In December 2025, the federal minimum wage in the United States was **** U.S. dollars. In real terms, this was about a ** percent decrease from 2009, when the minimum wage was last increased.
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St. Louis Fed. (February 28, 2026). Federal minimum wage in real and nominal terms in the United States from 1950 to 2025 (in inflation-adjusted U.S. dollars per hour) [Graph]. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Retrieved August 14, 2026, from /statistics/1065466/real-nominal-value-minimum-wage-us/
St. Louis Fed. "Federal minimum wage in real and nominal terms in the United States from 1950 to 2025 (in inflation-adjusted U.S. dollars per hour)." Chart. February 28, 2026. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Accessed August 14, 2026. /statistics/1065466/real-nominal-value-minimum-wage-us/
St. Louis Fed. (2026). Federal minimum wage in real and nominal terms in the United States from 1950 to 2025 (in inflation-adjusted U.S. dollars per hour). ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾 Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2026. /statistics/1065466/real-nominal-value-minimum-wage-us/
St. Louis Fed. "Federal Minimum Wage in Real and Nominal Terms in The United States from 1950 to 2025 (in Inflation-adjusted U.S. Dollars per Hour)." ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾 Inc., 28 Feb 2026, /statistics/1065466/real-nominal-value-minimum-wage-us/
St. Louis Fed, Federal minimum wage in real and nominal terms in the United States from 1950 to 2025 (in inflation-adjusted U.S. dollars per hour) ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾, /statistics/1065466/real-nominal-value-minimum-wage-us/ (last visited August 14, 2026)
Federal minimum wage in real and nominal terms in the United States from 1950 to 2025 (in inflation-adjusted U.S. dollars per hour) [Graph], St. Louis Fed, February 28, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1065466/real-nominal-value-minimum-wage-us/
