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Nearly 20 states are raising their minimum wages next year, the highest to $16/hour, as the federal rate stays frozen — is your state on the list?

The federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 since July 2009, the longest period without an increase since the wage floor was established in 1938. Fortunately it only applies in states that have no ...

This wage gap may be why you strain financially to live in your state

A study shows families in half of US states need to earn about $30 hourly to cover basic necessities, far exceeding federal and state minimum wages.
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The minimum wage will rise in these 22 states in 2026

The minimum wage is increasing in 22 states in Washington DC. Let's talk about what that means for workers. These changes go into effect in 2026, most of them on January 1st, and for people who are ...

Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has been $7.25 since 2009. Who actually earns that much?

Pennsylvania’s minimum wage hasn’t budged from the $7.25 federal minimum that was set in 2009. But the number of ...

There are no US states where a full-time worker earning minimum wage can afford a 2-bedroom apartment. Should you be able to live off $7.25/hour?

West Virginia is the cheapest state to rent a two-bedroom apartment, according to the report, but a full-time worker would need to earn $18.94 an hour to afford it at fair-market rent. That’s more ...