United States
Country or regionGlobal rank #24 of 77
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
Minimum wage by region in United States
51 regions ranked within United States
1District of Columbia2.932Washington2.803Connecticut2.774California2.765Hawaii2.616New York2.617Rhode Island2.618New Jersey2.609Colorado2.4810Arizona2.4811Maine2.4712Oregon2.4613Delaware2.4514Illinois2.4515Maryland2.4516Massachusetts2.4517Missouri2.4518Nebraska2.4519Vermont2.3620Florida2.2921Michigan2.2422Alaska2.1223Virginia2.0924Nevada1.9625New Mexico1.9626South Dakota1.9427Minnesota1.8628Arkansas1.8029Ohio1.8030Montana1.7731West Virginia1.4332Alabama1.1833Georgia1.1834Idaho1.1835Indiana1.1836Iowa1.1837Kansas1.1838Kentucky1.1839Louisiana1.1840Mississippi1.1841New Hampshire1.1842North Carolina1.1843North Dakota1.1844Oklahoma1.1845Pennsylvania1.1846South Carolina1.1847Tennessee1.1848Texas1.1849Utah1.1850Wisconsin1.1851Wyoming1.18
United States vs the world
How United States compares with other countries and regions.
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