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A History of the Minimum Wage in Wyoming and the U.S. (Tables and Figure)

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Table 1: State Minimum Wages as of January 1, 2014
Greater than
Federal
Minimum
Wage
Equal to
Federal
Minimum
Wage ($7.25)
Less than
Federal
Minimum
Wage
No
Minimum
Wage Required
State Min. Wage State State Min. Wage State
Alaska $7.75 Delaware Arkansas $6.25 Alabama
Arizona $7.90 Hawaii Georgia $5.15 Louisiana
California $8.00 Idaho Minnesota $6.15 Mississippi
Colorado $8.00 Indiana Wyoming $5.15 South Carolina
Connecticut $8.70 Iowa Tennessee
D.C. $8.25 Kansas
Florida $7.93 Kentucky
Illinois $8.25 Maryland
Maine $7.50 North Carolina
Massachusetts $8.00 Nebraska
Michigan $7.40 New Hampshire
Missouri $7.50 North Dakota
Montana $7.90 Oklahoma
Nevada $8.25 Pennsylvania
New Jersey $8.25 South Dakota
New Mexico $7.50 Texas
New York $8.00 Utah
Ohio $7.95 Virginia
Oregon $9.10 West Virginia
Rhode Island $8.00 Wisconsin
Vermont $8.73
Washington $9.32
21 States + D.C. 20 States 4 States 5 States
  Source: Division of Communications, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor.

 

Table 2: Minimum Wage for Federal, Wyoming, and Surrounding States for Selected Years from 1968 to 2014
Year Federal Wyoming Colorado Montana Utah
Nebraska
1968(a) $1.15 & 1.60 $1.20 $1.00 - 1.25(b) N/A $1.00 -$1.15 (b) $1.00
1970(a) 1.30 & 1.60 1.30 1.00 - 1.25(b) N/A 1.00 -1.15 (b) 1.00
1972 1.60 1.50 1.00 - 1.25(b) $1.60 1.20 -1.35 (b) 1.00
1976(a) 2.20 & 2.30 1.60 1.00 - 1.25(b) 1.80 1.55 -1.70 (b) 1.60
1979 2.90 1.60 1.90 2.00 2.20 -2.45 (b) 1.60
1980 3.10 1.60 1.90 2.00 2.35 -2.60 (b) 1.60
1981 3.35 1.60 1.90 2.00 2.50 -2.75 (b) 1.60
1988 3.35 1.60 3.00 3.35 2.50 -2.75 (b) 3.35
1991 3.80 1.60 3.00 3.80 3.80 3.35
1992 4.25 1.60 3.00 4.25(d) 4.25 4.25
1994 4.25 1.60 3.00 4.25(d) 4.25 4.25
1996 4.25 1.60 3.00 4.25(d) 4.25 4.25 [c]
1997 4.75 1.60 4.75 4.75(d) 4.75 4.25 [c]
1998 5.15 1.60 5.15 5.15(d) 5.15 5.15 [c]
2000 5.15 1.60 5.15 4.00 - 5.15 (d) 5.15 5.15 [c]
2001 5.15 1.60 5.15 4.00 - 5.15 (d) 5.15 5.15 [c]
2002 5.15 5.15 5.15 4.00 - 5.15 (d) 5.15 5.15 [c]
2003 5.15 5.15 5.15 4.00 - 5.15 (d) 5.15 5.15 [c]
2004 5.15 5.15 5.15 4.00 - 5.15 (d) 5.15 5.15 [c]
2005 5.15 5.15 5.15 4.00 - 5.15 (d) 5.15 5.15 [c]
2006 5.15 5.15 5.15 4.00 - 5.15 (d) 5.15 5.15 [c]
2007 5.15 5.15 6.85 4.00 - 6.15 (d) 5.15 5.15 [c]
2008 5.85 5.15 7.02 4.00 - 6.25 (d) 5.85 5.85 [c]
2009 6.55 5.15 7.28 4.00 - 6.90 (d) 6.55 6.55 [c]
2010 7.25 5.15 7.24 4.00 - 7.25 (d) 7.25 7.25 [c]
2011 7.25 5.15 7.36 4.00 - 7.35 (d) 7.25 7.25 [c]
2012 7.25 5.15 7.64 4.00 - 7.65 (d) 7.25 7.25 [c]
2013 7.25 5.15 7.78 4.00 - 7.80 (d) 7.25 7.25 [c]
2014 7.25 5.15 8.00 4.00 - 7.90 (d) 7.25 7.25 [c]
Sources: 1) Wage data for the years 1968 through 1998 were obtained from the Book of the States, 1968-1999 edition, volume 32 which was published by the Council of State Governments.
2) Wage data for the years 2000 through the present were obtained from the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of State Standards Programs Wage and Hour Division web site. Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay Standards Applicable to Nonsupervisory NONFARM Private Sector Employment Under State and Federal Laws.
N/A = Not applicable.
(a) Under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the two rates shown in 1968, 1970, and 1976 reflect the former multiple-track minimum-wage system in effect from 1961 to 1978.
(b) For the years indicated, the laws in Colorado applied only to women and minors.
(c) Rates applicable to employers of four or more.
(d) Montana sets a lower rate for businesses with gross annual sales of $110,000 or less ($4.00 - January 1, 1992-January 1, 2005).
Prepared by: Office of Communications, Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor. http://www.dol.gov/whd/state/stateMinWageHis.htm
This document was last revised in March 2014; unless otherwise stated, the information reflects requirements that were in effect, or would take effect, as of January 1, 2014.

 

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