Nearly 20 states kicked off the New Year with minimum wage increases, but some employment experts warn that doing so could exacerbate inflation levels.

Michigan's minimum wage is the highest it's ever been, but does that mean the state’s lowest earners have more purchasing ...

Minimum wage workers in Missouri got a pay boost on. But just across the border, the Kansas minimum wage has been stuck at $7 ...

The federal minimum wage sits at $7.25 per hour, unchanged since July 24, 2009. If you work full time at that rate (40 hours weekly for 52 weeks), you earn $15,080 annually before taxes. Be Aware: 10 ...

Across the United States, low wage workers are starting the year with bigger paychecks as a new wave of minimum wage hikes ...

New Jersey’s minimum wage will increase 43 cents on Jan. 1, 2026 to $15.92, the latest of the scheduled hikes that outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, signed into law in early 2019. The state’s ...

The Employment Cost Index shows wages and benefits grew 3.5% in September year-to-year. That’s the lowest increase since 2021. Let’s talk about your paycheck. Not your specific paycheck, but ...