What was the minimum wage for 2008?

$7.30 an hour
As of July 2008 the federal minimum wage is 6.55 The state minimum wages are as follows: State Minimum Wage State Minimum Wage * Alabama * Alaska * Arizona * Arkansas * California * Colorado * Connecticut * Delaware * District of Columbia * Florida * Georgia * Hawaii * Idaho * Illinois * Indiana * Iowa * Kansas * Kentucky * Louisiana * Maine * Maryland * Massachusetts * Michigan * Minnesota* * Mississippi $5.85

$7.15

$6.90

$6.25

$8.00

$7.02

$7.65

$7.15

$7.55

$6.79

$6.55

$7.25

$6.55

$7.75

$6.55

$7.25

$5.85

$6.55

$6.55

$7.00

$6.55

$8.00

$7.40

$5.25

$5.85

* Missouri * Montana * Nebraska * Nevada * New Hampshire * New Jersey * New Mexico * New York * North Carolina * North Dakota * Ohio * Oklahoma * Oregon * Pennsylvania* * Rhode Island * South Carolina * South Dakota * Tennessee * Texas * Utah * Vermont * Virginia * Washington * West Virginia * Wisconsin * Wyoming $6.65

$6.55

$6.55

$6.85

$6.50

$7.15

$6.50

$7.15

$6.55

$6.55

$7.00

$6.55

$7.95

$7.15

$7.40

$6.55

$6.55

$5.85

$6.55

$6.55

$7.68

$6.55

$8.07

$7.25

$6.50

$6.55