Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data in United States
United States: Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data was 1,103 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
1,103
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
17th
of 41 countries
All-time high
1,210
in 2022
All-time low
643
in 2008
Years of data
28
1999–2026
Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data in United States, 1999–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
United States recorded 1,103 for monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data in United States peaked at 1,210 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 643, in 2008.
That places United States 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 864 | — |
| 2000 | 934 | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 1,053 | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 895 | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 781 | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 734 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 738 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 702 | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 661 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 643 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 803 | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 1,024 | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 869 | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 998 | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 961 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 920 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1,123 | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 1,132 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,101 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1,078 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1,104 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1,122 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,057 | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 1,210 | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 1,157 | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 1,174 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 1,072 | -8.7% |
| 2026 | 1,103 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 864 | 864 | 864 | 1 |
| 2000s | 794.4 | 643 | 1,053 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,031 | 869 | 1,132 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,128 | 1,057 | 1,210 | 7 |
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More work & labour data for United States
- STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2025 edition — Total employment 285,643 Hours (2023)
- Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 7,476 Thousand persons (2026)
- STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment 276,623 Hours (2019)
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs 27.5 Rate (2023)
- Annual net earnings 34,012 (2023)
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap 59.7 Rate (2023)
- Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children 33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS) (2023)
- Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap 27.7 Rate (2023)
- Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 20,303 Thousand persons (2020)
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) 36.7% (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data in United States?
- Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data in United States was 1,103 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1,210 in 2022.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 643 in 2008.
- How does United States rank for monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data?
- United States ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2026.
- Is monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Monthly minimum wages - bi-annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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