2021 $12.50
Wow, just wow. I didn't realize how long it has been since I have touched this blog. The minimum wage has gone from $9.70 in 2017 to $10.40 in 2018 to $11.10 in 2019, $11.80 in 2020 to $12.50 in 2021. There is a push to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15. I can honestly say that I am financially worse of than I was when the wage was $9.70. Cost of everything has increased. Taxes have increased. Yes, minimum wage has increased, but the non minimum wage has not kept pace. Health care cost continue to skyrocket. Add a pandemic and many more people are trying to survive below the poverty level.