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By either of these standards, a minimum wage position in Pennsylvania accounts for only a fraction of familiesâ basic living expenses. A full-time employee making $7.25 per hour earns just $15,000 per year.
Top 10 states for the minimum wage. California and New York have made headlines by moving to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour -- though not right away. In fact, under California's law, the $15 level won't be reached until 2022. But the 2 populous states are already among those where the minimum wage is highest. Nearly 30 states and the District of Columbia go beyond the federal minimum wage, which has been set at $7.25 an hour since 2009.