MassachusettsRegular gas: $5.03$5.03 Minimum wage: $14.25$14.25 Work hours needed to buy 10 gallons of regular gas: 3 hours and 25 minutes49. GeorgiaRegular gas: $4.43$4.43 Minimum wage: $7.25$7.25 Work hours needed to buy 10 gallons of regular gas: 6 hours and 7 minutes19. MississippiRegular gas: $4.51$4.51 Minimum wage: $7.25$7.25 Work hours needed to buy 10 gallons of regular gas: 6 hours and 13 minutes18. LouisianaRegular gas: $4.52$4.52 Minimum wage: $7.25$7.25 Work hours needed to buy 10 gallons of regular gas: 6 hours and 14 minutes17. Employers in states that do not have a minimum wage (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee) or that have a minimum wage below the federal minimum wage (Georgia and Wyoming) are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act and required to pay their employees at least the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, per the Department of Labor.

Source: CNN June 11, 2022 04:59 UTC