Stakeholder engagement at the early, project concept stageis about. gauging potential local support for, or opposition to, different options. and alternatives and identifying key issues and concerns that might affect. the viability of a project.
America on $7.25 an hour. By Shannon Stapleton. Federal minimum wage in the United States currently stands at $7.25 an hour, or $1,200-1,300 per month, and hasn't been raised since 2009. Its place relative to the median wage -- less than 40 percent -- makes it one of the lowest minimum wages across OECD countries.
A minimum-wage worker who works 40 hours a week earns $290 a week -- $1,160 a month or $13,920 a year. The federal government considers a person who lives alone and earns minimum wage a low-income earner. That same person, if supporting three other people, would fall squarely below the poverty line.