Minimum wage, federal · per hour · 2008 Verified
$5.85in June 2008 — about $8.93 in today's money.
- Figure in 2008$5.85
- Same money today$8.93
- Latest figure (2026) · June 2026$7.25
- Change since 2008+24%
History
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in June 2008; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- FEDMINNFRWG
- Observed
- June 2008
- Coverage
- October 1938 – June 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 218.815 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain