Thesaurus results for MINIMUM WAGES

minimum wages

noun

plural of minimum wage

as in wages

an amount of money that is the least amount of money per hour that workers must be paid according to the law Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage.

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Recent Examples of minimum wages California also has higher minimum wages for certain health care workers and a $20 minimum wage for fast food restaurant employees. —

Tim Fang, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026 Companies at the top of the rankings often share common efforts across their workforces, from increasing professional development training hours to higher minimum wages and parental leave policies. —

Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026 Over the last year, labor tensions over minimum wages and working conditions have intensified over the past year, even as global consumption patterns disrupted orders. —

Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 16 Feb. 2026 The athletes primarily seek to recover unpaid minimum wages as far back as 2016. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2026 The social crisis also persists, with minimum wages failing to cover basic living costs and public services showing little improvement. —

Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026 How do Kansas and Missouri’s minimum wages compare to nearby states? —

Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2026 How the states' minimum wages stack up Florida, Alaska and Oregon will also raise their pay requirements later in 2026. —

Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026 The restaurant and hotel businesses have already been slammed by $20-per-hour minimum wages and high inflation caused by poor government policy. —

Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025

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The report said workers in retail, manufacturing, grocery stores, gas stations and food service were more likely to have their wages garnished.

— Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Of 400 Idaho Republicans surveyed across 44 counties, 66% supported raising the registration fee to $12 to increase police wages.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026