One of the Senate's most conservative members introduced a bill to increase the federal minimum wage for the first time in more than 15 years. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., joined Sen. Pete Welch, D-Vt ...

Data: U.S. Department of Labor and Ohio Department of Commerce; Chart: Axios Visuals Ohio's minimum wage increased marginally to begin 2025, but remains well below the cost of living in our region.

Starting in 2029, state law directs the Michigan state treasurer to set an inflation-adjusted minimum wage, under the court’s order. The tipped minimum wage will gradually increase until it is ...

The state announced Friday the first inflation adjustment under the Missouri minimum wage law approved by voters last year, calculating a 2.2 percent increase to $6.65 an hour beginning Jan. 1.

U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) have have proposed legislation to raise the federal minimum wage from its current rate of $7.25 to $15 per hour.

Starting in October 2028 and every October after, the state treasurer will calculate an adjusted minimum wage, increasing it by the rate of inflation. That adjusted minimum wage rate will be ...

The inflation-adjusted value of the minimum wage hit its peak 2020, at $11.50 an hour, which in inflation-adjusted dollars for 2022, up until October, is worth just under $13 an hour.