1 For work performed from July 24, 2008 to July 23, 2009, the Federal minimum wage is $6.55 per hour. 2  For work performed on or after July 24, 2009, the Federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.  Many states also have minimum wage laws.
http://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/faq/esa/flsa/001.htm
1 For work performed prior to July 24, 2007, the Federal minimum wage is $5.15 per hour. 2  For work performed from July 24, 2007 to July 23, 2008, the Federal minimum wage is $5.85 per hour.  For work performed from July 24, 2008 to July 23, 2009, the Federal minimum wage is $6.55 per hour.
http://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/faq/esa/flsa/001.htm
The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 included phased increases to the Federal minimum wage. 1  For work performed prior to July 24, 2007, the Federal minimum wage is $5.15 per hour.  For work performed from July 24, 2007 to July 23, 2008, the Federal minimum wage is $5.85 per hour.
http://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/faq/esa/flsa/001.htm
1 For work performed from July 24, 2007 to July 23, 2008, the Federal minimum wage is $5.85 per hour. 2  For work performed from July 24, 2008 to July 23, 2009, the Federal minimum wage is $6.55 per hour.  For work performed on or after July 24, 2009, the Federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.
http://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/faq/esa/flsa/001.htm
The Federal minimum wage provisions for covered, nonexempt employees are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 included phased increases to the Federal minimum wage. For work performed prior to July 24, 2007, the Federal minimum wage is $5.15 per hour.
http://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/faq/esa/flsa/001.htm
The following rates were for the National Minimum Wage. The rates were usually updated every October. The age groups were different before 2010 and there were no National Minimum Wage rates for apprentices. Read the information on who is entitled to the minimum wage.
https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
Some developed countries have eliminated minimum wages, among them Sweden, Denmark (average minimum wage is 20 $/Hr), Iceland, Norway and Switzerland and allow their workers and employers decide the wage not based in a minimum wage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage
These rates are for the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage from 1 April 2016. National Minimum Wage rates change every October. National Living Wage rates change every April. Apprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate if they’re either: aged under 19.
https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
The 2016 Washington minimum wage is $9.47. Washington's minimum wage applies to workers in both agriculture and non-agricultural jobs, although 14- and 15-year-olds may be paid 85% of the minimum wage ($8.05). Read the September 30, 2015, news release. Print an announcement of the 2016 minimum wage (31 KB PDF) (en Español).
http://www.lni.wa.gov/WorkplaceRights/Wages/Minimum/
A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers may legally pay to workers. Equivalently, it is the price floor below which workers may not sell their labor. Although minimum wage laws are in effect in many jurisdictions, differences of opinion exist about the benefits and drawbacks of a minimum wage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage
what is the minimum wage?
A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers may legally pay to workers.