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Minimum wages
Minimum wage
Minimum wages
Minimum wage
Real minimum wage (2025$)
United States
2025
$7.25
Overall
Sources:
Vaghul and Zipperer (2023)
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Deflated using the extended Chained CPI-U
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Suggested academic citation:
Economic Policy Institute, State of Working America Data Library, "Minimum wage - Real minimum wage (2025$)," 2026.
Measure
Real minimum wage (2025$)
Geographic Focus
United States
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