
1971-12-01 $1.60 $10.31
1972-01-01 $1.60 $10.26
1972-02-01 $1.60 $10.22
1972-03-01 $1.60 $10.22
1972-04-01 $1.60 $10.19
1972-05-01 $1.60 $10.17
1972-06-01 $1.60 $10.12
1972-07-01 $1.60 $10.15
1972-08-01 $1.60 $10.13
1972-09-01 $1.60 $10.06
1972-10-01 $1.60 $10.06
1972-11-01 $1.60 $9.99
1972-12-01 $1.60 $9.97
1973-01-01 $1.60 $9.90
1973-02-01 $1.60 $9.84
1973-03-01 $1.60 $9.73
1973-04-01 $1.60 $9.67
1973-05-01 $1.60 $9.63
1973-06-01 $1.60 $9.56
1973-07-01 $1.60 $9.57
1973-08-01 $1.60 $9.41
1973-09-01 $1.60 $9.37
1973-10-01 $1.60 $9.31
1973-11-01 $1.60 $9.25
1973-12-01 $1.60 $9.17
1974-01-01 $1.60 $9.08
1974-02-01 $1.60 $8.97
1974-03-01 $1.60 $8.90
1974-04-01 $1.60 $8.83
1974-05-01 $2.00 $10.95
1974-06-01 $2.00 $10.87
1974-07-01 $2.00 $10.83
1974-08-01 $2.00 $10.70
1974-09-01 $2.00 $10.56
1974-10-01 $2.00 $10.50
1974-11-01 $2.00 $10.41
1974-12-01 $2.00 $10.35
1975-01-01 $2.10 $10.78
1975-02-01 $2.10 $10.75
1975-03-01 $2.10 $10.71
1975-04-01 $2.10 $10.65
1975-05-01 $2.10 $10.65
1975-06-01 $2.10 $10.56
1975-07-01 $2.10 $10.48
1975-08-01 $2.10 $10.41
1975-09-01 $2.10 $10.35
1975-10-01 $2.10 $10.30
1975-11-01 $2.10 $10.24
1975-12-01 $2.10 $10.17
1976-01-01 $2.30 $11.10
1976-02-01 $2.30 $11.08
1976-03-01 $2.30 $11.05
1976-04-01 $2.30 $11.03
1976-05-01 $2.30 $10.97
1976-06-01 $2.30 $10.92
1976-07-01 $2.30 $10.86
1976-08-01 $2.30 $10.81
1976-09-01 $2.30 $10.75
1976-10-01 $2.30 $10.70
1976-11-01 $2.30 $10.65
1976-12-01 $2.30 $10.59
1977-01-01 $2.30 $10.52
1977-02-01 $2.30 $10.42
1977-03-01 $2.30 $10.39
1977-04-01 $2.30 $10.32
1977-05-01 $2.30 $10.29
1977-06-01 $2.30 $10.24
1977-07-01 $2.30 $10.21
1977-08-01 $2.30 $10.15
1977-09-01 $2.30 $10.13
1977-10-01 $2.30 $10.08
1977-11-01 $2.30 $10.02
1977-12-01 $2.30 $9.97
1978-01-01 $2.65 $11.45
1978-02-01 $2.65 $11.39
1978-03-01 $2.65 $11.32
1978-04-01 $2.65 $11.22
1978-05-01 $2.65 $11.13
1978-06-01 $2.65 $11.04
1978-07-01 $2.65 $10.99
1978-08-01 $2.65 $10.93
1978-09-01 $2.65 $10.88
1978-10-01 $2.65 $10.82
1978-11-01 $2.65 $10.73
1978-12-01 $2.65 $10.66
1979-01-01 $2.90 $11.58
1979-02-01 $2.90 $11.48
1979-03-01 $2.90 $11.39
1979-04-01 $2.90 $11.28
1979-05-01 $2.90 $11.17
1979-06-01 $2.90 $11.07
1979-07-01 $2.90 $10.97
1979-08-01 $2.90 $10.88
1979-09-01 $2.90 $10.79
1979-10-01 $2.90 $10.71
1979-11-01 $2.90 $10.64
1979-12-01 $2.90 $10.52
1980-01-01 $3.10 $11.14
1980-02-01 $3.10 $11.00
1980-03-01 $3.10 $10.88
1980-04-01 $3.10 $10.81
1980-05-01 $3.10 $10.73
