$0.16
History of California Minimum Wage
| Effective Date | New Minimum Wage | Old Minimum Wage |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | $0.33 | $0.28 |
| 1919 | $0.28 | $0.21 |
| 1918 | $0.21 | $0.16 |
| 1916 | $0.16 | – |
What was minimum wage in 1910?
The average US wage in 1910 was 22 cents per hour. The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
What was the average wage in 1915?
The average household income in 1915 in the United States was $687 USD. Since this is the household income, the average working adult would be roughly half that. Accounting for inflation, that is equivalent to just over $16,000 in today’s (2016) currency.
What was the average wage in 1913 United States?
There are no statistics available as to the average wages or income in 1913–14 or at the present time for these industries as a whole. Such information as is available, however, as to the wages of the principal classes of workpeople in the coal-mining, transport, dock labour, boot and shoe, and food production industries is given below:
What was the federal minimum wage in 1938?
The court reversed its decision in 1937, and in 1938 the Fair Labor Standards Act set a federal minimum wage at 25 cents an hour—$11 for a 44-hour workweek.
What was the rate of pay in 1914?
Such information as is available, however, as to the wages of the principal classes of workpeople in the coal-mining, transport, dock labour, boot and shoe, and food production industries is given below: 2437W Industry. Occupation. Rate of Wages at Remarks. July,1914. July, 1919 per shift. per shift. Coal-mining Hewers 8s. 5d * 18s.
When did they start talking about a national minimum wage?
Talk resumed in the 1970s, but in the 1980s the Thatcher administration made it clear it would not accept a national minimum wage. Finally, with the return of Labour, the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 set a minimum of ₤3.60 per hour, with lower rates for younger workers.
