40% Say Minimum Wage Should Be at Least $15
Support for raising the national minimum wage continues to raise, with 4-in-10 Americans now saying it should be at least double what current federal law requires.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 40% of American Adults believe the minimum wage – currently $7.25 an hour at the federal level – should be $15 an hour or more in the area where they live. Only 12% believe the minimum wage should remain at $7.25. Ten percent (10%) think the minimum wage should be $9.50, while 17% say $10.50 and 15% favor a $12.50 minimum wage. The number who favor boosting the federal minimum to at least $15 an hour has increased from 36% last July. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,298 American Adults was conducted on August 14 and 17-18, 2025 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC.
The survey of 1,298 American Adults was conducted on August 14 and 17-18, 2025 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC.
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