Companies, states, and cities -- paying much more than the federal minimum wage
When the Democrats took control of the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. early this year, one of the first things they did was to introduce a bill calling for the federal minimum wage to be gradually increased to $15. That minimum wage is far lower at the moment: It's $7.25, where it has been since 2009.
The news isn't all bad, though. Many states and cities have instituted significantly higher minimum wages, and many companies have done the same. Here's a review of 21 companies with a minimum wage of at least $15 -- either in effect now or relatively soon.
