When adjusted for inflation, the 2023 federal minimum wage in the United States is around 40 percent lower than the minimum wage in 1970. Although the real dollar minimum wage in 1970 was only 1.60 U.S. dollars, when expressed in nominal 2023 dollars this increases to 12.04 U.S. dollars. This is a significant difference from the federal minimum wage in 2023 of 7.25 U.S. dollars.
Real and nominal value of the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1938 to 2023
(in 2023 U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 10, 2023). Real and nominal value of the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1938 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065466/real-nominal-value-minimum-wage-us/?session=67476b3f6ed2f82e067a9571e0d0eba2
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Real and nominal value of the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1938 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065466/real-nominal-value-minimum-wage-us/?session=67476b3f6ed2f82e067a9571e0d0eba2
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Real and nominal value of the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1938 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065466/real-nominal-value-minimum-wage-us/?session=67476b3f6ed2f82e067a9571e0d0eba2
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Real and Nominal Value of The Federal Minimum Wage in The United States from 1938 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065466/real-nominal-value-minimum-wage-us/?session=67476b3f6ed2f82e067a9571e0d0eba2
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Real and nominal value of the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1938 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065466/real-nominal-value-minimum-wage-us/?session=67476b3f6ed2f82e067a9571e0d0eba2 (last visited July 01, 2024)
Real and nominal value of the federal minimum wage in the United States from 1938 to 2023 (in 2023 U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065466/real-nominal-value-minimum-wage-us/?session=67476b3f6ed2f82e067a9571e0d0eba2