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an amount of money that is the least amount of money per hour that workers must be paid according to the law
Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage.
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Recent Examples of minimum wage
In general, California has been more open to minimum wage hikes than other parts of the nation.
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Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 July 2026
Some lawmakers say the Pennsylvania State Senate is stalling on a bill to increase the state's minimum wage.
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Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Finding reliable caregivers willing to do demanding, intimate work for little more than minimum wage is already difficult.
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Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Not all municipalities within Cook County follow the county’s minimum wage ordinance, however, because they are permitted to pass their own minimum wage laws.
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Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
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Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 July 2026
Some lawmakers say the Pennsylvania State Senate is stalling on a bill to increase the state's minimum wage.
—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Finding reliable caregivers willing to do demanding, intimate work for little more than minimum wage is already difficult.
—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
Not all municipalities within Cook County follow the county’s minimum wage ordinance, however, because they are permitted to pass their own minimum wage laws.
—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for minimum wage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum wage
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Over the past decade, home prices have risen much faster than wages.
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For this calculation, the institutional research department compared UC graduates’ earnings to out-of-pocket costs for their degrees and the opportunity costs of forgone wages of high school graduates of the same age.
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The Sacramento Kings traded guard Devin Carter and a second-round pick to the Atlanta Hawks for salary cap relief Monday.
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Book deals regularly eclipse Supreme Court justices' $300,000 government salaries.
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California is tops in the nation for average teacher salary at $103,552; EPI sets a living wage in the state at $73,311.
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Additionally, the brand’s Living Wage Program, a supply chain initiative that assesses living wage benchmarks based on regional costs of living, continued with eight suppliers.
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“Minimum wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimum%20wage. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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