Major U.S. Minimum Wage Increases
1945: $0.40
1950: $0.75
1956: $1.00
1961: $1.15
1963: $1.25
1967: $1.40
1968: $1.60
1974: $2.00
1981: $3.35
1991: $4.25
1997: $5.15
1997: $5.85
2009: $7.25
For me it was about 800 hrs/yr. I feel blessed I was born in 1952. I think in 1975 a BA/BS was a terminal college degree in many fields. I graduated debt free.
