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The current Pennsylvania minimum wage of $7.25 per hour is the lowest amount a non-exempt employee in Pennsylvania can legally be paid for hourly work. Special minimum wage rates, such as the Pennsylvania waitress minimum wage for tipped employees, may apply to certain workers.
The most important reason wages have fallen for the lowest paid Pennsylvania workers is the purchasing power of the minimum wage has failed to keep pace with inflation. The minimum wage today at $7.25 hour has 18% less purchasing power than it did in 1979 (and 24% less than at its 1968 peak).he Tipped Minimum Wage. Many people are unaware that there are two minimum wages in Pennsylvania, one for non-tipped workers which is currently $7.25 an hour, and another for tipped workers which is $2.83 an hour.