10/24/1938
$0.25
10/24/1939
$0.30
10/24/1945
$0.40
01/25/1950
$0.75
03/01/1956
$1.00
09/03/1961
$1.15
09/03/1963
$1.25
02/01/1967
$1.40
02/01/1968
$1.60
05/01/1974
$2.00
01/01/1975
$2.10
01/01/1976
$2.30
01/01/1978
$2.65
01/01/1979
$2.90
01/01/1980
$3.10
01/01/1981
$3.35
04/01/1990
$3.80
04/01/1991
$4.25
10/01/1996
$4.75
09/01/1997
$5.15
07/24/2007
$5.85
07/24/2008
$6.55
07/24/2009
$7.25
Federal Minimum Wage History