United States United States (USA) National Minimum Wage - NMW

Subscribe to our free email alert service

NMW United States 2022

The national minimum wage in United States unchanged this year

In 2022, the national minimum wage in United States remained fixed at €1,109.5 per month, that is 13,314 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 remained stable, while the CPI of 2021 which was 7%, so workers have lost purchasing power in the last year.

If we look at the ranking of the national minimum wage that we publish, United States is in 21 nd place of the 120 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 2022 and see all the information about this country in United States economy.

United States - Minimum wages
DateNat. Curr. NMWNMWNMW
20221,256.7$1,256.7€1,109.5
20211,256.7$1,256.7€1,024.1
2020€1,049.0
20201,256.7$1,256.7€1,118.6
2019€1,144.3
20191,256.7$1,256.7€1,097.5
2018€1,106.3
20181,256.7$1,256.7€1,047.8
2017€1,060.6
20171,256.7$1,256.7€1,192.2
2016€1,181.6
20161,256.7$1,256.7€1,154.3
2015€1,187.9
20151,256.7$1,256.7€1,035.1
2014€1,006.7
20141,256.7$1,256.7€911.2
2013€923.3
20131,256.7$1,256.7€952.5
2012€967.7
20121,256.7$1,256.7€971.2
2011€936.6
20111,256.7$1,256.7€940.5
2010€966.8
20101,256.7$1,256.7€872.3
2009€755.7
20091,135.3$1,135.3€805.3
20091,135.3$1,135.3€815.8
2008€796.7
20081,014.0$1,014.0€653.9
20081,014.0$1,014.0€688.8
2007€604.8
2007892.7$892.7€663.6
2007892.7$892.7€677.8
2006€676.3
2006892.7$892.7€756.7
2005€758.5
2005892.7$892.7€655.4
2004€671.4
2004892.7$892.7€706.8
2003€744.3
2003892.7$892.7€851.2
2002€899.2
2002892.7$892.7€1,012.9
2001€1,003.2
2001892.7$892.7€959.3
2000€1,028.0
2000892.7$892.7€888.6
1999€884.1
1999892.7$892.7€765.1
1998892.7$892.7
1997823.3$823.3
1996736.7$736.7
1995737.0$737.0
1994736.7$736.7
1992736.7$736.7
1991658.7$658.7
1988580.7$580.7
1981580.7$580.7
1980537.3$537.3
United States - Minimum wages
United States - Minimum wages