Keywords: History of US federal minimum wage increases.svg translate yes Sources Nominal wages Department of Labor http //www dol gov/whd/minwage/chart htm CPI Bureau of Labor Statistics http //www bls gov/cpi/cpifiles/cpiai txt CPI-U figure <math>\textrm Inflation\ Adjustment \textrm Minimum Wage \times \frac July\ 2013\ CPI CPI </math> en This is a history of minimum wage increases under the 1938 act This is current as of July 2013 with the inflation adjustment going to July 2013 own Self 2009-09-18 Legal history of the United States Labor in the United States Minimum wage in the United States Financial graphs |