Weâve compiled a list of the most highly ranked schools in the United States for engineering. The rankings are pulled from U.S. News and World Report and listed in order of the institutionâs 30 Year Average Net Return on Investment, according to Payscale.com.
MINIMUM WAGE RATE TEXAS: $7.25 per hour. Texas adopts the federal minimum wage rate by reference. Any changes of the federal minimum wage will automatically affect the Texas minimum wage. Or approximately $290 per week. Based on a 8 hour day and 260 days work per year before taxes.
In total, 29 states (and the District of Columbia) have now set a minimum wage level higher than the federal standard of $7.25 an hour. Aside from local districts, D.C. has the highest minimum wage in the U.S. at $11.50, followed by Massachusetts and Washington with $11.00 each. Arizona is going to make the biggest pay leap this month, with its minimum wage increasing by $1.95 to $10.00 in total. Many cities have enacted even higher local minimums.