Synonyms of minimum wage

minimum wage

noun

as in wage

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.

Related Words

• wage
• salary
• living wage
• nominal wages
• pay envelope
• pay
• take-home pay
• overtime
• payment
• double time
• paycheck
• stipend
• emolument
• hire
• time and a half
• earnings
• redress
• compensation
• restitution
• repayment
• reimbursement
• reparation
• return
• remittance
• packet
• recompense
• profit
• remuneration
• recoupment
• yield
• takings
• requital

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of minimum wage

According to the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the minimum wage for seasonal employees and workers at small businesses will continue to gradually increase through 2028. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

The new minimum wage will go live on December 27, 2026 and take effect on the first paycheck in 2027, which is January 14, according to the health system. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

The most effective adaptation, by his reckoning, is ensuring that workers earn enough to protect themselves beyond the factory gates—a need highlighted by continuing protests over what many say is a woefully inadequate minimum wage. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Efforts to raise Texas’ minimum wage to at least $15 an hour were filed during the 2025 legislative session, but none became law, and state law also limits what cities and counties can require private employers to pay. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026