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History
Minimum Wage in the 1950s-60s: The FLSA's First Decades
From $0.75/hr in 1950 to $1.60/hr in 1968: see every federal minimum wage increase across two formative decades.
Minimum Wage in the 1990s: The Clinton-Era Increases
The federal minimum wage rose twice in the 1990s, capped by the Clinton-era increase to $5.15/hr in 1997.
Minimum Wage in the 1980s: Reagan-Era Wage Freezes Explained
The federal minimum wage froze at $3.35/hr for over nine years in the 1980s, the longest gap until the current one.
Minimum Wage in the 1970s: Year-by-Year Breakdown
The federal minimum wage rose five times in the 1970s. See the exact rate for every year, and why the pace picked up.