1980-06-01 $3.10 $10.66
1980-07-01 $3.10 $10.58
1980-08-01 $3.10 $10.49
1980-09-01 $3.10 $10.40
1980-10-01 $3.10 $10.33
1980-11-01 $3.10 $10.25
1980-12-01 $3.10 $10.15
1981-01-01 $3.35 $10.89
1981-02-01 $3.35 $10.77
1981-03-01 $3.35 $10.68
1981-04-01 $3.35 $10.63
1981-05-01 $3.35 $10.57
1981-06-01 $3.35 $10.52
1981-07-01 $3.35 $10.44
1981-08-01 $3.35 $10.36
1981-09-01 $3.35 $10.30
1981-10-01 $3.35 $10.25
1981-11-01 $3.35 $10.19
1981-12-01 $3.35 $10.13
1982-01-01 $3.35 $10.09
1982-02-01 $3.35 $10.06
1982-03-01 $3.35 $10.05
1982-04-01 $3.35 $10.05
1982-05-01 $3.35 $9.98
1982-06-01 $3.35 $9.89
1982-07-01 $3.35 $9.82
1982-08-01 $3.35 $9.80
1982-09-01 $3.35 $9.77
1982-10-01 $3.35 $9.71
1982-11-01 $3.35 $9.68
1982-12-01 $3.35 $9.65
1983-01-01 $3.35 $9.63
1983-02-01 $3.35 $9.63
1983-03-01 $3.35 $9.63
1983-04-01 $3.35 $9.56
1983-05-01 $3.35 $9.52
1983-06-01 $3.35 $9.49
1983-07-01 $3.35 $9.45
1983-08-01 $3.35 $9.42
1983-09-01 $3.35 $9.38
1983-10-01 $3.35 $9.35
1983-11-01 $3.35 $9.32
1983-12-01 $3.35 $9.29
1984-01-01 $3.35 $9.25
1984-02-01 $3.35 $9.21
1984-03-01 $3.35 $9.20
1984-04-01 $3.35 $9.16
1984-05-01 $3.35 $9.14
1984-06-01 $3.35 $9.12
1984-07-01 $3.35 $9.08
1984-08-01 $3.35 $9.05
1984-09-01 $3.35 $9.02
1984-10-01 $3.35 $9.00
1984-11-01 $3.35 $8.98
1984-12-01 $3.35 $8.95
1985-01-01 $3.35 $8.95
1985-02-01 $3.35 $8.92
1985-03-01 $3.35 $8.88
1985-04-01 $3.35 $8.85
1985-05-01 $3.35 $8.82
1985-06-01 $3.35 $8.80
1985-07-01 $3.35 $8.78
1985-08-01 $3.35 $8.76
1985-09-01 $3.35 $8.75
1985-10-01 $3.35 $8.72
1985-11-01 $3.35 $8.67
1985-12-01 $3.35 $8.64
1986-01-01 $3.35 $8.62
1986-02-01 $3.35 $8.65
1986-03-01 $3.35 $8.69
1986-04-01 $3.35 $8.72
1986-05-01 $3.35 $8.70
1986-06-01 $3.35 $8.66
1986-07-01 $3.35 $8.66
1986-08-01 $3.35 $8.64
1986-09-01 $3.35 $8.61
1986-10-01 $3.35 $8.60
1986-11-01 $3.35 $8.58
1986-12-01 $3.35 $8.55
1987-01-01 $3.35 $8.51
1987-02-01 $3.35 $8.49
1987-03-01 $3.35 $8.45
1987-04-01 $3.35 $8.42
1987-05-01 $3.35 $8.40
1987-06-01 $3.35 $8.37
1987-07-01 $3.35 $8.35
1987-08-01 $3.35 $8.31
1987-09-01 $3.35 $8.28
1987-10-01 $3.35 $8.26
1987-11-01 $3.35 $8.23
1987-12-01 $3.35 $8.22
1988-01-01 $3.35 $8.21
1988-02-01 $3.35 $8.20
1988-03-01 $3.35 $8.17
1988-04-01 $3.35 $8.14
1988-05-01 $3.35 $8.11
1988-06-01 $3.35 $8.09
1988-07-01 $3.35 $8.05
1988-08-01 $3.35 $8.02
1988-09-01 $3.35 $7.98
1988-10-01 $3.35 $7.96
1988-11-01 $3.35 $7.93
1988-12-01 $3.35 $7.91
1989-01-01 $3.35 $7.88
1989-02-01 $3.35 $7.86
1989-03-01 $3.35 $7.82
1989-04-01 $3.35 $7.78
1989-05-01 $3.35 $7.74
1989-06-01 $3.35 $7.73
1989-07-01 $3.35 $7.70
1989-08-01 $3.35 $7.70
1989-09-01 $3.35 $7.68
1989-10-01 $3.35 $7.64
1989-11-01 $3.35 $7.62
1989-12-01 $3.35 $7.59
1990-01-01 $3.35 $7.52
1990-02-01 $3.35 $7.50
1990-03-01 $3.35 $7.46
1990-04-01 $3.80 $8.46
1990-05-01 $3.80 $8.45
1990-06-01 $3.80 $8.41
1990-07-01 $3.80 $8.37
1990-08-01 $3.80 $8.30
1990-09-01 $3.80 $8.24
1990-10-01 $3.80 $8.19
1990-11-01 $3.80 $8.16
1990-12-01 $3.80 $8.14
1991-01-01 $3.80 $8.12
1991-02-01 $3.80 $8.12
1991-03-01 $3.80 $8.12
1991-04-01 $4.25 $9.08
1991-05-01 $4.25 $9.05
1991-06-01 $4.25 $9.04
1991-07-01 $4.25 $9.02
1991-08-01 $4.25 $9.00
1991-09-01 $4.25 $8.97
1991-10-01 $4.25 $8.96
1991-11-01 $4.25 $8.92
1991-12-01 $4.25 $8.90
1992-01-01 $4.25 $8.89
1992-02-01 $4.25 $8.87
1992-03-01 $4.25 $8.85
1992-04-01 $4.25 $8.84
1992-05-01 $4.25 $8.83
1992-06-01 $4.25 $8.81
1992-07-01 $4.25 $8.79
1992-08-01 $4.25 $8.77
1992-09-01 $4.25 $8.75
1992-10-01 $4.25 $8.73
1992-11-01 $4.25 $8.70
1992-12-01 $4.25 $8.68
1993-01-01 $4.25 $8.66
1993-02-01 $4.25 $8.64
1993-03-01 $4.25 $8.63
1993-04-01 $4.25 $8.61
1993-05-01 $4.25 $8.59
1993-06-01 $4.25 $8.59
1993-07-01 $4.25 $8.58
1993-08-01 $4.25 $8.56
1993-09-01 $4.25 $8.56
1993-10-01 $4.25 $8.52
1993-11-01 $4.25 $8.50
1993-12-01 $4.25 $8.49
1994-01-01 $4.25 $8.48
1994-02-01 $4.25 $8.47
1994-03-01 $4.25 $8.45
1994-04-01 $4.25 $8.45
1994-05-01 $4.25 $8.44
1994-06-01 $4.25 $8.42
1994-07-01 $4.25 $8.40
1994-08-01 $4.25 $8.37
1994-09-01 $4.25 $8.36
1994-10-01 $4.25 $8.35
1994-11-01 $4.25 $8.33
1994-12-01 $4.25 $8.31
1995-01-01 $4.25 $8.29
1995-02-01 $4.25 $8.27
1995-03-01 $4.25 $8.26
1995-04-01 $4.25 $8.24
1995-05-01 $4.25 $8.23
1995-06-01 $4.25 $8.21
1995-07-01 $4.25 $8.20
1995-08-01 $4.25 $8.19
1995-09-01 $4.25 $8.17
1995-10-01 $4.25 $8.15
1995-11-01 $4.25 $8.14
1995-12-01 $4.25 $8.12
1996-01-01 $4.25 $8.09
1996-02-01 $4.25 $8.08
1996-03-01 $4.25 $8.05
1996-04-01 $4.25 $8.03
1996-05-01 $4.25 $8.01
1996-06-01 $4.25 $8.00
1996-07-01 $4.25 $7.99
1996-08-01 $4.25 $7.98
1996-09-01 $4.25 $7.96
1996-10-01 $4.75 $8.86
1996-11-01 $4.75 $8.83
1996-12-01 $4.75 $8.80
1997-01-01 $4.75 $8.79
1997-02-01 $4.75 $8.78
1997-03-01 $4.75 $8.77
1997-04-01 $4.75 $8.77
1997-05-01 $4.75 $8.77
1997-06-01 $4.75 $8.76
1997-07-01 $4.75 $8.75
1997-08-01 $4.75 $8.74
1997-09-01 $5.15 $9.45
1997-10-01 $5.15 $9.43
