The visualization compares 2024 statutory minimum wages in 50 U.S. states and 35 OECD and emerging-market countries. Figures are converted and expressed in 2021 U.S. dollars per hour using purchasing-power parity (PPP) to level out cost-of-living differences.The data for this visualization comes from a blend of publicly available sources:
- Cross-country PPP figures from the OECD.
- State minimum wage rates from Labor Law Center.
- Regional price parities from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
- U.S. dollar amounts are shown in constant-2021 terms using the BLS Consumer Price Index.
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