Do people who already make more then minimum wage get paid more if minimum wage goes up?

Question

I just wanted to know becuase im making 8.50 now and might get into a position that gets 9.25. So does that go up?

Answer 1

Dont count on it. That would be up to your company. Usually this only effects the people making minimum wage.

Answer 2

No. The law only will affect people making minimum wage. We (working people and the few members of congress who remember we vote) have tried for years to get this stinky little raise for the people who need it most. If something was written in to raise say every non exempt employees wage by $1.00, the sky would fall.
Most employers will whine and ***** that they are being sent to the poorhouse and have to close the shop and boo hoo hoo. Don't you believe it. Take the $9.25 job but ask for $10.00. In this day and age that's not too much unless your job is just sitting around and looking stupid. That should only be worth $6.25. Plus benefits.
To get a raise you can try doing your job very well but that only works sometimes. Affiliating with a Union might help too. What do you do and where do you do it?

Answer 3

If minimum wage goes up, EVERYONE who is making minimum wage must get a raise that goes up to the new minimum wage rate (at the very least) by the effective date of the new minimum wage requirement. So if you're making minimum wage now, and the government comes out and says the minimum wage is going up by 50 cents an hour effective January 1, 2007, then your pay has to go up by at least 50 cents an hour starting January 1, 2007.

Answer 4

Not necessarily. I don't think the two are tied together. I know when I made minimum wage years ago, when it was increased I didn't get a raise that year. They considered the minimum wage increase to be my raise that year. But if you are already making more than minimum, I would say raises are still based on whatever your raise/review schedule is, not minimum wage.

Answer 5

No, your pay would stay the same if minimum wage increases. The only people that the increase would effect are the ones making minimum wage at the time it is increased.

Answer 6

It depends on where you're at on the pecking order. The lower on the pole you are, the more likely your wage will go up. The company usually doesn't want employees to think that they are less valued than someone off the street with no experience. Even if you don't make much, the company has invested time and money training you and they don't want to watch you burn up that investment on them.

Answer 7

No, and here's the kick, it happened to me many years ago...after three years with the company[retail] min wage went up and my wage remained the same, consequently new hires were being paid the same as me. Retail sucks so be nice to the people behind the counter.

Answer 8

No, it only affects the incomming people. The people that are all ready at the job have signed a contract saying that they wuold accept the pay at what it is. So if you go to find another job that only pays minium eage when it goes up you will get paid more.

Answer 9

Not necessaraly. Minimum wage is, however, an indication of cost of living. If you did your research you might be able to argue a cost of living increase.

Answer 10

Nope