1997-11-01 $5.15 $9.41
1997-12-01 $5.15 $9.40
1998-01-01 $5.15 $9.39
1998-02-01 $5.15 $9.39
1998-03-01 $5.15 $9.40
1998-04-01 $5.15 $9.39
1998-05-01 $5.15 $9.37
1998-06-01 $5.15 $9.37
1998-07-01 $5.15 $9.35
1998-08-01 $5.15 $9.34
1998-09-01 $5.15 $9.33
1998-10-01 $5.15 $9.31
1998-11-01 $5.15 $9.29
1998-12-01 $5.15 $9.27
1999-01-01 $5.15 $9.26
1999-02-01 $5.15 $9.26
1999-03-01 $5.15 $9.25
1999-04-01 $5.15 $9.19
1999-05-01 $5.15 $9.20
1999-06-01 $5.15 $9.19
1999-07-01 $5.15 $9.16
1999-08-01 $5.15 $9.14
1999-09-01 $5.15 $9.10
1999-10-01 $5.15 $9.07
1999-11-01 $5.15 $9.05
1999-12-01 $5.15 $9.02
2000-01-01 $5.15 $9.00
2000-02-01 $5.15 $8.97
2000-03-01 $5.15 $8.92
2000-04-01 $5.15 $8.92
2000-05-01 $5.15 $8.91
2000-06-01 $5.15 $8.86
2000-07-01 $5.15 $8.84
2000-08-01 $5.15 $8.84
2000-09-01 $5.15 $8.80
2000-10-01 $5.15 $8.77
2000-11-01 $5.15 $8.74
2000-12-01 $5.15 $8.72
2001-01-01 $5.15 $8.68
2001-02-01 $5.15 $8.66
2001-03-01 $5.15 $8.66
2001-04-01 $5.15 $8.64
2001-05-01 $5.15 $8.60
2001-06-01 $5.15 $8.58
2001-07-01 $5.15 $8.60
2001-08-01 $5.15 $8.60
2001-09-01 $5.15 $8.57
2001-10-01 $5.15 $8.59
2001-11-01 $5.15 $8.58
2001-12-01 $5.15 $8.59
2002-01-01 $5.15 $8.58
2002-02-01 $5.15 $8.56
2002-03-01 $5.15 $8.54
2002-04-01 $5.15 $8.50
2002-05-01 $5.15 $8.50
2002-06-01 $5.15 $8.50
2002-07-01 $5.15 $8.48
2002-08-01 $5.15 $8.45
2002-09-01 $5.15 $8.44
2002-10-01 $5.15 $8.42
2002-11-01 $5.15 $8.39
2002-12-01 $5.15 $8.39
2003-01-01 $5.15 $8.36
2003-02-01 $5.15 $8.31
2003-03-01 $5.15 $8.28
2003-04-01 $5.15 $8.31
2003-05-01 $5.15 $8.33
2003-06-01 $5.15 $8.32
2003-07-01 $5.15 $8.30
2003-08-01 $5.15 $8.27
2003-09-01 $5.15 $8.25
2003-10-01 $5.15 $8.25
2003-11-01 $5.15 $8.25
2003-12-01 $5.15 $8.23
2004-01-01 $5.15 $8.20
2004-02-01 $5.15 $8.17
2004-03-01 $5.15 $8.14
2004-04-01 $5.15 $8.13
2004-05-01 $5.15 $8.09
2004-06-01 $5.15 $8.06
2004-07-01 $5.15 $8.06
2004-08-01 $5.15 $8.06
2004-09-01 $5.15 $8.05
2004-10-01 $5.15 $7.99
2004-11-01 $5.15 $7.96
2004-12-01 $5.15 $7.97
2005-01-01 $5.15 $7.97
2005-02-01 $5.15 $7.94
2005-03-01 $5.15 $7.90
2005-04-01 $5.15 $7.85
2005-05-01 $5.15 $7.86
2005-06-01 $5.15 $7.86
2005-07-01 $5.15 $7.82
2005-08-01 $5.15 $7.78
2005-09-01 $5.15 $7.68
2005-10-01 $5.15 $7.66
2005-11-01 $5.15 $7.70
2005-12-01 $5.15 $7.71
2006-01-01 $5.15 $7.66
2006-02-01 $5.15 $7.66
2006-03-01 $5.15 $7.63
2006-04-01 $5.15 $7.58
2006-05-01 $5.15 $7.55
2006-06-01 $5.15 $7.54
2006-07-01 $5.15 $7.51
