McDonald's Restaurants Ltd. pays its employees an average of $9.95 an hour. Hourly pay at McDonald's Restaurants Ltd. ranges from an average of $7.85 to $14.05 an hour.Mar 30, 2020
My kids got jobs at Panera in 2006 and were making over MW back then, a dollar more. I imagine in some rural areas folks doing fast food start at MW, it's their choice. Most places in the country start people well above MW because they can't get workers otherwise. the market sets the real MW.
I'd be OK with taking the highest MW in our history which was in 1969 I think, adjusting it for inflation and letting it be that wage, which I think is around $11/hour. Then adjust for inflation annually and you're done, no more political pandering.