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Explore how minimum wage compares to Big Mac prices in United States, and how many burgers you can earn with 1 hour of work.

Minimum wage (gross)
$7.25
/ hour
Big Mac price
$6.12
Burgers per hour
1.19
You can buy about 1 burgers in 1 hour
Work time for 1 Big Mac
50m 38s

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How we calculate burgers per hour

Minimum wage / hour
$7.25
÷
Big Mac price
$6.12
=
Burgers per hour
1.19

Converted from $1,257 / month at 40 h/week

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Minimum wage (gross)

Source: Eurostat (earn_mw_cur) · effective 2026 H1

Eurostat (earn_mw_cur)

Big Mac price: The Economist · Jan 1, 2026

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