In 2010, the national minimum wage in United States remained fixed at €872.3 per month, that is 10,468 euros per year, taking into account 12 payments per year.
If we look at the minimum salary in United States dollars, which is the official currency in United States, we can see that, this year, it was 1,256.7 United States dollars and accordingly, the national minimum wage has been raised 121.4 United States dollars per month from the previous year, 10.69%. This increase is greater than the CPI of 2009 which was 2.7%, so workers have gained buying power in the last year.
If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, United States is in 11 nd place of the 96 of the list.
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) of a country is the minimum amount (lowest salary) per hour, per day, or per month that employers may legally pay to workers.
In the table that follows we show you the progression of the National Minimum Wage United States. You can see NMW in other countries in National Minimum Wage 2010 and see all the information about this country in United States economy.