2006-08-01 $5.15 $7.49
2006-09-01 $5.15 $7.53
2006-10-01 $5.15 $7.56
2006-11-01 $5.15 $7.55
2006-12-01 $5.15 $7.51
2007-01-01 $5.15 $7.50
2007-02-01 $5.15 $7.47
2007-03-01 $5.15 $7.43
2007-04-01 $5.15 $7.39
2007-05-01 $5.15 $7.35
2007-06-01 $5.15 $7.34
2007-07-01 $5.85 $8.33
2007-08-01 $5.85 $8.34
2007-09-01 $5.85 $8.32
2007-10-01 $5.85 $8.29
2007-11-01 $5.85 $8.22
2007-12-01 $5.85 $8.20
2008-01-01 $5.85 $8.17
2008-02-01 $5.85 $8.16
2008-03-01 $5.85 $8.12
2008-04-01 $5.85 $8.08
2008-05-01 $5.85 $8.02
2008-06-01 $5.85 $7.94
2008-07-01 $6.55 $8.83
2008-08-01 $6.55 $8.87
2008-09-01 $6.55 $8.88
2008-10-01 $6.55 $8.96
2008-11-01 $6.55 $9.10
2008-12-01 $6.55 $9.17
2009-01-01 $6.55 $9.15
2009-02-01 $6.55 $9.12
2009-03-01 $6.55 $9.12
2009-04-01 $6.55 $9.11
2009-05-01 $6.55 $9.09
2009-06-01 $6.55 $9.02
2009-07-01 $7.25 $9.99
2009-08-01 $7.25 $9.96
2009-09-01 $7.25 $9.96
2009-10-01 $7.25 $9.93
2009-11-01 $7.25 $9.90
2009-12-01 $7.25 $9.88
2010-01-01 $7.25 $9.87
2010-02-01 $7.25 $9.88
2010-03-01 $7.25 $9.87
2010-04-01 $7.25 $9.86
2010-05-01 $7.25 $9.87
2010-06-01 $7.25 $9.88
2010-07-01 $7.25 $9.87
2010-08-01 $7.25 $9.85
2010-09-01 $7.25 $9.84
2010-10-01 $7.25 $9.82
2010-11-01 $7.25 $9.78
2010-12-01 $7.25 $9.74
2011-01-01 $7.25 $9.70
2011-02-01 $7.25 $9.68
2011-03-01 $7.25 $9.61
2011-04-01 $7.25 $9.56
2011-05-01 $7.25 $9.52
2011-06-01 $7.25 $9.54
2011-07-01 $7.25 $9.52
2011-08-01 $7.25 $9.49
2011-09-01 $7.25 $9.48
2011-10-01 $7.25 $9.48
2011-11-01 $7.25 $9.46
2011-12-01 $7.25 $9.45
2012-01-01 $7.25 $9.43
2012-02-01 $7.25 $9.40
2012-03-01 $7.25 $9.36
2012-04-01 $7.25 $9.34
2012-05-01 $7.25 $9.36
2012-06-01 $7.25 $9.38
2012-07-01 $7.25 $9.39
2012-08-01 $7.25 $9.33
2012-09-01 $7.25 $9.29
2012-10-01 $7.25 $9.28
2012-11-01 $7.25 $9.29
2012-12-01 $7.25 $9.29
2013-01-01 $7.25 $9.27
2013-02-01 $7.25 $9.22
2013-03-01 $7.25 $9.22
2013-04-01 $7.25 $9.24
2013-05-01 $7.25 $9.23
2013-06-01 $7.25 $9.21
2013-07-01 $7.25 $9.20
2013-08-01 $7.25 $9.19
2013-09-01 $7.25 $9.18
2013-10-01 $7.25 $9.19
2013-11-01 $7.25 $9.17
2013-12-01 $7.25 $9.15
2014-01-01 $7.25 $9.13
2014-02-01 $7.25 $9.11
2014-03-01 $7.25 $9.08
2014-04-01 $7.25 $9.06
2014-05-01 $7.25 $9.03
2014-06-01 $7.25 $9.02
2014-07-01 $7.25 $9.02
2014-08-01 $7.25 $9.03
2014-09-01 $7.25 $9.02
2014-10-01 $7.25 $9.03
2014-11-01 $7.25 $9.05
2014-12-01 $7.25 $9.07
2015-01-01 $7.25 $9.13
2015-02-01 $7.25 $9.11
2015-03-01 $7.25 $9.08
2015-04-01 $7.25 $9.07
2015-05-01 $7.25 $9.03
