I think it is $5.15, and that is way too low. The poverty level is rising because employers don't pay their staff enough.

Melodi, 19
Gahanna, OH   USA

The minimum wage in this rural area is $5.25 an hour.  Unfortunately, we are becoming a bedroom community for NYC and housing costs are far too high for one wage earner to support three people on a 40 hour week.

Jill, 61
Saylorsburg, PA  USA

I think it's $6.95, but when I was being mistreated at Blockbuster they paid us $7. I'm poor so I think it's too low, but...I mean, it's a whole pile better then what people were paid a hundred years ago. I still think my tallents are worth more. Well, maybe not at Blockbuster, but whatever.

Keri-Jade,, 21
Brampton, Ontarioes CANADA

I don't know, $5 or $6 or something. Is it $5.65, still, or has it gone up? Anyway, I think whether it's good or bad depends on your life situation--how much you need to get by and to satisfy you and all.

Karen, 22
Ames, IA   USA

I think it's about $7 an hour. This isn't anything to make a living off of but it's certainly more than enough for a kid's first job.

Alias Irrelevante

The legal minimum is around $5.15 or $5.25. In practice in this area the typical person working at Burger King is making $7-$8/hr.

Felicia, 35
Lowell, MA   USA

$5.25...and I guess it's okay. I'm trying to find a job that I can pay for an apartment, groceries, etc. with though, and minimum wage just isn't going to do that.

Angela, 18
Bella Vista, AR  USA

the minumum wage for my area is $5.50, i think it's alright for younger people but for people who are trying to make a living, it's too low.

Tannis

I think min. wage is up to $5.50 now. I peronally think its about right but could be moved up some. I remember when I was 15 (my first job) and I got $4.25 an hour min. wage. Now that was 10 years ago and it has only gone up $1.25. I think it should go along with the changing economy, which they say it does, but if a meal at a fast food restaurant is at average $4.5o, people have to work an hour to eat a meal, and that doesn't include the taxes that come out of it. Makes ya think. I'm glad I don't get min. wage anymore. I like to eat.

Stephanie, 25
TX  USA

Minimum wage is $5.75 I believe. I think this is too low. Minimum wage should be at least $6.25.

Katie2, 18
Detroit, MI   USA

Ummm... I don't really know. Sorry.

Derya

I don't know for sure, but I think it's either $5.75, or $6. I feel that it's far too low, but then that's probably why I have a job where I make more than that.

Nicci, 27
Las Vegas, NV   USA

Minimum wage is $5.75 I believe. I think this is too low. Minimum wage should be at least $6.25.

Katie2, 18
Ann Arbor, MI   USA

It is the same as the Federal Minimum wage, $5.15 an hour. I believe this too low, unless you are a teenager working a part time job outside of going to school. These days, I don't see how anyone can have live on $5.15 an hour. You see help wanted posters all around though, and most are much more than the minimum wage, so it probably doesn't affect what a person makes anyway.

Kevin, 33
Sugar Hill, GA  USA

$8.00 an hour. I think it's okay for people with little experience..but the ones that have experience yes it's too low.

Christina
MI   USA

I'm not sure what it is, but I know it's a lot less than what I make, and I don't see how people live off of it.

Firelady, 23
Dallas, TX   USA

Oregon's minimum wage is $6.50 per hour. It is probably about right for the unskilled jobs that pay minimum wage, but it isn't enough for someone trying to support a family.

Jane, 62
West Linn, OR   USA

I have no idea. Does it vary from state to state?

Janet, 44
E. Brunswick, NJ  USA

I am not sure what the minimum wage is in my area. It's been a long time since I made minimum wage.

Celeste, 30
Colorado Springs, CO  USA

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