Minimum wage, federal · per hour · 1992 Verified
$4.25in June 1992 — about $10.12 in today's money.
- Figure in 1992$4.25
- Same money today$10.12
- Latest figure (2026) · June 2026$7.25
- Change since 1992+71%
History
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in June 1992; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- FEDMINNFRWG
- Observed
- June 1992
- Coverage
- October 1938 – June 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 140.2 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain