Minimum wage, federal · per hour · 1972 Verified
$1.60in June 1972 — about $12.81 in today's money.
- Figure in 1972$1.60
- Same money today$12.81
- Latest figure (2026) · June 2026$7.25
- Change since 1972+353%
History
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in June 1972; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- FEDMINNFRWG
- Observed
- June 1972
- Coverage
- October 1938 – June 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 41.7 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain