# Where can I find historical data about the minimum wage on the federal, state and local level

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-historical-data-about-the-minimum-wage-on-the-federal-state-and-local-level/837036>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 13, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-historical-data-about-the-minimum-wage-on-the-federal-state-and-local-level/837036 "2019-07-13T20:32:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-historical-data-about-the-minimum-wage-on-the-federal-state-and-local-level/837036/1 "2019-07-13T20:32:27Z")

</div>

I’m interested in when, where and how the minimum wage has been hiked in the last few decades.

Was it hiked federally, did a state do it, did a city do it, etc.

How did they do it? Did the city council do it, waa it ballot initiative, was it legislation?

Anyone know where I can find this info? I thought a few years ago a bunch of cities passed minimum wage hikes but the state governments wouldn’t let them enact them.