In 2021, the minimum wage in the United States would be 22.88 U.S. dollars an hour if it grew with productivity. However, the current federal minimum wage in the United States 7.25 U.S. dollars an hour and has remained unchanged since 2009.
Value of the minimum wage if it grew with productivity in the United States from 1968 to 2021 (in 2021 U.S. dollars)
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Center for Economic and Policy Research (U.S.). (August 19, 2021). Value of the minimum wage if it grew with productivity in the United States from 1968 to 2021 (in 2021 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056023/value-minimum-wage-grew-productivity-us/
Center for Economic and Policy Research (U.S.). "Value of the minimum wage if it grew with productivity in the United States from 1968 to 2021 (in 2021 U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056023/value-minimum-wage-grew-productivity-us/
Center for Economic and Policy Research (U.S.). (2021). Value of the minimum wage if it grew with productivity in the United States from 1968 to 2021 (in 2021 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056023/value-minimum-wage-grew-productivity-us/
Center for Economic and Policy Research (U.S.). "Value of The Minimum Wage If It Grew with Productivity in The United States from 1968 to 2021 (in 2021 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056023/value-minimum-wage-grew-productivity-us/
Center for Economic and Policy Research (U.S.), Value of the minimum wage if it grew with productivity in the United States from 1968 to 2021 (in 2021 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056023/value-minimum-wage-grew-productivity-us/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Value of the minimum wage if it grew with productivity in the United States from 1968 to 2021 (in 2021 U.S. dollars) [Graph], Center for Economic and Policy Research (U.S.), August 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056023/value-minimum-wage-grew-productivity-us/