Monthly minimum wage, per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Monthly minimum wage, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in United States of America, 1980–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, monthly minimum wage, per capita in United States of America stood at 0 units per person.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage, per capita in United States of America peaked at 0 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
United States of America ranks 168th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage, per capita in United States of America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More work & labour data for United States of America
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage, per capita in United States of America?
- Monthly minimum wage, per capita in United States of America was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage, per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does United States of America rank for monthly minimum wage, per capita?
- United States of America ranks 168th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monthly minimum wage, per capita rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Monthly minimum wage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.