A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall Just wondering...

...what is the minimum wage in your area? I just did a search and found out ours will be $8.50 in April...but was shocked that it states that it was $5.25 in the U.S., that can't be right is it?

http://www.dol.gov/whd/minwage/america.htm

ok evidently the above is the correct link--I thought it looked wrong

Illinois Minimum Wage Rates

ILLINOIS
Future Effective Date-----07/01/2010

Basic Minimum Rate (per hour) -
Premium Pay - 8.00 8.25
After Designated Hours 2 -

Daily -
Weekly - 40 hours

(Applicable to employers of 4 or more employees, excluding family members)

this is what I found on the internet

It is $8 in California. But you also need to factor in the Canadian/US dollar exchange factor. Then the US takes a little more of theirs home because we don't have a national health plan to finance.
Here is a good state by state breakdown. (I had to look it up)

Funny we found the same link, Carol.

WOW - I was surprised to find out that New York is $7.25 - especially considering how high the cost of living is here in the suburbs of NYC!!!

Jeepers some places it's only a little over $4 an hour.

The cost of living in those states and things is less too. But it still is not enough.

I thought the minimum wage was set by the federal government and should be the same nationwide. I guess I was wrong. I found a site that says the federal government mandates a minimum of $7.25 but the each state can set a higher minimum if it wants.

I also thought it was a national rate, Glenda.

I could be wrong, but I think there is a federal minimum that it must be---
that could be what we were all thinking about???

Not sure...but they have stated here that by September of 2011, our province must be at $10 an hour....I'm looking forward to it

Thats good.
However it has strings attached.
Everything else goes up in price too..

Ours is only $7.50 here

Hope you get your answer soon.

dodge