Value of the Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage in the U.S. 1963-2005
Year / Minimum Wage1963 / 1.25
1964 / 1.25
1965 / 1.25
1966 / 1.25
1967 / 1.40
1968 / 1.60
1969 / 1.60
1970 / 1.60
1971 / 1.60
1972 / 1.60
1973 / 1.60
1974 / 2.00
1975 / 2.10
1976 / 2.30
1977 / 2.30
1978 / 2.65
1979 / 2.90
1980 / 3.10
1981 / 3.35
1982 / 3.35
1983 / 3.35
1984 / 3.35
1985 / 3.35
1986 / 3.35
1987 / 3.35
1988 / 3.35
1989 / 3.35
1990 / 3.80
1991 / 4.25
1992 / 4.25
1993 / 4.25
1994 / 4.25
1995 / 4.25
1996 / 4.75
1997 / 5.15
1998 / 5.15
1999 / 5.15
2000 / 5.15
2001 / 5.15
2002 / 5.15
2003 / 5.15
2004 / 5.15
2005 / 5.15
Minimum Wage in the U.S. 1963-2005
Year / Minimum Wage / Minimum Wage (Adjusted to 1996 dollars)1963 / 1.25 / 6.41
1964 / 1.25 / 6.33
1965 / 1.25 / 6.23
1966 / 1.25 / 6.05
1967 / 1.40 / 6.58
1968 / 1.60 / 7.21
1969 / 1.60 / 6.84
1970 / 1.60 / 6.47
1971 / 1.60 / 6.20
1972 / 1.60 / 6.01
1973 / 1.60 / 5.65
1974 / 2.00 / 6.37
1975 / 2.10 / 6.12
1976 / 2.30 / 6.34
1977 / 2.30 / 5.95
1978 / 2.65 / 6.38
1979 / 2.90 / 6.27
1980 / 3.10 / 5.90
1981 / 3.35 / 5.78
1982 / 3.35 / 5.45
1983 / 3.35 / 5.28
1984 / 3.35 / 5.06
1985 / 3.35 / 4.88
1986 / 3.35 / 4.80
1987 / 3.35 / 4.63
1988 / 3.35 / 4.44
1989 / 3.35 / 4.24
1990 / 3.80 / 4.56
1991 / 4.25 / 4.90
1992 / 4.25 / 4.75
1993 / 4.25 / 4.61
1994 / 4.25 / 4.50
1995 / 4.25 / 4.38
1996 / 4.75 / 4.75
1997 / 5.15 / 5.03
1998 / 5.15 / 4.96
1999 / 5.15 / 4.85
2000 / 5.15 / 4.69
2001 / 5.15 / 4.56
2002 / 5.15 / 4.49
2003 / 5.15 / 4.39
2004 / 5.15 / 4.28
2005 / 5.15 / 4.15