The minimum wage in the US in 2020 was $7.25. This wage was first implemented in July 2009, but the act was introduced and accepted in Congress in 2007. The increase was executed in three stages—two months after the bill was passed, the wage was increased from $5.15 to $5.85 per hour.
One year later, it was elevated to $6.55. That same year—in 2008—13 states have already reached the goal of $7.25 minimum wage. All the states achieved the feat in July 2009.