Minimum hourly wage of workers in jobs first covered by

Effective Date1938 Act 1
Jan 1, 1978$2.65 for all covered, nonexempt workers
Jan 1, 1979$2.90 for all covered, nonexempt workers
Jan 1, 1980$3.10 for all covered, nonexempt workers
Jan 1, 1981$3.35 for all covered, nonexempt workers

What was minimum wage 1988?

History of California Minimum Wage

Effective DateNew Minimum WageOld Minimum Wage
July 1, 1988$4.25$3.35
January 1, 1981$3.35$3.10
January 1, 1980$3.10$2.90
January 1, 1979$2.90$2.65

What was the average salary in 1980?

$12,513.46
Indexing yearly income

YearWage Index
1980$12,513.46
1983$15,239.24
1986$17,321.82
1989$20,099.55

What was the average salary in 1989?

The Nation’s median household money income was $30,056 in 1989; in other words, one-half of households had higher income and one-half had lower income than the median.

What was the average income in 1988?

US Average Household Income by Year

DateValue
Dec 31, 198834,016.80
Dec 31, 198732,409.91
Dec 31, 198630,759.22
Dec 31, 198529,066.11

What was the minimum wage in 1983 and 2014?

13-Jan-14 State Minimum Wage Rates, 1983-2014 1983 1984 1985 1986 1990 1996 1987 1988 1989 1991 1992 1993 1995 1997 1994 3.35 4.25 5.15 3.35 3.35 3.80 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 4 13-Jan-14 State Minimum Wage Rates, 1983-2014

When did the minimum wage go up to$ 7.25?

he Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938 established the hourly minimum wage rate at 25 cents for covered workers. 1 Since then, it has been raised 22 separate times, in part to keep up with rising prices. Most recently, in July 2009, it was increased to $7.25 an hour.

What was the real minimum wage in 1968?

Although the nominal value of the minimum wage was increased by $5.65 (from $1.60 to $7.25) between 1968 and 2009, these legislated adjustments did not enable the minimum wage to keep pace with the increase in consumer prices, so the real minimum wage fell.

What was the minimum wage in Manitoba in 1934?

In 1934, the statute was amended to include male employees also.) $4.70 (As of April 1, 1988, the youth minimum wage rate became the same as the adult minimum wage rate.)