History of Federal Minimum Wage Rates Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 1938 - 2009

Minimum hourly wage of workers in jobs first covered by

Effective Date	1938 Act 1	1961 Amendments 2	1966 and Subsequent Amendments 3
Oct 24, 1938	$0.25
Oct 24, 1939	$0.30
Oct 24, 1945	$0.40
Jan 25, 1950	$0.75
Mar 1, 1956	$1.00
Sep 3, 1961	$1.15	$1.00
Sep 3, 1963	$1.25
Sep 3, 1964		$1.15
Sep 3, 1965		$1.25
Feb 1, 1967	$1.40	$1.40	Nonfarm - $1.00, Farm - $1.00
Feb 1, 1968	$1.60	$1.60	Nonfarm - $1.15, Farm - $1.15
Feb 1, 1969			Nonfarm - $1.30, Farm - $1.30
Feb 1, 1970			Nonfarm - $1.00
Feb 1, 1971			Nonfarm - $1.60
May 1, 1974	$2.00	$2.00	Nonfarm - $1.90, Farm - $1.60
Jan. 1, 1975	$2.10	$2.10	Nonfarm - $2.00, Farm - $1.80
Jan 1, 1976	$2.30	$2.30	Nonfarm - $2.20, Farm - $2.00
Jan 1, 1977			Nonfarm - $2.30, Farm - $2.20
Jan 1, 1978	$2.65 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$2.65 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$2.65 for all covered, nonexempt workers
Jan 1, 1979	$2.90 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$2.90 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$2.90 for all covered, nonexempt workers
Jan 1, 1980	$3.10 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$3.10 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$3.10 for all covered, nonexempt workers
Jan 1, 1981	$3.35 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$3.35 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$3.35 for all covered, nonexempt workers
Apr 1, 1990 4	$3.80 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$3.80 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$3.80 for all covered, nonexempt workers
Apr 1, 1991	$4.25 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$4.25 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$4.25 for all covered, nonexempt workers
Oct 1, 1996	$4.75 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$4.75 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$4.75 for all covered, nonexempt workers
Sep 1, 1997 5	$5.15 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$5.15 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$5.15 for all covered, nonexempt workers
Jul 24, 2007	$5.85 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$5.85 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$5.85 for all covered, nonexempt workers
Jul 24, 2008	$6.55 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$6.55 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$6.55 for all covered, nonexempt workers
Jul 24, 2009	$7.25 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$7.25 for all covered, nonexempt workers	$7.25 for all covered, nonexempt workers