Minimum wage, federal · per hour · 1979 Verified
$2.90in June 1979 — about $13.39 in today's money.
- Figure in 1979$2.90
- Same money today$13.39
- Latest figure (2026) · June 2026$7.25
- Change since 1979+150%
History
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in June 1979; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- FEDMINNFRWG
- Observed
- June 1979
- Coverage
- October 1938 – June 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 72.3 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain