New York State Minimum Wage Increases Rapidly while Median Wages Slipping

See Minimu Wage increases fastre than median wage, NYT, 7/11/08, at B3

-minimum wage up 40%, from 5.15 to 7.15 since 2005 (15k/yr)

-median wage is $12.03, about $25k a year for 40 hr workweek

-fed min wage to 6.55 in 2008, 7.25 in 7/2009