The federal minimum wage in the United States is $7.25 per hour as of 2025 unless the worker falls into a category that's specifically exempted from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

The state’s current hourly minimum wage of $16.66 is the second highest in the country. Some say it still lags the cost of living.

That translates into 'as good as it gets.' There were signs of building wage pressure in the report, which will give the Fed pause about cutting rates further. The picture painted by revisions to ...

Now, a tight labor market could give these employees unprecedented ... open to worker-friendly causes — like a national $15 minimum wage — than his predecessor, but a vote on such measures ...

As of 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported just 1.1% of U.S. workers earn the federal minimum wage. The other 99% earn more, due to market forces and state minimum wages. “The federal ...

Amid that chaos, California’s average hourly wages rose 22% to a record $39. So, California’s average paycheck was a record ...

Jack Kelly covers career growth, job market and workplace trends. California's new law raising its minimum wage to $20 per hour ... To offset increased labor costs, business owners could quickly ...

But while those gains may show just how tight the labor market is ... And federally mandated wages still remain low, especially as talks to increase the federal minimum wage continue to stall.