As of July 2009, the federal minimum wage was designated to $7.25 an hour. Employees earning tips, full-time students, certain disabled workers and others can be, and often are, exempted from the federal minimum wage. The above map reflects the percentage of workers paid at or below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
It's important to note that certain states and municipalities have set the a minimum wage higher than the federal level, preventing employers from paying workers at or below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. As a result, this map should only be interpreted as the percentage of workers earning the federal minimum wage or less - not the state or local minimum wage.
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