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Calculators · Inflation

Your Big Mac number

How many minutes of work does one Big Mac cost you? Put in your own hourly pay.

$/hr
Before taxes. $7.25 is the federal minimum wage.
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$6.22 is the U.S. price in July 2026. Prices vary by city.

One Big Mac at $7.25 an hour

51minutes of work

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Sources: The Economist, Big Mac index (U.S. price $2.24 in April 2000, $6.22 in July 2026; The Economist changed how it collects the U.S. price in 2022, so compare years with care). U.S. Department of Labor, federal minimum wage ($5.15 in 2000; $7.25 since July 24, 2009).