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Philly has the lowest minimum wage of any major U.S. city, new study says

There’s only one major stop along Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor where minimum wage earners are guaranteed an income below the federally defined poverty line.

Philadelphia has the lowest minimum wage of any city in the U.S. when adjusted for the cost of living, according to a Pew study released May 20, 2020. That's partly due to a 2006 Pa. state law that forbids raising the $7.25 minimum. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
Philadelphia has the lowest minimum wage of any city in the U.S. when adjusted for the cost of living, according to a Pew study released May 20, 2020. That's partly due to a 2006 Pa. state law that forbids raising the $7.25 minimum. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)Read moreCarlos Giusti / AP
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