Questions - Minimum Wage - June 30-July 2, 2024

National Survey of 1,244 American Adults
Conducted June 30-July 2, 2024
By Rasmussen Reports

1* What is the national hourly minimum wage in the United States – $5.25, $7.25, $9.50, $10.50, $12.50, $15 or higher than $15?

  3% $5.25

40% $7.25

11% $9.50

  9% $10.50

  8% $12.50

11% $15

  6% Higher than $15

11% Not sure

2* The current federal hourly minimum wage is $7.25, but a number of states have increased this. What should the minimum wage be in the area where you live – $7.25, $9.50, $10.50, $12.50, $15, or higher than $15?

13% $7.25

11% $9.50

17% $10.50

16% $12.50

20% $15

16% Higher than $15

  6% Not sure

3* Will raising the hourly minimum wage help or hurt the economy? Or will it have no impact on the economy?

43% Help

29% Hurt

14% It will have no impact

14% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence