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In 1968 the US minimum wage was worth $15.73 an hour in today's money. Now it is $7.25.

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Guess what the February 1968 federal minimum wage buys today, then scrub 79 years of monthly data (FRED, to September 2026) and see its buying power and its share of average pay.

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