The lowest hourly rate most people would accept to make the job worth their time. It is higher than the government's minimum wage, which is always too low to afford basic needs.
Company: "We offer a competitive rate above minimum wage! $27/hr"
Candidate: "meh, barely the de facto minimum wage in Sydney. I get more on welfare doing nothing"
Company: "Why does noone want to work for us???"
Candidate: "meh, barely the de facto minimum wage in Sydney. I get more on welfare doing nothing"
Company: "Why does noone want to work for us???"
by wagie2023 August 12, 2023
Get the de facto minimum wagemug. Its the pay that you get from a job that pays so low that you qualify for some type of government public assistance and if you didn't get the public assistance to go along with the job, you would not be able to subsist on the job alone. These types of jobs typically pay up to $3.00 above minimum wage.
by Curly Stooge July 1, 2016
Get the welfare wagesmug. A law put in place to defend restaurant workers and convenience store workers from union-busting tactics spearheaded by republicans and corporate lobbyists that requires them to pay their employees a living wage.
by Kersplooch January 31, 2021
Get the Minimum Wagemug. 
An adult 25y+ working a minimum-wage job with full effort, especially funny when they have a university degree and expect better job offers to come flowing in soon.
Oscar: hey look at this chef in this fast food restaurant chain! he works so hard, for what?
Alex: hes a true minimum wage warrior. he better work harder, and his boss might be able to afford a porsche next week.
Oscar: what a waste of life...
Alex: hes a true minimum wage warrior. he better work harder, and his boss might be able to afford a porsche next week.
Oscar: what a waste of life...
by i like thugs August 29, 2025
Get the minimum wage warriormug. by dark_horse1 February 21, 2024
Get the living wagemug. 