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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
Additionally, this tax increase, combined with a potential minimum wage hike in the hotel industry, could make travel to San Diego more expensive, potentially driving tourists to seek more affordable destinations.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
This is also happening while the legislature advances a bill allowing employers to pay workers below the state’s minimum wage standards that were set through a constitutional amendment process approved by voters.
—Thomas Kennedy, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Hobbs expressed frustration at recent efforts to strike down the minimum wage increase and paid sick leave through the courts and legislature.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
Two years ago, the $16 minimum wage for caregivers was championed by Democrats, who still control both chambers of the Nevada legislature, but was eventually signed into law by Republican Governor Joe Lombardo.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
This is also happening while the legislature advances a bill allowing employers to pay workers below the state’s minimum wage standards that were set through a constitutional amendment process approved by voters.
—Thomas Kennedy, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
Hobbs expressed frustration at recent efforts to strike down the minimum wage increase and paid sick leave through the courts and legislature.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
Two years ago, the $16 minimum wage for caregivers was championed by Democrats, who still control both chambers of the Nevada legislature, but was eventually signed into law by Republican Governor Joe Lombardo.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for minimum wage
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Growth in hourly wages of 0.30% also matched the consensus estimate.—
Josh Fellman,
Quartz,
4 Apr. 2025
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By the 2000s, the middle class these restaurants had been custom-built to serve was shrinking as wages stagnated and neighborhoods grew more segregated by income.—
Meghan McCarron Phil Donohue,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The remote Queensland town of Julia Creek, population 500, is offering about double the salary a family physician would earn in the state’s capital, Brisbane.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Not to mention the fact that the average salary in the U.S. sits below that figure, at around $66,622, according to the latest data from the Social Security Administration.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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What is considered a living wage in Missouri in 2025?—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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Here’s how the numbers break down: What is considered a living wage in California in 2025?—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Minimum wage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minimum%20wage. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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