History of Federal Minimum Wage Rates Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938 - 2009 (original) (raw)

Oct 24, 1938

$0.25

Oct 24, 1939

$0.30

Oct 24, 1945

$0.40

Jan 25, 1950

$0.75

Mar 1, 1956

$1.00

Sep 3, 1961

$1.15

$1.00

Sep 3, 1963

$1.25

Sep 3, 1964

$1.15

Sep 3, 1965

$1.25

Feb 1, 1967

$1.40

$1.40

Nonfarm - 1.00,Farm−1.00, Farm - 1.00,Farm−1.00

Feb 1, 1968

$1.60

$1.60

Nonfarm - 1.15,Farm−1.15, Farm - 1.15,Farm−1.15

Feb 1, 1969

Nonfarm - 1.30,Farm−1.30, Farm - 1.30,Farm−1.30

Feb 1, 1970

Nonfarm - $1.00

Feb 1, 1971

Nonfarm - $1.60

May 1, 1974

$2.00

$2.00

Nonfarm - 1.90,Farm−1.90, Farm - 1.90,Farm−1.60

Jan. 1, 1975

$2.10

$2.10

Nonfarm - 2.00,Farm−2.00, Farm - 2.00,Farm−1.80

Jan 1, 1976

$2.30

$2.30

Nonfarm - 2.20,Farm−2.20, Farm - 2.20,Farm−2.00

Jan 1, 1977

Nonfarm - 2.30,Farm−2.30, Farm - 2.30,Farm−2.20

Jan 1, 1978

$2.65 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$2.65 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$2.65 for all covered, nonexempt workers

Jan 1, 1979

$2.90 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$2.90 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$2.90 for all covered, nonexempt workers

Jan 1, 1980

$3.10 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$3.10 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$3.10 for all covered, nonexempt workers

Jan 1, 1981

$3.35 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$3.35 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$3.35 for all covered, nonexempt workers

Apr 1, 1990 4

$3.80 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$3.80 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$3.80 for all covered, nonexempt workers

Apr 1, 1991

$4.25 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$4.25 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$4.25 for all covered, nonexempt workers

Oct 1, 1996

$4.75 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$4.75 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$4.75 for all covered, nonexempt workers

Sep 1, 1997 5

$5.15 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$5.15 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$5.15 for all covered, nonexempt workers

Jul 24, 2007

$5.85 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$5.85 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$5.85 for all covered, nonexempt workers

Jul 24, 2008

$6.55 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$6.55 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$6.55 for all covered, nonexempt workers

Jul 24, 2009

$7.25 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$7.25 for all covered, nonexempt workers

$7.25 for all covered, nonexempt workers