Minimum wage, federal · per hour · 1941 Verified
$0.30in June 1941 — about $6.82 in today's money.
- Figure in 1941$0.30
- Same money today$6.82
- Latest figure (2026) · June 2026$7.25
- Change since 1941+2317%
History
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in June 1941; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- FEDMINNFRWG
- Observed
- June 1941
- Coverage
- October 1938 – June 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 14.7 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain