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Minimum hourly wage of workers in jobs first covered by Effective Date 1938 Act 1 1961 Amendments 2 1966 and Subsequent

Amendments 3 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 Feb 1, 1968 $1.60 $1.60 Nonfarm - $1.15, Farm - $1.15 Feb 1, 1969 Nonfarm - $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 - $1.60 Jan. 1, 1975 $2.10 $2.10 Nonfarm - $2.00, Farm - $1.80 Jan 1, 1976 $2.30 $2.30 Nonfarm - $2.20, Farm - $2.00 Jan 1, 1977 Nonfarm - $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

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