2015-06-01 $7.25 $9.00
2015-07-01 $7.25 $9.00
2015-08-01 $7.25 $9.01
2015-09-01 $7.25 $9.02
2015-10-01 $7.25 $9.01
2015-11-01 $7.25 $9.00
2015-12-01 $7.25 $9.00
2016-01-01 $7.25 $9.00
2016-02-01 $7.25 $9.01
2016-03-01 $7.25 $9.00
2016-04-01 $7.25 $8.97
2016-05-01 $7.25 $8.94
2016-06-01 $7.25 $8.91
2016-07-01 $7.25 $8.92
2016-08-01 $7.25 $8.91
2016-09-01 $7.25 $8.89
2016-10-01 $7.25 $8.86
2016-11-01 $7.25 $8.85
2016-12-01 $7.25 $8.82
2017-01-01 $7.25 $8.78
2017-02-01 $7.25 $8.77
2017-03-01 $7.25 $8.79
2017-04-01 $7.25 $8.77
2017-05-01 $7.25 $8.77
2017-06-01 $7.25 $8.77
2017-07-01 $7.25 $8.77
2017-08-01 $7.25 $8.74
2017-09-01 $7.25 $8.69
2017-10-01 $7.25 $8.69
2017-11-01 $7.25 $8.66
2017-12-01 $7.25 $8.64
2018-01-01 $7.25 $8.61
2018-02-01 $7.25 $8.58
2018-03-01 $7.25 $8.59
2018-04-01 $7.25 $8.56
2018-05-01 $7.25 $8.53
2018-06-01 $7.25 $8.52
2018-07-01 $7.25 $8.52
2018-08-01 $7.25 $8.51
2018-09-01 $7.25 $8.50
2018-10-01 $7.25 $8.47
2018-11-01 $7.25 $8.47
2018-12-01 $7.25 $8.47
2019-01-01 $7.25 $8.47
2019-02-01 $7.25 $8.46
2019-03-01 $7.25 $8.43
2019-04-01 $7.25 $8.39
2019-05-01 $7.25 $8.38
2019-06-01 $7.25 $8.38
2019-07-01 $7.25 $8.36
2019-08-01 $7.25 $8.36
2019-09-01 $7.25 $8.36
2019-10-01 $7.25 $8.32
2019-11-01 $7.25 $8.30
2019-12-01 $7.25 $8.29
2020-01-01 $7.25 $8.27
2020-02-01 $7.25 $8.26
2020-03-01 $7.25 $8.30
2020-04-01 $7.25 $8.36
2020-05-01 $7.25 $8.37
2020-06-01 $7.25 $8.33
2020-07-01 $7.25 $8.28
2020-08-01 $7.25 $8.25
2020-09-01 $7.25 $8.24
2020-10-01 $7.25 $8.23
2020-11-01 $7.25 $8.21
2020-12-01 $7.25 $8.19
2021-01-01 $7.25 $8.17
2021-02-01 $7.25 $8.13
2021-03-01 $7.25 $8.08
2021-04-01 $7.25 $8.03
2021-05-01 $7.25 $7.97
2021-06-01 $7.25 $7.90
2021-07-01 $7.25 $7.87
2021-08-01 $7.25 $7.84
2021-09-01 $7.25 $7.81
2021-10-01 $7.25 $7.74
2021-11-01 $7.25 $7.69
2021-12-01 $7.25 $7.64
2022-01-01 $7.25 $7.59
2022-02-01 $7.25 $7.53
2022-03-01 $7.25 $7.44
2022-04-01 $7.25 $7.42
2022-05-01 $7.25 $7.35
2022-06-01 $7.25 $7.25

 

After the longest period in history without an increase, the federal minimum wage today is worth 27% less than 13 years ago—and 40% less than in 1968: Real value of the minimum wage (adjusted for inflation)

Note: All values in June 2022 dollars, adjusted using the CPI-U in 2022 chained to the CPI-U-RS (1978–2021) and CPI-U-X1 (1967–1977) and CPI-U (1966 and before).

Source: Fair Labor Standards Act and amendments.

View the underlying data on epi.org.