Politics & Government
How Much Was YOUR Minimum Wage?
Do you remember working for minimum wage in your teens? How much was it, and where did you work? Share your recollections here.
It's 1968 and you're working flipping burgers for minimum wage — that's $1.60 an hour, or 5 cents more if you work in California.
By comparison, the federal minimum wage in 2013 is $7.25 an hour, and Rep. George Miller wants it to be raised to $10.10.
California's bottom line is $8 an hour, which has stayed steady since January 2008. The state with the lowest minimum wage is Wyoming at $5.15 an hour. Washington State, meanwhile, pays its employees the highest rate in the country — $9.19 an hour.
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If you time-traveled back to the 1930s when the first minimum wage was established in America, you'd be earning a quarter an hour.
Do you remember working for minimum wage? What was it? Where did you work? Share your experience below.
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