The minimum wage is $7.25, the same as federal minimum wage.
As of July 2010, federal minimum wage is $7.25 and Minnesota minimum wage is the same because federal law prevails. However, by statute, the minimum wage in Minnesota is $5.25 or $6.15 depending on annual sales.
You can get a copy of a Federal Minimum Wage Poster online.
Florida's minimum wage at $6.79 is 16+% greater than the Federal minimum wage of $5.85 as of July 2008.
Idaho uses the federal minimum wage.
A company paying wages in Michigan must meet the Federal guidelines for paying minimum wage. The current Michigan minimum wage is actually less than the Federal minimum set, so employers must pay the Federal minimum for many different types of jobs.
In 1992, the federal minimum wage was approximately $4.25 per hour. As of June 2014, the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee do not have minimum wage laws. This does not mean they do not have minimum wages because there is a federal minimum wage that these states must still enforce. States can only choose to have higher minimum wages than the federal law or have no specific law at all and enforce the federal law.
The minimum wage in the state of Idaho is $7.25 an hour, the same as the federal minimum wage. This minimum wage was enacted in 2007.
Tennessee is one of 5 states that has not set a minimum wage. The state would then go by the federal minimum wage. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009.
The federal minimum wage first went into effect in 1938. At that time, Congress set the minimum wage at 25 cents per hour.
Government, via legislation.