What is the average minimum wage in the usa?
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Minimum wage is $5.15 according to federal law and most states, but some states mandate higer and lower minimum wages. The Labor Department has a map comparing all state minimum wages to the federal minimum wage.
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Depends where you live here is the breakdown by state:\n\nFederal Minimum Wage Law Level $5.15 \n\nAlabama No minimum wage. \nAlaska $7.15 Automatically adjusted to remain one dollar over federal minimum wage should that change. \nArizona No minimum wage. Increasing to $6.75 effective January 1, 2007 pursuant to Arizona Proposition 202.\nArkansas $6.25 \nCalifornia $6.75 Increasing to $7.50 on January 1, 2007 and to $8.00 on January 1, 2008. [1] \nSan Francisco $8.82 \nLos Angeles $9.08 With health benefits[2] \n$10.33 Without health benefits[2] \nColorado $5.15 Increasing to $6.85 on January 1, 2007. \nConnecticut $7.40 Increasing to $7.65 on January 1, 2007. \nDelaware $6.15 $6.65 increase in 2007, $7.15 increase in 2008. [3] \nDistrict of Columbia $7.00 Increased on January 1, 2006. \nFlorida $6.67 Rises with inflation. \nGeorgia $5.15 \nHawaii $6.75 Rising to $7.25 effective January 1, 2007 \nIdaho $5.15 \nIllinois $6.50 $6.00 for employees under the age of 18 \nIndiana $5.15 \nIowa $5.15 \nKansas $2.65 For employees over the age of 18 (applies only when the federal Fair Labor Standards Act does not). $5.15 federal minimum wage takes precedence, overriding the state minimum. \nKentucky $5.15 \nLouisiana No minimum wage. \nMaine $6.75 Will rise to $7.00 in October, 2007 \nMaryland $6.15 \nMassachusetts $6.75 ($2.63 for service (tipped) employees, $1.60 for agricultural employees; legislature passed increase to $7.50 starting January 1, 2007 and to $8.00 January 1, 2008)[4] \nMichigan $6.95 Increasing to $7.15 July 1, 2007 and to $7.40 July 1, 2008 \nMinnesota $6.15 \nMississippi No minimum wage. \nMissouri $5.15 Increasing to $6.50 on January 1, 2007. \nMontana $5.15 Increasing to $6.15 on January 1, 2007. \nNebraska $5.15 \nNevada $5.15 Increasing to $6.15 on January 1, 2007. \nNew Hampshire $5.15 \nNew Jersey $7.15 \nNew Mexico $5.15 $9.50 in Santa Fe, as of 2006 \nNew York $6.75 Increasing to $7.15 on January 1, 2007 [1] \nNorth Carolina $5.15 Increasing to $6.15 on January 1, 2007 \nNorth Dakota $5.15 \nOhio $5.15 Increasing to $6.85 on January 1, 2007\nOklahoma $5.15\nOregon $7.50 Adjusting to $7.80 on January, 1st 2007 \nPennsylvania $5.15 (Per act signed into law July 10, 2006, this will increase to $6.25 on January 1, 2007 and to $7.15 on July 1, 2007. For companies with ten or fewer employees: $5.65 by January 1, 2007, $6.65 by July 1, 2007, and $7.15 by July 1, 2008. The current tipped wage, $2.83, will not increase with this Act\nRhode Island $7.10 \nSouth Carolina $5.15 \nSouth Dakota $5.15 \nTennessee No minimum wage. \nTexas $5.15 \nUtah $5.15 \nVermont $7.25 \nVirginia $5.15 \nWashington $7.63 Increasing to $7.93 effective January 1, 2007\nWest Virginia $5.85 Increasing to $6.55 effective 7/1/07 and $7.25 effective 7/1/08 \nWisconsin $6.50 \nWyoming $5.15
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same minimum wage as every other job. $6.75\n\nour church doesn't pay. most probably don't pay much or only the minimum.
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The Federal minimum wage is 5.15.  It was raised in 1997 from 4.75.  Each state also has a minimum wage that may be more or less than that.  THis is a really cool interactive map that shows what the rates are in each state: http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm
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I believe that the minimum wage varies from state to state. In Alabama it is $5.25 per hour. It does not vary much, but each may be a little higher or lower. The point of minimum wage is to exclude the chance for employers to take complete advantage of their employees (kind of like a sweat shop). The minimum wage for servers is different for the minimum wage for other occupations. The only bad thing about minimum wage is that it is so low, even if you work a full-time job on that salary, it is still hard to pay any bills.
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all minimum wage (and below) earners
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Tennessee has no state laws about minimum wages at all. The federal laws would apply. \nThe Federal law states that:  An employer may credit a portion of a tipped employee's tips against the federal minimum wage of $5.15 per hour. An employer must pay at least $2.13 per hour. However, if an employee's tips combined with the employer's wage of $2.13 per hour do not equal the hourly minimum wage, the employer is required to make up the difference.
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what state?  minimum wage is different in every state.
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If we lower the minimum wage, it will just harm American workers.  We should create penalties for business that hire illegal workers if we can't get rid of them.  If businesses are allowed to hire aliens and pay them s***, then American workers will lose jobs.
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It is 5.15 per hour.  Dang, I would hope you would set your sights higher than minimum.  Try waiting tables.  It pays a lot better and the hours aren't bad.\n\nIt's more complicated than the other answerer would have you believe...some states even have a minimum wage lower than the federal standard which is 5.15.  Colorado's state minimum wage , as of the beginning of April, was 5.15.  Other states have other rules.
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Definitely.  the current minimum wage pays a worker around $200 for a 40-hour week.  Unless you're eating dog food, you can't live on that little money.  And there are millions of Americans who do their best.\n\nBut Congress doesn't care about poor people, so they refuse to allow them to earn a wage they can actually live on.  It's disgusting, the way the government craps on the very people who need their help the most.
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From what I read in the newspaper, the average wage nationwide is $18.50 an hour.
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The New York State minimum wage is $6.00 per hour as of January 1, 2005. It will increase to $6.75 per hour as of January 1, 2006 and to $7.15 per hour as of January 1, 2007.
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I don't know anyone who works for minimum wage, but a raise in the rate will not help. The greatest misconception about minimum wage is the idea that it is a living wage. Minimum wage is not and was never intended as such. It is a benchmark rate for workers entering the system. It is assumed that the average worker will gain skills and either move up in their current company, or change positions based on their acquired experience. The reason minimum wage does not help anyone is related to economic cause and effect. If the price of labor increases then the prices of goods and services must also increase to reflect the added cost of doing business. Therefore while you make more money you will also be forced to pay higher prices thus eliminating your surplus income.
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IF you want to know the minimum wage, then go to that state's website.
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Current minimum wage is 5.15/hour. There is nothing in Texas pending. On the federal level, there were 2 proposals last year. The Democratic proposal would have raised it to 7.25/hour; this effort was led by Ted Kennedy. The Republican proposal would have raised it to 6.25/hour; this effort was led by Sen Rick Santorum. These were to be added to the bankruptcy law last year but both of these were defeated.
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Any jobs making close to minimum wage.  Laborors, migrant workers, Low level walmart jobs.