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For those of us not in PA, what is the current minimum wage (its not in the picture)?
7.25, it's the federal minimum
Holy crap thats low!
Is it so low that it is effectively ignored and employers even for the lowest jobs offer a higher wage to get workers or are a large portion of PA workers actually only receiving what is effectively below federal poverty wages on a regular basis?
I'm from Kentucky where it's the same and they generally reserve the $7.25 hourly wage for the most vulnerable people with few options like 16 year olds getting their first job or immigrants.
When I was in high school washing dishes for $7.25 an hour the justification is that it's something everyone should go through to "build character", by which they mean the Protestant work ethic.
Wtf Pennsylvania, don’t give us Ohioans a reason to feel superior to you beyond Pittsburgh, Columbus, and pennsyltucky
NH sitting here surrounded by 14+ dollars with federal minimum wage....