What is the United States current minimum wage rate?
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It depends on the state.  The federal rate is 5.15, but each state can make it higher.  The full list is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_minimum_wages
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The price of goods are increasing steadily without a minimum wage increase.  If it cost $4 for a gallon of milk and the minimum wage is $5.15 then, yes, I think the minimum wage increase would help those people making minimum wage.  Oh, and it's not just teenagers making minimum wage. \n\nHere's an except from an article on the people making minimum wage. \n\n"One reason even some Republicans are mulling the wage hike is that the number of single mothers making minimum wage has nearly doubled in the last 10 years. Of Americans making less than $7.25 an hour, half are over 24 years old, and about half are primary household earners. Sixty-two percent are white, 16 percent are black, and 17 percent are Hispanic. Nearly twice as many are women than men.
997650
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.
607542
minimum wage is 6.50 isnt it
427782
I would say that anytime is the right time. At least, anytime since 1996, the last time they rose minimum wage. \n\nThe economy has really that boost since post 9/11 though. History shows that a rise in minimum wage have increased consumer spending power and overall, improved middle class financial responsibility by promoting personal savings.\n\nWith elections coming up for many political positions very soon, I actually think that minimum wage may become a plank in many candidates platforms. It is on a lot of people's minds. I think that it is really needed.
388780
Any jobs making close to minimum wage.  Laborors, migrant workers, Low level walmart jobs.
355603
It is regulated by the Department of Labor's  Wage and Hour division.  Although most States have their own Minimum Wage laws and an employee is entitled to which ever rate is higher the state or the federal minimum wage.
339353
Depends on the area of the USA you are in.\nCan be any where from min. wage to I'd say no more than $10 to 12 an hour.
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This is a difficult question... \nFirst min. Wage was enacted to be a living wage which it was at first. If it had kept up with inflation it would be well over $12 an hour( I did an upper level paper on this and I have a degree in Labor studies) The problem is while the cost of labor has really only risen a small percentage the cost of the same goods that could be obtained with that salary is now out of reach. so min wage needs to be raised.    Min. Wage is supposed to be a living wage and can be raised by individual states the Federal government just sets a rock bottom minimum.\n$5-6 dollar an hour jobs cannot support an economy.... It is kind of a snow ball effect.. .\nThe problem is people skilled or unskilled are fighting over any jobs that pay a living wage... There should be  a salary gap for skilled workers but our economy is leaning the other direction.
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The minimum wage is the same as everyone else, its the maximum hours that is different. I think its like 20 hours a week.
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Minimum wage in Kansas is $5.15/hr.\n\n\n\n***Edit***\nChecked your reference and you're right BUT... did you read the rest of Kansas' info?--\n\n"The State law excludes from coverage any employment that is subject to the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act."-- \n\nIt means this applies to all jobs EXCEPT those covered by the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, which is ALL jobs except those such as servers, wait staff... etc. All I know is when I have applied for minimum wage jobs, its always been at $5.15 , Thank God I don't have to do that anymore!
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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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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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Minimum wage is not the same in every state.  There are some states that have a higher minimum wage than the federal minimum wage.  According to the U.S. Department of Labor, as of April 2006, the minimum wage in Michigan is 5.15 per hour.
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minimum wage has been raised from 5.15 an hour to 6.65. it will take a few years for it to get there, because they do it in yearly instalments.\n\nYou can survive on minimum wage most places in the country provided you are a family of no more than three. Or so the government tells us. that would make your yearly income around 10k. i dont know how anyone, single or otherwise can actually survive off that little money, considering the complete lack of functional health care in our country. \n\nAs world leaders we should have had this issue solved when it was on a steady rise in the 80's and 90's. Now, here we are, at war with no real health care, medicade that is impossible, walfare that does little but suck what little money workers make to pay for those who cant or wont work, and an economy that not only fails to support independant retirement, but a government that is failing to fix the social security crisis. AND all the world hates us.\n\nThe future is looking bleak my friends. We'll be lucky to survive to retirement, and if we do there wont be anything waiting there for us.\n\nBut as for your question of would i, Yes i would, because any money is better than no money, and an honest days work is still an honest days work, even if it doesnt pay for the car payment, credit card debt, rent, electric AND food. if we could live naked in a tropical region maybe THEN the governments minimum wage and lack of care for its people would be tolerable.
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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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what state?  minimum wage is different in every state.