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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.
Activists want Philadelphia to pass a $15-an-hour minimum wage law. (Photo by Jake Blumgart) The federal minimum wage has stagnated and no increase is likely in the 114th Congress. But lack of progress at the national level has prompted state and city governments to take action. City-level minimum wage increases are a relatively recent phenomena.